Poland was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which was held on 11 December 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia. Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) is responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and chose the Polish artist and song through the national selection .
Background
Prior to the 2021 contest, Poland had participated in the contest seven times: In and , Poland finished in last place, and they decided not to participate from 2005 to 2015. The country returned in . Olivia Wieczorek was selected to represent the nation that year with the song "". Olivia finished in 11th place out of 17 entries with 60 points. In , Alicja Rega was selected to represent Poland with the song "". She finished 8th out of 16 entries with 138 points. In both and , Poland won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Roksana Węgiel and Viki Gabor respectively, becoming the first country to win the contest two years in a row. In , Sara James competed for Poland with the song "Somebody" which ended up in 2nd place out of 19 entries with 218 points, being 6 points short of winning the competition.
Before Junior Eurovision
Polish broadcaster TVP once again selected the Polish representative through a special edition of the television programme () under the name Szansa na sukces. Eurowizja Junior 2022. The same procedure was also used for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest from 2019 to 2021, and in 2020 for the Eurovision Song Contest. All shows were hosted by , who also hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, and broadcast on TVP2. Szansa na sukces once again consisted of four shows: three Heats broadcast on 4 September, 11 September and 18 September, and a final on 25 September. Seven singers, as determined after the auditions held 14 and 15 May in Warsaw, performed songs that were drawn randomly in each Heat, with one (traditionally, another finalist might be picked as a wildcard with the Golden Ticket) qualifying for the final as determined by a jury of artists.
Shows
Heat 1 The first Heat was broadcast on 4 September 2022. The topic of the episode was "international hits". A honourable mention and the winner were determined by a jury panel consisting of: Cleo (singer, Polish representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014), Sara James (singer, runner-up in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021) and Marek Sierocki (Polish commentator of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest). For the first time in the history of the show, the ability to pick a Golden Ticket finalist was used to select Laura Bączkiewicz as the second finalist of the episode.
Key: Jury finalist Wildcard finalist Honourable mention +Heat 1 – 4 September 2022DrawArtistSongResult1Laura Bączkiewicz"Run"Advanced2Zofia Tofiluk"Hold My Hand"Eliminated3Natalia Smaś"Easy On Me"Advanced4Helena Włodarczyk"Diamonds"Eliminated5Iga Kaczyńska"Dynamite"Eliminated6Anastazja Broniszewska"Wonder"Eliminated7Elena Popowicz"Rain On Me"Eliminated
Heat 2 The second Heat was broadcast on 11 September 2022. The topic of the episode was "the Polish Junior Eurovision". Two honourable mentions and the winner were determined by a jury panel consisting of: Lanberry (singer-songwriter, composer of the Polish songs in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and 2019), Viki Gabor (winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019) and Marek Sierocki (Polish commentator of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest).
Key: Jury finalist Wildcard finalist Honourable mention +Heat 2 – 11 September 2022DrawArtistSongResult1Kornelia Sadowska"Superhero"Eliminated2Amelia Borkowska"I'll Be Standing"Eliminated3Zosia Szuca"Somebody"Eliminated4Aleksander Maląg""Advanced5Julia Kostyła"Anyone I Want to Be"Eliminated6Lena Wójcicka"Share the Joy"Eliminated7Victoria Konys"#MoveTheWorld"Eliminated
Heat 3 The third Heat was broadcast on 18 September 2022. The topic of the episode was "the huge hits of the Eurovision Song Contest". The winner was determined by a jury panel consisting of: Ala Tracz (Polish representative in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020), Michał Wiśniewski (Polish representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 and 2006, as part of Ich Troje), Ida Nowakowska (co-host of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and 2020) and Marek Sierocki (Polish commentator of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest).
Key: Jury finalist Wildcard finalist Honourable mention +Heat 3 – 18 September 2022DrawArtistSongResult1Kinga Kipigroch"Euphoria"Eliminated2Julia Kowalska"Arcade" Eliminated3Ida Wargskog "If I Were Sorry"Advanced4Beniamin Nowacki"Fairytale"Eliminated5Aleksander Szwarnowiecki"Waterloo"Eliminated6Antonina Kraszewska"Save Your Kisses for Me"Eliminated7Alicja Smyk "Light Me Up"Eliminated
Final The final took place on 25 September 2022. In the first round, all contestants performed songs from the Heat they took part in. Two artists qualified to the second round based on a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury and public vote. In the second round, the artists performed original songs and the winner was selected by a jury consisting of three members: Konrad Smuga (director of Polish performances at Junior Eurovision), Grzegorz Urban (music director of Szansa na Sukces), and Anna Cyzowska-Andura (director of the TVP Entertainment Agency). Another panel consisting of Rafał Brzozowski (co-host of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020, Polish representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021), Viki Gabor (winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019) and Marek Sierocki (Polish commentator of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest) provided feedback in regards to the songs during the show, but had no voting power. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Viki Gabor performed her new single "Barbie" as the interval act. + First Round – 25 September 2022 Draw Artist SongResult1Natalia Smaś"Rain On Me"Eliminated2Ida Wargskog"Arcade"Eliminated3Aleksander Maląg"Somebody"Advanced4Laura Bączkiewicz"Hold My Hand"Advanced +Second Round – 25 September 2022 Draw Artist SongSongwriter(s)1Laura Bączkiewicz"To the Moon"Monika "Mimi" Wydrzyńska, Jakub Sebastian Krupski2Aleksander Maląg"On My Way"Gromee, Sara Chmiel-Gromala, Marta Gałuszewska
Ratings +Viewing figuresShowDateViewing figuresNominalShareHeat 14 September 20221,702,55411,23%Heat 211 September 20221,830,92710,36%Heat 318 September 20222,374,57012,22%Final25 September 20222,043,53813,39%
At Junior Eurovision After the opening ceremony, which took place on 5 December 2022, it was announced that Poland would perform second on 11 December 2022, following the Netherlands and preceding Kazakhstan.
Voting
Points awarded to Poland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Poland received 53 points from the online vote.
+ Points awarded by Poland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Detailed voting results + Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 7 15 7 6 13 11 02 03 15 14 15 14 11 15 04 8 11 12 12 15 13 05 13 12 10 15 7 12 06 3 9 5 13 2 6 5 07 4 10 2 8 5 5 6 08 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 09 5 6 3 4 4 2 10 10 11 13 14 10 14 14 11 12 5 4 9 10 10 1 12 14 7 8 3 8 8 3 13 6 2 13 11 9 7 4 14 2 3 11 7 6 3 8 15 9 4 9 5 12 9 2 16 10 8 6 2 3 4 7
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