Poland will be represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Gravity", performed by Wiktor Sas. The Polish participating broadcaster, (TVP), selected its artist through the ninth season of The Voice Kids, while the song will be internally selected.
Background
Before the 2026 contest, (TVP) had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest representing Poland twelve times since its first entry in the inaugural . Since then, it has won the contest on two occasions: in with "Anyone I Want to Be" performed by Roksana Węgiel and in with "Superhero" performed by Viki Gabor, becoming the first country to win consecutively. TVP opted not to take part in the contest between and , originally due to unsatisfactory results, though , president of TVP between 2011 and 2015, later stated that the broadcaster analysed participation "when proposals appeared" and "decided that such a project is not appropriate for public television. It is drawing children into show business"; "" performed by Kasia Żurawik and "" by Kwadro both ended up in last place in 2003 and , respectively. Poland also placed second in with "Somebody" performed by Sara James, marking its third and thus far final top five finish. In , Marianna Kłos competed for Poland with the song "Brightest Light", which ended up in 8th place out of 18 entries with 139 points.
Before Junior Eurovision
The Voice Kids
On 19 May 2025, TVP announced that its entrant for the 2026 contest would be selected through the ninth season of The Voice Kids, scheduled for spring 2026; all Polish representatives between and had competed in the program ahead of their participation in Junior Eurovision. The broadcaster opened an application period for interested artists to submit their applications on 5 May 2025, originally set to last until 18 May 2025; shortly before the closing, the deadline was extended until the following 1 June. The age range for the competition was also revised from between 8 and 14 years old at the time of the shows to 9–14 years old during the approximate time frame in which Junior Eurovision would be held, in accordance with the contest's eligibility rules.
Coaches and their teams The judging panel consists of three coaches. The coaches are a group of music industry professionals who can give the artists the choice to join their teams by pressing their "I Want You" button. They are :
BlankaRepresented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023; is a singer and model. CleoRepresented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 TribbsA DJ, songwriter, producer.
Artists were selected over multiple blind auditions. They later went through Sing-offs and battles in which some artists would be eliminated.
Shows
Blind Auditions
+ Key ✔ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to this coach's team Artist picked a coach's team Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their "I WANT YOU" button +First episode's resultsOrderArtistSongBlankaCleoTribbs1Benjamin Gilbert"Let It Be"—✔✔2Leon Pawlikowski"In My Blood"✔✔✔3Wiktor Sas"Unforgettable"✔✔✔4Tosia Gajewska"Wymyśliłam cię"✔✔✔5Janek Słubik"Espresso Macchiato"✔✔–6Hania Kukuszka"Anyone I Want to Be"–✔✔7Karol Kawiecki"Jesteśmy na wczasach"———8Alan Lubiński"Thinking Out Loud"✔✔✔9Leon Skorupski"Nad przepaścią"✔✔✔10Hania Drewniak"Na ostrzu"✔——11Lena Mucha"Wierna, odważna i prawa"–––12Wiktoria Szewczyk"Róż"—✔— +Second episode's resultsOrderArtistSongBlankaCleoTribbs1Zosia Marchalewicz"Texas Hold'em"✔✔—2Hubert Zdanowski"Zanim pójdę"–––3Antosia Grobelna"Turning Tables"✔✔—4Wiktoria Syrek"Niebo to my"✔✔✔5Basia Barylak"Can't Hold Us"–—–6Amelka Łęczycka"Somebody"✔✔✔7Amelia Sowińska"Laura"✔✔✔8Rysiek Rychwalski"Tam słońce, gdzie my"—–—9Zuzia Zakolska"Born with a Broken Heart"✔✔✔10Emilka Wijas"Puszek okruszek"✔✔✔11Wiktoria Krawczyk"Another Love"–✔–12Lenka Wierzchowska"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"✔✔✔ +Third episode's resultsOrderArtistSongBlankaCleoTribbs1Michał Polkowski"Nie ma, nie ma ciebie"✔✔✔2Amira Just"Anxiety"–––3Maja Stawecka"1+1"—✔✔4Marysia Rogowicz"Defying Gravity"—✔✔5Kuba Baraniecki"All I Ever Asked"✔—–6Pola Dębno-Artwińska"Faith"✔✔✔7Łucja Dobrogowska"Superhero"✔✔✔8Ala Jałocha"Mój, tylko mój"—–—9Franek Machul"Pożegnanie z bajką"✔✔–10Ania Jankowska"End of Beginning"✔✔—11Zuza Brydniak"Murder on the Dancefloor"–––12Lena Kraska"This World"✔✔— +Fourth episode's resultsOrderArtistSongBlankaCleoTribbs1Szymon Kortyka"Powiedz stary, gzdieś ty był"✔✔—2Kinga Maciążek"Despacito"✔––3Nina Szymańska"Liryka"———4Nina Kulanica"Heather"✔✔—5Hania Nowakowska"Za krokiem krok"——–6Konrad Pochwala"Save Your Kisses for Me"✔✔✔7Ola Piłat"Bye"✔✔✔8Magnus Karczewski"Mamony milion"—–✔9Nikola Sowińska"Young and Beautiful"✔✔✔10Julia Konopacka"Killing Me"———11Nadia Wolner"Po to jesteś na świecie"✔––12Nikola Mazur"Forever Young"✔✔✔ +Fifth episode's resultsOrderArtistSongBlankaCleoTribbs1Melania Miętus"Eye of the Tiger"—✔—2Julia Kosim"Kolorowy wiatr"✔––3Ala Więcek"Only Love Can Hurt Like This"—✔✔4Adam Saternus"Kamień z napisem love"✔✔—5Franek Jarzębski"Orki z Majorki"——–6Oliwia Johnson"Symphony"✔✔✔7Olivia Golańska"Na morza dnie"✔✔—8Karolina Musialik"Sweet Child o' Mine"—✔✔9Kuba Siejca"Redemption Song"———10Enya Hant"Naucz mnie"✔–✔11Kacper Malinowski"Momma Song"—✔✔12Natalia Hawlena"Heavy"✔✔✔ +Sixth episode's resultsOrderArtistSongBlankaCleoTribbs1Julia Mosiądz"My"———2Szymon Karłowicz"Drobnostka"✔✔✔3Pola Zawadzka"Paparazzi"✔✔✔4Wiktor Bródka"Helena"———5Zosia Tofiluk"Creepin'"——–6Maja Krzyżek"Tatuaż"✔✔✔7Lilia Snuzik-Śliwa"You Are Not Alone"✔✔—8Kornelia Fornalczyk"Girl on Fire"✔✔✔9Patryk Bylinka"Fairytale"———10Lena Witkowska"Bezsensownie"✔–—11Maja Budzik"I'm Good (Blue)"———12Lena Kierklo"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"✔✔✔
Battles and Sing-Offs +First Battles' resultsCoachOrderWinnerSongLosersCleo1Kornelia Fornalczyk"APT."Emilka WijasJanek Słubik2Franek Machul"Złoto"Szymon KarłowiczSzymon Kortyka3Lena Kierklo"Strong Enough"Adam SaternusMelania Miętus4Leon Skorupski"Proszę tańcz"Wiktoria KrawczykWiktoria Szewczyk5Ola Piłat"Sutra"Natalia HawlenaNina Kulanica6Oliwia Johnson"I'm Every Woman"Marysia RogowiczWiktoria Syrek +First Sing-Off's resultsCoachOrderArtistSongResultCleo1Kornelia Fornalczyk"Girl on Fire"Eliminated2Franek Machul"Pożegnanie z bajką"Eliminated3Lena Kierklo"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Eliminated4Leon Skorupski"Nad przepadścią"Advanced5Ola Piłat"Bye"Advanced6Oliwia Johnson"Symphony"Advanced +Second Battles' resultsCoachOrderWinnerSongLosersBlanka1Ania Jankowska"Ten sen"Hania DrewniakZosia Marchalewicz2Tosia Gajewska"Oto Ja"Konrad PochwałaLilia Snuzik-Śliwa3Oliwia Golańska"The Climb"Kinga MaciążekLena Witkowska4Alan Lubiński"I ciebie też, bardzo"Kuba BaranieckiZuzia Zakolska5Maja Krzyżek"One Last Time"Lenka WierzchowskaNadia Wolner6Antosia Grobelna"Un-Break My Heart"Julia KosimLena Kraska +Second Sing-Off's resultsCoachOrderArtistSongResultBlanka1Ania Jankowska"End of Beginning"Advanced2Tosia Gajewska"Wymyśliłam cię"Eliminated3Oliwia Golańska"Na morza dnie"Eliminated4Alan Lubiński"Thinking Out Loud"Advanced5Maja Krzyżek"Tatuaż"Eliminated6Antosia Grobelna"Turning Tables"Advanced +Third Battles' resultsCoachOrderWinnerSongLosersTribbs1Ala Więcek“Titanium”Hania KukuszkaPola Dębno-Artwińska2Amelka Łęczycka“Czy już wszystkie masz?”Benjamin GilbertPola Zawadzka3Wiktor Sas“Addicted to You”Magnus KarczewskiMaja Stawecka4Nikola Mazur“Ne rozumiju”Łucja DobrogowskaMichał Polkowski5Nikola Sowińska“Motyle”Amelia SowińskaEnya Hant6Leon Pawlikowski“Glimpse of Us”Kacper MalinowskiKarolina Musialik +Third Sing-Off's resultsCoachOrderArtistSongResultTribbs1Ala Więcek“Only Love Can Hurt Like This”Eliminated2Amelka Łęczycka“Somebody”Advanced3Wiktor Sas“Unforgettable”Advanced4Nikola Mazur“Forever Young”Eliminated5Nikola Sowińska“Young and Beautiful”Eliminated6Leon Pawlikowski“In My Blood”Advanced
Final At first, it was announced that the final will take place on 25 April 2026, however, it was later moved to 9 May 2026. In the first round a jury picked the one artist from each team, in the second the public chose the winner. There were also guest performances from JJ, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 for Austria, Lou Deleuze, the winner of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 for France, Marianna Kłos, the representative for Poland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Zosia Wójcik, winner of The Voice Kids Poland, and Violetta Kapcewicz, the winner of the 7th edition of The Voice Senior Poland. Wiktor Sas was declared the winner.
+First Round’s resultsOrderCoachArtistSongResult1Cleo Ola Piłat“Hero” Eliminated2 Leon Skorupski“Jaskółka uwięziona” Eliminated3Oliwia Johnson“I’m Here” Advanced4Blanka Ania Jankowska“Długość dźwięku samotności” Eliminated5 Alan Lubiński“Someone You Loved” Eliminated6Antosia Grobelna“I Have Nothing” Advanced7TribbsWiktor Sas“River” Advanced8 Amelka Łeczycka“Mam tę moc” Eliminated9 Leon Pawlikowski“Creep” Eliminated
+Second Round’s results Coach Artist Order Song (Duet with the coach) Order Song (Original song) Songwriter(s) ResultCleo Oliwia Johnson 1“At Last” 4“O miłości, nie ten czas”FinalistsBlanka Antosia Grobelna 2“Summertime Sadness” 5“Znajduję swe miejsce” Tribbs Wiktor Sas 3“Jealous” 6“Bilet” Winner
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