Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025
| Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Telewizja Polska (TVP) | |||
| Country |  Poland | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
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| Competing entry | ||||
| Artist | Marianna Kłos | |||
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Poland will be represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Polish participating broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP), will internally select its entry for the contest. The selected artist was Marianna Kłos.
Background
[edit]Prior to the 2025 contest, Poland had participated in the contest eleven times since its first entry in the inaugural 2003 contest. Since then, it has won the contest on two occasions: in 2018 with "Anyone I Want to Be" performed by Roksana Węgiel and in 2019 with "Superhero" performed by Viki Gabor, becoming the first country to win consecutively.[1] The nation opted not to take part in the contest between 2005 and 2015, originally due to unsatisfactory results,[2][3] though Juliusz Braun, 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";[4] "Coś mnie nosi" performed by Kasia Żurawik and "Łap życie" performed by Kwadro both ended up in last place in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Poland also placed second in 2021 with "Somebody" performed by Sara James, marking its third and thus far final top five finish. In 2024, Dominik Arim competed for Poland with the song "All Together", which ended up in 12th place out of 17 entries with 61 points.[1]
Before Junior Eurovision
[edit]Internal selection
[edit]In December 2024, a tender notification was issued by TVP for production support and multimedia setup for a special edition of Szansa na sukces, scheduled for autumn 2025, that would serve as the national final format to select its entry for Junior Eurovision in 2025 for the seventh year running.[5] However, in May 2025, claims surfaced that the broadcaster was instead reverting to an internal selection for the first time since 2018,[6][7] and on 31 May, TVP announced that it had internally selected the Polish entrant for the contest and that they would be revealed the following day during the morning show Pytanie na śniadanie on TVP2, coinciding with celebrations of Children's Day in Poland;[8] the selected artist was announced to be Marianna Kłos, who had finished runner-up in the eighth season of The Voice Kids earlier in 2025.[9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Poland". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Polska wraca na Eurowizję dla dzieci po 12 latach przerwy! Kto nas będzie reprezentować?" [Poland returns to Junior Eurovision after a 12-year hiatus! Who will represent us?] (in Polish). Jastrząb Post. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Czerniawski, Mieszko (19 December 2021). "Eurowizja Junior: byli reprezentanci Polski wspominają konkurs" [Junior Eurovision: past Polish representatives reminisce about the contest]. Eurowizja.org (in Polish). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Brzezicki, Łukasz (25 June 2016). "Juliusz Braun krytykuje wysłanie reprezentanta TVP na Eurowizję dla dzieci. „Celebrycka otoczka i rywalizacja"" [Juliusz Braun criticises sending a TVP representative to Eurovision for children. "Celebrity entourage and rivalry"]. Wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (31 December 2024). "🇵🇱 Poland: Tender Documents Indicate Junior Eurovision 2025 Participation". Eurovoix. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Błażewicz, Maciej (23 May 2025). "Justyna Steczkowska w Sopocie, Koszalinie i na tournee! Gdzie można posłuchać polskiej reprezentantki? • Polsat Hit Festival – kto wystąpi? • Eurowizja Junior 2025: Zmiany w procesie selekcyjnym już teraz? Kto pojedzie do Tbilisi?" [Justyna Steczkowska in Sopot, Koszalin and on tour! Where can you listen to the Polish representative? • Polsat Hit Festival – who will perform? • Junior Eurovision 2025: Changes in the selection process now? Who will go to Tbilisi?]. Dziennik Eurowizyjny (in Polish). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Rybak, Adrian (26 May 2025). "Eurowizja Junior 2025 - kiedy i gdzie? Kto z Polski? Najważniejsze informacje o konkursie" [Junior Eurovision 2025 - when and where? Who from Poland? The most important information about the competition]. Eska.pl (in Polish). Radio Eska. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (31 May 2025). "🇵🇱 Poland: Junior Eurovision 2025 Participant to be Revealed Tomorrow". Eurovoix. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Poland has its singer for Tbilisi: Meet Marianna Kłos". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Laureatka „The Voice Kids" będzie reprezentowała Polskę w Eurowizji Junior" [A laureate of "The Voice Kids" will represent Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest] (in Polish). TVP Info. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "TVP przekazała pilne wieści. Finalistka „The Voice Kids" jedzie z Polski na Eurowizję Junior. Ależ zaskoczenie" [TVP has delivered urgent news. A finalist of "The Voice Kids" is going from Poland to Junior Eurovision. What a surprise]. Viva.pl (in Polish). 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.