Poland: Alicja Szemplińska wins Szansa na Sukces 2020
Alicja Szemplińska won Szansa na Suckes 2020 and will represent Poland in Eurovision 2020 with the song "Empires"
The Final of the Polish National Selection, Szansa na Suckes 2020 was held today with the three artists who had previously qualified from the elimination heats. The artists had the chance to perform two songs each, a cover of a Eurovision hit and an original song as a candidate entry.
The winner, and the Polish representative at Eurovision 2020 is Alicja Szemplińska with the song Empires. The result was determined by the jury as well as by viewers via SMS.
The show was hosted by Artur Orzech and the jury was consisted of Cleo (Poland 2014), Michał Szpak (Poland 2016) and Gromee (Poland 2018).
Szansa na 2020 – Final
23 February 2020
- Alicja Szemplińska – "Empires"
- Albert Černý & Lake Malawi – "Lucy"
- Kasia Dereń – "Count on me"
Szansa na Sukces 2020
TVP has decided to use the talent show Szansa Na Sukces 2020 as national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The shows have been scheduled on TVP2 on Sundays from 2 February to 23 February 2020, with three recorded Semi-finals and a live Final, all hosted by Artur Orzech:
- 2 February 2020: Semi-final 1 (winner: Kasia Dereń)
- 9 February 2020: Semi-final 2 (winner: Alicja Szemplińska)
- 16 February 2020: Semi-final 3 (winner: Albert Černý)
- 23 February 2020: Final
Each Semi-final will have 7 contestants singing cover songs from the Semi-final's theme. A three-person jury will select a finalist from each of the Semi-finals, with no televoting being used. After the three Semi-finals, the jury have the option to award a wildcard to one artist who did not originally qualify to also advance to the final.
The jury members are:
- Cleo (Poland 2014)
- Michał Szpak (Poland 2016)
- Gromee (Poland 2018)
At the Final on 23 February 2020, the 3 or 4 finalists will each perform a cover and an original song, which will be their Eurovision song.
The Semi-finals will be recorded, while the final will be broadcast live.
Poland in Eurovision Song Contest
Poland has participated 22 times since 1994 where we saw Poland in Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. The debuting year 1994 was also the most succesfull. Here they finished 2nd, and is the best result for Poland so far. They have only finished in Top-10 in three out of the 22 participations. The worst result is from 2011, where they came last in their Semi-final.
Since the introductions of Semi-finals in 2004, Poland has qualified for the Grand Final 6 out of 14 times.
