Poland was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "All Together", composed by , with lyrics by , and performed by Dominik Arim. The Polish participating broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP), chose its entry through the national selection .
Background
Prior to the 2024 contest, Poland had participated in the contest ten times. In and , Poland finished in last place, and they decided not to participate from 2005 to 2015. The country returned in . In both and , Poland won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Roksana Węgiel and Viki Gabor respectively. In , Sara James competed for Poland with the song "Somebody" which ended up in 2nd place, being 6 points short of winning the competition. In , Maja Krzyżewska competed for Poland with the song "I Just Need a Friend", which ended up in 6th place out of 16 entries with 124 points.
In light of the 2023 Polish public media crisis, head of the Polish delegation for the contest Marta Piekarska reportedly assured that as long as "TVP trusts her", Poland would not withdraw from the Junior Eurovision Song Contest; she was later confirmed as a member of the contest's steering group, therefore confirming her involvement with the delegation for another year. In January 2024, a tender announcement was made by TVP in liquidation for the organisation of two traditional editions of that yeara spring edition, serving as the selection method for a newcomer spot at the Opole Festival, as well as an autumn edition held in relation to the Junior Eurovision Song Contestthereby confirming it as the national final for the sixth year running.
Before Junior Eurovision
TVP selected the Polish representative with the television program (); the same show has also been used for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2019 and various times for the Eurovision Song Contest, directly or indirectly. Artur Orzech accepted a preliminary invitation to host the format following the takeover of Polish public media in late 2023. Casting for the show took place on 26 May 2024 at the TVP Headquarters in Warsaw, from which 21 acts were selected to advance to the competition.
Shows
Heats The heats were recorded in early July 2024 and aired on 8, 15 and 22 September 2024. In each heat, seven semi-finalists performed cover versions of randomly drawn songs corresponding to the theme of the episode, and a two-member professional jury consisting of Viki Gaborwho and who represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999in heat 1; Sara Jameswho represented and Lunawho represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024in heat 2; and Cleowho represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 alongside Donatanand Maja Krzyżewskawho represented in heat 3 selected one finalist; TVP reserved the option to select wildcards among the non-qualifiers. The themes of the heats are "the latest hits" in heat 1, "Eurovision hits" in heat 2 and "casting songs" in heat 3.
Key: Jury finalist Wildcard finalist Honourable mention +Heat 18 September 2024DrawArtistSong Result1Łukasz Matyka""Eliminated2Oliwia Bąk"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"Eliminated 3Julia Kuś"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)"Eliminated 4Tatiana Kopala"Drivers License"Eliminated 5Blanka Korniluk"Beautiful Things"Advanced 6Natan Gryga"Lose Control"Advanced7Igor Pochwała""Eliminated +Heat 215 September 2024DrawArtistSong Result1Kalina Kalicka"Satellite"Eliminated2Konrad Adamczyk"Queen of Kings"Eliminated 3Iga Kaczyńska"Heroes"Eliminated4Sebastian Rąpel"Arcade"Eliminated 5Aleksandra Antoniak"The Tower"Advanced 6Dominik Arim"Waterloo"Advanced 7Amelia Stawiarska"Love Shine a Light"Eliminated +Heat 322 September 2024DrawArtistSong Result1Nikodem Pajączek""Eliminated2Maja Golańska"Stone Cold"Advanced3Filip Płażalski"Tattoo"Eliminated4Eryk Kucharski""Eliminated5Antonina Smerkowska"Hello"Eliminated6Helena Ciuraba"Flowers"Eliminated7Helena Zaciewska""Eliminated
Final The final took place on 29 September 2024.
Key: Winner +FinalFirst round29 September 2024DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace1Natan Gryga"Fairytale"17832Blanka Korniluk"Heroes"23543Aleksandra Antoniak"Euphoria"551014Dominik Arim"Satellite"72925Maja Golańska"Snap"3145 +FinalSecond round29 September 2024DrawArtistSong1Aleksandra Antoniak"All Together"2Dominik Arim"All Together"
At Junior Eurovision The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is set to take place at in Madrid, Spain on 16 November 2024. Poland will perform 8th, following and preceding .
Voting
At the end of the show, Poland received 13 points from juries and 48 points from online voting, placing 12th.
+ 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 48 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 The following members comprised the Polish jury: Natan Gryga Robert Janowski Aleksandra Antoniak Marta Dywicka Monika Wydrzyńska
+ Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 7 3 7 7 9 5 6 02 14 10 11 13 8 14 03 4 9 3 8 14 6 5 04 8 12 6 14 5 9 2 05 13 15 15 10 16 15 06 5 8 4 3 7 4 7 07 9 5 14 4 11 7 4 08 09 1 13 5 6 2 3 8 10 15 14 8 9 4 12 11 10 6 13 5 10 10 1 12 12 4 9 12 6 8 3 13 16 16 16 16 15 16 14 6 1 1 1 1 1 12 15 2 2 2 2 3 2 10 16 11 7 10 15 12 13 17 3 11 12 11 13 11
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