# Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Poland took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Madrid, Spain, with "All Together" performed by Dominik Arim. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) is responsible for the country's participation in the contest and chose the Polish entry through the national selection Szansa na sukces.

## Background

Prior to the 2024 contest, Poland had participated in the contest ten times. In 2003 and 2004, Poland finished in last place, and they decided not to participate from 2005 to 2015. The country returned in 2016. In both 2018 and 2019, Poland won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Roksana Węgiel and Viki Gabor respectively. In 2021, Sara James competed for Poland with the song "Somebody" which ended up in 2nd place, being 6 points short of winning the competition. In 2023, 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 Szansa na sukces that year – a 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 Contest – thereby confirming it as the national final for the sixth year running.

## Before Junior Eurovision
### Szansa na sukces

TVP selected the Polish representative with the television program Szansa na sukces (transl. Chance of Success); 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 Gabor – who won the 2019 contest for Poland – and Mietek Szcześniak [pl] – who represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 – in heat 1; Sara James – who represented Poland in the 2021 contest – and Luna – who represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 – in heat 2; and Cleo – who represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 alongside Donatan – and Maja Krzyżewska – who represented Poland in the 2023 contest – 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 1 – 8 September 2024 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Łukasz Matyka | "Nie jest za późno [pl]" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Oliwia Bąk | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Julia Kuś | "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tatiana Kopala | "Drivers License" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Blanka Korniluk | "Beautiful Things" | Advanced |
| 6 | Natan Gryga | "Lose Control" | Advanced |
| 7 | Igor Pochwała | "Och i ach [pl]" | Eliminated |
Heat 2 – 15 September 2024 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Kalina Kalicka | "Satellite" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Konrad Adamczyk | "Queen of Kings" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Iga Kaczyńska | "Heroes" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Sebastian Rąpel | "Arcade" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Aleksandra Antoniak | "The Tower" | Advanced |
| 6 | Dominik Arim | "Waterloo" | Advanced |
| 7 | Amelia Stawiarska | "Love Shine a Light" | Eliminated |
Heat 3 – 22 September 2024 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Nikodem Pajączek | "Jestem twoją bajką [pl]" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Maja Golańska | "Stone Cold" | Advanced |
| 3 | Filip Płażalski | "Tattoo" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Eryk Kucharski | "Kolorowy wiatr" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Antonina Smerkowska | "Hello" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Helena Ciuraba | "Flowers" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Helena Zaciewska | "Sztorm [pl]" | Eliminated |

#### Final

The final took place on 29 September 2024.
Key: Winner
Final – First round – 29 September 2024 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Natan Gryga | "Fairytale" | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | Blanka Korniluk | "Heroes" | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Aleksandra Antoniak | "Euphoria" | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | Dominik Arim | "Satellite" | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | Maja Golańska | "Snap" | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Final – Second round – 29 September 2024 :
| Draw | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Aleksandra Antoniak | "All Together" |
| 2 | Dominik Arim | "All Together" |

## At Junior Eurovision

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is set to take place at Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain on 16 November 2024. Poland will perform 8th, following North Macedonia and preceding Georgia.

### Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition will be used, where the results will be determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country has a national jury that consists of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. The rankings of those jurors are combined to make an overall top ten.
The online voting consists of two phases. The first phase of the online voting will begin on 15 November 2024 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances is shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting will end on 16 November at 17:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and begin right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers will be able vote for three songs. They will also be able to vote for their own country's song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 10% of the votes, it will receive 10% of the available points.
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 | Portugal |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points | Ireland |
| 2 points | Ukraine |
| 1 point | |
| Poland received 48 points from the online vote ||

#### Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Polish jury:
* Natan Gryga
* Robert Janowski
* Aleksandra Antoniak
* Marta Dywicka
* Monika Wydrzyńska