# Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Poland will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Gaja", written by Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek [pl], Emilian Waluchowski [pl], Justyna Steczkowska, and Patryk Kumór [pl], and performed by Steczkowska herself. The Polish participating broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP), organised the national final Wielki finał polskich kwalifikacji in order to select its entry for the contest.

## Background

Prior to the 2025 contest, Telewizja Polska (TVP) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Poland twenty-six times since its first entry in 1994. Its highest placement in the contest, to this point, had been second place, achieved with its debut entry in 1994, "To nie ja!" performed by Edyta Górniak. It had only reached the top ten on two other occasions, when "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" performed Ich Troje finished seventh in 2003, and when "Color of Your Life" performed by Michał Szpak finished eighth in 2016. In 2024, "The Tower" performed by Luna failed to qualify for the final.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, TVP organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. In 2022 and 2023, the broadcaster selected its entry for the contest through a national final show titled Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję!, while in 2024 its entry was selected internally. TVP confirmed its participation in the 2025 contest on 8 November 2024, announcing that it would select its entry through a televised final.

## Before Eurovision
### Wielki finał polskich kwalifikacji

Wielki finał polskich kwalifikacji ("The grand final of the Polish qualifications") was the national final format developed by TVP to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition took place on 14 February 2025 at the TVP Headquarters in Warsaw, hosted by Artur Orzech and 2016 Polish entrant Michał Szpak, with Aleksandra Budka and Grzegorz Dobek acting as the green room hosts. The show was broadcast on TVP2, TVP Polonia and TVP Wilno, as well as online via the streaming platform TVP VOD [pl] and internationally with English voice-over translation via the Eurovision Song Contest's official YouTube channel.

#### Format

The selection of the competing entries for the national final took place over two stages. In the first stage, artists and songwriters could apply for the competition through an online submission form. In the second stage, a fifteen-member selection committee with members appointed by TVP among music industry professionals, journalists and Eurovision fans was in charge of reviewing the received submissions and selecting a shortlist of 25 participants based on the ten favourites of each member. The third stage consisted of all but five of the shortlisted entries being additionally performed at an audition round held on 19 December 2024 in Warsaw, after which ten finalists (plus two backups) were unanimously selected from these by the committee and announced on 14 January 2025. TVP reserved the option to select up to three wildcards among artists who did not pass the previous phase, which was later invoked to include an eleventh finalist, who was announced on 3 February 2025. The eleven selected artists took part in a final on 14 February 2025, where the winner was determined exclusively by public votes cast through SMS messages.

#### Competing entries

On 8 November 2024, TVP opened a submission period where artists and composers would be able to submit their entries for the competition until 4 December 2024; shortly before the closing, the deadline was extended until the following 8 December. Applicants were required to hold Polish citizenship for their entries to qualify to compete. At the closing of the window, 224 entries had been submitted.
The selection committee consisted of Piotr Klatt [pl] (chairperson), Anna Ceynowa, Anna Karna, Barbara Popiołek, Grzegorz Frątczak, Kamil Kozbuch, Karol Paciorek [pl], Konrad Szczęsny, Maciej Kancerek, Małgorzata Kosturkiewicz, Marcin Wojciechowski [pl], Paulina Sawicka, Paweł Karpiński [pl], Tomasz Sołowiński and Tycjana Acquasanta. Sara James withdrew her participation before the scheduled announcement of the finalists and was replaced by Janusz Radek (who was the first backup), while Teo, who had previously made the shortlist of acts but failed to advance due to citizenship requirements, was later awarded a wildcard. Among the selected competing artists was Justyna Steczkowska, who represented Poland in 1995.
Key: Entry withdrawn Replacement entry
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| Chrust | "Tempo" | Dariusz MrozekKarol KonopKrzysztof FalkowskiMałgorzata Oleszczuk |
| Daria Marx | "Let It Burn" | Fredrik MollerMaria BrobergPeter Boström |
| Dominik Dudek [pl] | "Hold the Light [pl]" | Dominik DudekTeodora ŠpirićTom Oehler |
| Janusz Radek [pl] | "In Cosmic Mist" | Janusz Radek |
| Justyna Steczkowska | "Gaja" | Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek [pl]Emilian Waluchowski [pl]Justyna SteczkowskaPatryk Kumór [pl] |
| Kuba Szmajkowski [pl] | "Pray" | Angelino Markenhorn [sv]Joakim AnderssonTom MartenssonWilliam Naesh |
| Marien [pl] | "Can't Hide" | Amelia KomosińskaMagdalena WójcikMaria Nieszpaur |
| Sara James | "Tiny Heart" | Michael BurekRené MillerSara James |
| Sonia Maselik | "Rumours" | Adam ZwiązekAleksandra SmoczyńskaJuliusz Kamil KuźnikPaweł TetłakSonia MaselikSusie Jakubowski |
| Swada x Niczos | "Lusterka" | Nika JurczukWiktor Szczygieł |
| Teo [pl] | "Immortal" | Jakub KrupskiJeremi Sikorski [pl]Teo Tomczuk |
| Tynsky | "Miracle" | Chloe CopoloffFrancis KarelRiddickTynsky |

#### Final

The final took place on 14 February 2025. In addition to the competing entries, the guest performers included 2024 Croatian entrant Baby Lasagna with "Rim Tim Tagi Dim", "Don’t Hate Yourself but Don't Love Yourself Too Much" and "Biggie Boom Boom", and host Michał Szpak with "Color of Your Life" and "Bondage". Justyna Steczkowska was declared the winner with "Gaja".
Final – 14 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Televote | Place |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Percentage | Place |
| 1 | Chrust | "Tempo" | 4,755 | 5.92% | 4 |
| 2 | Kuba Szmajkowski | "Pray" | 3,199 | 3.98% | 5 |
| 3 | Justyna Steczkowska | "Gaja" | 31,574 | 39.32% | 1 |
| 4 | Tynsky | "Miracle" | 1,173 | 1.46% | 9 |
| 5 | Daria Marx | "Let It Burn" | 647 | 0.80% | 11 |
| 6 | Swada x Niczos | "Lusterka" | 19,022 | 23.69% | 2 |
| 7 | Janusz Radek | "In Cosmic Mist" | 3,087 | 3.84% | 7 |
| 8 | Marien | "Can't Hide" | 1,121 | 1.39% | 10 |
| 9 | Teo | "Immortal" | 3,144 | 3.91% | 6 |
| 10 | Sonia Maselik | "Rumours" | 1,368 | 1.70% | 8 |
| 11 | Dominik Dudek | "Hold the Light" | 11,194 | 13.94% | 3 |