page_title: Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
section_title: Semi-final
hierarchical_section_title: Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 / At Eurovision / Semi-final
caption_attribution_description: English: Eurovision Song Contest Vienna 2015: Monika Kuszyńska Deutsch: Eurovision Song Contest Vienna 2015: Monika Kuszyńska
context_page_description: Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "In the Name of Love", written by Kuba Raczyński and Monika Kuszyńska. The song was performed by Monika Kuszyńska, who was selected by Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska to represent the nation at the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. The selection of Kuszyńska along with her song "In the Name of Love" were presented to the public in March 2015. In the second of the Eurovision semi-finals "In the Name of Love" placed eighth out of the 17 participating countries, securing its place among the 27 other songs in the final. In Poland's eighteenth Eurovision appearance on 23 May, "In the Name of Love" finished in twenty-third place, receiving 10 points.
context_section_description: Monika Kuszyńska took part in technical rehearsals on 14 and 16 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 20 and 21 May. This included the jury final where professional juries of each country, responsible for 50 percent of each country's vote, watched and voted on the competing entries.
  The stage show featured Monika Kuszyńska seated in a wheelchair wearing a white dress with long trains flanked by three backing vocalists on one side and a pianist on the other side. Purple and pink were the dominant colours of the stage lighting with the background LED screens displaying blossoming trees and waving white veils. An additional feature of the performance included the use of the screens on each side of the stage to display black and white images from Monika's past. The three backing vocalists that joined Kuszyńska were Ola Tabiszewska, Jan Radwan and Natalia Bajak, while the pianist was Kuba Raczyński.
  At the end of the show, Poland was announced as having finished in the top ten and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that the Poland placed eighth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 57 points.
caption: Monika Kuszyńska at a dress rehearsal for the second semi-final
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