Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Poland participated in and won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Roksana Węgiel was internally selected on 21 September 2018 as the Polish representative, competing with the song "Anyone I Want to Be". She won the contest with a total of 215 points. Background. Prior to the 2018 Contest, Poland has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest four times. In 2003 and 2004, Poland ended in  last place and they decided not to participate from 2005 to 2015. The country returned successfully in 2016. Olivia Wieczorek was selected to represent the nation that year with the song "Nie zapomnij". Olivia ended in 11th place out of 17 entries with 60 points. In 2017, Alicja Rega was selected to represent Poland with the song "Mój dom". She ended up 8th of 16 entries with 138 points. Before Junior Eurovision. On 21 September 2018, the Polish broadcaster revealed that they had chosen the thirteen-year-old artist Roksana Węgiel internally in order to represent Poland in the Junior  Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Artist and song information. Roksana Węgiel. Roksana Węgiel (born 11 January 2005) is a Polish singer who won the first edition of The Voice Kids Poland. She represented Poland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. In October 2018, she released the single "Zatrzymać Chwilę" which she recorded together with Edyta Górniak. At Junior Eurovision. During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Poland was drawn to perform twentieth (last) on 25 November 2018, following Malta. Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018