Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Poland participated in 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.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Poland
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 21 September 2018
  • Song: 6 November 2018
Selected entrantRoksana Węgiel
Selected song"Anyone I Want to Be"
Selected songwriter(s)Maegan Cottone
Nathan Duvall
Cutfather
Peter Wallevik
Daniel Davidsen
Małgorzata Uściłowska
Patryk Kumór
Finals performance
Final result1st, 215 points
Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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.[1] 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.[2]

Artist and song information

Roksana Węgiel
Main article: 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.[3]

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.

Voting

The results of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on 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 stop on Sunday, 25 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also 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 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Poland
Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  • Poland received 136 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Poland
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