Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country  Poland
National selection
Selection process Krajowe Eliminacje 2010
100% Televoting
Selection date(s) 14 February 2010
Selected entrant Marcin Mroziński
Selected song "Legenda"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify (13th, 44 points)
Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2009 • 2010 • 2011►

Poland selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 on 14 February 2010. Telewizja Polska (TVP) held a national selection, Krajowe Eliminacje, to select the Polish entry for the contest, which was held in Oslo, Norway from 25 to 29 May 2010.

Marcin Mroziński, 2010's Polish representative in the Eurovision Song Contest

Krajowe Eliminacje 2010

The Polish national broadcaster TVP held a national final for the 2010 contest on 14 February in Warsaw, where 10 songs competed to represent Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The contest was almost identical to last year's Polish final, Piosenka dla Europy, however a number of changes had been made to the format: the professional jury used in previous years was abolished, and only a public vote decide the winner of the contest. As opposed to previous years, only Polish performers were able to compete in the contest, preferably with songs by Polish songwriters.[1][2] Songs could be submitted to TVP until 2 November.

TVP had announced that they would publish the final list of competing songs on 25 November 2009. It was also announced that, as with the Eurovision Song Contest itself, televoting lines would be open from the beginning of the first performance.[3]

On 25 November 2009, TVP revealed four finalists that had been selected from 130 entries submitted to the broadcaster. The broadcaster extended another invitation to interested artists to submit more songs, and a number of wildcards would be awarded to the best entries.[4][5]

The first wildcard was announced on 27 November, shortly after the first announcement: VIR with the song "Sunrise".[6][7] However, on 11 December 2009, the band PIN announced their withdrawal from the competition, due to time constraints in recording their forthcoming album.[8] On the same day, two wildcards were added to the line-up by the broadcaster: Sonic Lake with "There Is a Way" and Nefer with "Chciałem zostać sam!".[9] On 20 December 2009, TVP revealed three more wildcard entries: Iwona Węgrowska with "Uwięziona", ZoSia with "Jak ptak", and Leszcze with "Weekend".[10] On 28 January 2010, Marcin Mroziński was announced as the final wildcard with the song "Legenda", completing the line-up of the final.[11][12]

The winner of the contest was Marcin Mroziński with the song "Legenda", receiving 33.61% of the final vote. Anna Cyzon came second with 15.13% and Iwona Węgrowska came third with 14.94%.[13][14]

Krajowe Eliminacje 2010 - 14 February 2010
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Leszcze "Weekend" 8.44% 5
2 Dziewczyny "Cash Box" 1.92% 10
3 Iwona Węgrowska "Uwięziona" 14.94% 3
4 Marcin Mroziński "Legenda" 33.61% 1
5 Aneta Figiel "Myśl o tobie" 9.06% 4
6 Nefer "Chciałem zostać sam!" 5.97% 6
7 ZoSia "To, co czuję (Jak ptak)" 3.04% 9
8 Anna Cyzon "Love Me" 15.13% 2
9 Sonic Lake "There Is a Way" 3.44% 8
10 VIR "Sunrise" 4.45% 7

At Eurovision

Poland competed in the first semi-final of the contest, on 25 May 2010, but didn't get to the finals.

Points Awarded by Poland[15]

Semi final

12 points Belgium
10 points Iceland
8 points Russia
7 points Greece
6 points Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 points Estonia
4 points Albania
3 points Belarus
2 points Portugal
1 point Finland

Final

12 points Denmark
10 points Belgium
8 points Azerbaijan
7 points Germany
6 points Romania
5 points Armenia
4 points Georgia
3 points Ukraine
2 points Albania
1 point Greece

Points Awarded to Poland (Semi-Final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. ↑ Floras, Stella (2009-09-25). "Poland: National final on Valentine's day". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. ↑ Siim, Jarmo (2009-09-25). "Poland decides on Valentine's Day". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  3. ↑ Busa, Alexandru (2009-11-07). "TVP to publish participants list on November 25th". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  4. ↑ Floras, Stella (2009-11-25). "Poland: Four songs chosen to proceed to the final". ESCToday. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Wiemy, kto zaśpiewa w polskich eliminacjach do Eurowizji" (in Polish). TVP. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  6. ↑ Klier, Marcus (2009-11-28). "Poland: First wildcard for national final chosen". ESCToday. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Pierwsza "dzika karta" do koncertu finałowego Krajowych Eliminacji Eurowizji" (in Polish). Telewizja Polska. 2009-11-27. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  8. ↑ Hondal, Victor (2009-12-11). "Band PIN withdraws from Polish national selection". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  9. ↑ Hondal, Victor (2009-12-11). "Two more wildcards announced in Poland". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  10. ↑ al Kaziri, Ghassan (2009-12-21). "Three more acts added in the national selection". Oikotimes. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  11. ↑ Hondal, Victor (2010-01-28). "Marcin Mrozinski, last Polish wildcard". ESCToday. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  12. ↑ "Poland: TVP announces final line-up". European Broadcasting Union. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 28 January 2010. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  13. ↑ Dahlander, Gustav (2010-02-14). "Marcin Mrozinski to Eurovision for Poland!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  14. ↑ Klier, Marcus (2010-02-14). "Poland sends Marcin Mroziński to the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  15. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2008

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