Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, having selected their entry through the televised national final Krajowe Eliminacje, organised by Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP).

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country Poland
National selection
Selection processKrajowe Eliminacje 2011
100% televoting
Selection date(s)14 February 2011
Selected entrantMagdalena Tul
Selected song"Jestem"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (19th, 18 points)
Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Krajowe Eliminacje 2011

Polish broadcaster TVP remained on their national selection format, with the deadline for submitting songs set for 21 December 2010, and the jury selecting the finalists were disclosed on 22 December 2010.[1] One week later, on 29 December 2010, TVP announced the list of songs selected for their national selection.[2]

A board of jurors was appointed to select between 4 and 10 candidates to participate in the Polish national final. The board was composed of:[3]

  • Maria Szabłowska (music journalist of TVP and Polish Radio)
  • Krzysztof Szewczyk (music journalist of TVP and Polish Radio)
  • Piotr Klatt (president of the jury, musician, songwriter, journalist and producer of music programmes at TVP, director of the Opole festival)
  • Pawel Sztompke (journalist and music critic, editorial director of music at Polish Radio)
  • Marek Sierocki (music journalist, artistic director of the Opole and Sopot festivals)
  • Artur Orzech (TV presenter, commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest for Poland)
  • Mikołaj Dobrowolski (TV presenter, member of the division of Leisure, Culture and Entertainment Art at TVP)
  • Tomasz Deszczyński (President of OGAE Poland)

Final

The final was held on 14 February 2011 at the TVP Headquarters in Warsaw, hosted by Odeta Moro-Figurska and K.A.S.A. The winner was chosen by televoting, which was "Jestem" performed by Magdalena Tul.

Final – 14 February 2011
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Magdalena Tul "Jestem" 59,984 1
2 SheMoans "Supergirl" 4,802 5
3 Ada Fijał "Hot Like Fire" 4,451 6
4 Alizma "Bow to the Bow" 17,212 3
5 IKA "Say" 2,374 10
6 Roan "Maybe" 2,968 8
7 Anna Gogola "Ktoś taki jak ty" 30,444 2
8 The Trash "Things Go Better with Rock" 6,013 4
9 ZoSia "Scream Out Louder" 3,939 7
10 Formuła RC "Ja i ty (gdy zgasna swiatla)" 2,549 9

At Eurovision

After initial reports that the song would be performed in English, under the title "First Class Ticket to Heaven", this was reverted to the original Polish version. Poland opened the first semi-final on 10 May, preceding Norway She came 19th scored a total of 18 points, thus failing to qualify for the final, this is the worst Polish result to date.

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 1 Poland came 19th with 18 points: the public awarded Poland 17th place with 25 points and the jury awarded 18th place with 13 points.

Points awarded by Poland
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. Busa, Alexandru (3 November 2010). "Poland confirms 2011 participation". EscToday.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. Escudero, Victor M. (5 November 2010). "Poland starts the quest". EBU. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  3. Hondal, Victor (25 December 2010). "Poland: Composition of the jury announced". EscToday.com. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
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