Poland has chosen its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel: Justyna Steczkowska. She won the Wielki finał polskich kwalifikacji (Grand Final of the Polish Qualifications) held at TVP Studios in Warsaw.
Eleven artists competed for the honor, with the results decided entirely by public vote. Steczkowska emerged victorious with her song “Gaja” (Gaia), garnering a commanding 39.32% of the vote. Sw@da & Niczos came in second with “Lusterka” (Mirrors) at 23.69%, while Dominik Dudek’s “Hold the Light” secured third place with 13.94%.
The evening was hosted by Aleksandra Budka, Artur Orzech, Grzegorz Dobek, and Michał Szpak, who himself represented Poland at Eurovision 2016. Adding to the excitement, viewers were treated to guest performances by Baby Lasagna (Croatia 2024) and Michał Szpak.
The full results of the Polish final were:
- Justyna Steczkowska – “Gaja” (Gaia) 39.32%
- Sw@da & Niczos – “Lusterka” (Mirrors) 23.69%
- Dominik Dudek – “Hold the Light” 13.94%
- Chrust – “Tempo” 5.92%
- Kuba Szmajkowski – “Pray” 3.98%
- Teo – “Immortal” 3.91%
- Janusz Radek – “In Cosmic Mist” 3.84%
- Sonia Maselik – “Rumors” 1.70%
- Tynsky – “Miracle” 1.46%
- Marien – “Can’t Hide” 1.39%
- Daria Marx – “Let It Burn” 0.80%
Steczkowska will perform in the first half of the first semi-final on May 13th in Basel.
Poland at Eurovision
Poland’s Eurovision history began in 1994, a year that also saw several other Eastern European nations debut.
Their first entry, Edyta Gorniak’s “To nie ja!”, achieved Poland’s best result to date, finishing in second place.While Poland has struggled to replicate that initial success, they have qualified for the final six times since returning to the contest in 2014 after a brief withdrawal.
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