TVP, the Polish national broadcaster, has confirmed their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Alongside confirming their participation, TVP also announced that the Polish entry for Eurovision 2025 will be chosen through a national final. The song submission window for the national final is currently open and will close on December 4 at 23:59 local time. Some rules of the selection are as follows:
- Applicants must be 16 years of age or older by May 1st, 2025;
- The applicant must be a Polish citizen (if a band or group, this applies to the main vocalist)
- The entry must not be more than 3 minutes in length;
- The entry should be a new song that has not been played or published, in whole or in part, before September 1st, 2024;
- The submitted piece should be the final version and not a demo, with a recorded vocal part of the person who will perform the piece during the national selection;
- The submitted piece must have original music and lyrics in the following languages: Polish, Kashubian, Belarusian, Czech, Lithuanian, German, Armenian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Karaim, Lemko, Roma, Tatar, English, French, Italian, and Sign Language. Mixed text versions are permitted.
- The submitted piece cannot be an arrangement of folk melodies.
The national final will take place on February 14. Public voting alone will decide the Polish entry for Basel.
Luna represented Poland at Eurovision 2024 with “The Tower”. Poland did not qualify for the final placing 12th in Semi-Final One scoring 35 points, 12 points short of tenth place and qualification.
Image Source: Alma Bengtsson/EBU | Source: TVP
Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Poland debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 alongside a number of other Eastern European countries. Their debut year saw their best result to date, as Edyta Gorniak finished in 2nd place with her song “To nie ja!”. Following this, Poland failed to repeat this initial success, managing a top 10 placing on only one other occasion during their initial 1994-2011 run in the contest. In 2012, following a string of non-qualifications, Poland withdrew from the contest due to financial difficulties. Since their return in 2014, they have been considerably more successful in the contest, having qualified for the final for every year up to 2017.
