TVP reports that an average of 1.5 million viewers watched as Poland secured a place in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.
An average audience of 1.5 million viewers watched on TVP1 and TVP Polonia as Poland competed in the first Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The broadcast had a share of 16.5% of viewers, and is down slightly on last years Semi-Final when 1.86 million viewers followed the show in Basel, Switzerland. The audience peaked at 2.2 million viewers when Alicja Szemplińska was performing.
Alicja was selected to represent Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after winning Finał krajowych kwalifikacji with her song “Pray”. The song was written by Alicja herself, alongside Sinclair Alan Malcolm and Weronika Gabryelczyk. Find out more about her below:
Source: TVP
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 in the contest, as Edyta Górniak finished in 2nd place with her song “To nie ja!”. Following this, Poland failed to repeat this initial success, only managing to achieve a top 10 finish on two other occasions since their debut. Since their return in 2014, they have been considerably more successful in the contest, having qualified for the final 7 times out of 11 attempts.
