Poland Selects Alicja with “Pray” For Eurovision 2026

Polish broadcaster TVP organized the national selection for the 2026 Eurovision.
The show “Polskich Kwalifikacji 2026” was pre-recorded at the end of February 2026.

The Songs

8 artist performed in the following running order:

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  1. Anastazja – “Wild Child
  2. Piotr Pręgowski – “Parawany Tango” (Tango screens)
  3. Karolina Szczurowska – “Nie bój się” (Don’t be afraid)
  4. Stasiek Kukulski – “This Too Shall Pass
  5. Basia Giewont – “Zimna woda” (Cold water)
  6. Alicja – “Pray
  7. Jeremi Sikorski – “Cienie przeszłości (Shadows of the past)
  8. Ola Antoniak – “Don’t You Try?

The Results

The results were based on 100% public vote. The voting lines have been open for over a week.
Earlier this morning, the results were revealed in one of the morning shows in TVP.

The full results are:

  1. Alicja – “Pray” (32.01%)
  2. Ola Antoniak – “Don’t You Try? (18.39%)
  3. Basia Giewont – “Zimna woda”  (14.55%)
  4. Piotr Pręgowski – “Parawany Tango” (11.47%)
  5. Stasiek Kukulski – “This Too Shall Pass” (9.62%)
  6. Karolina Szczurowska – “Nie bój się” (6.36%)
  7. Anastazja – “Wild Child (4.02%)
  8. Jeremi Sikorski – “Cienie przeszłości” (3.58%)

The winner of the selection is Alicja Szemplińska.


Therefore, Alicja will perform “Pray” at Eurovision 2026

Alicja Szemplińska was meant to represent Poland in Eurovision 2020 with “Empires“.
However, the contest was cancelled, and she never got the chance.




Poland will compete in semi-final 1 of Eurovision 2026 (May 12th, 2026).
The country is allocated to perform in the second half of the show.

Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.

Doron Lahav is 30-year-old, who lives in Israel. Doron has been watching the Eurovision Song Contest since early 2000s. Doron works as a Data Scientist and shows interest in singing and writing.

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