Alicja Szemplińska represents Poland

Poland has chosen. An expert jury and televoters both chose Alicja Szemplińska as their favorite, so she will represent Poland in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam with the song “Empire”. The full results are:

  1. Alicja Szemplińska, “Empire”, 10 pts
  2. Albert Černý, “Lucy”, 6 pts.
  3. Kasia Dereń, “Ufaj mi”, 2 pts.

Poland will perform in the first half of the 2nd semifinal.

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