Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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Poland
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
in Düsseldorf
, Germany
, having selected their entry through the televised national final Krajowe Eliminacje, organised by Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska
(TVP).
A board of jurors was appointed to select between 4 and 10 candidates to participate in the Polish national final. The board was composed by:
The final happened on 14 February 2011 (Valentine's Day)., and the Polish representative for Germany was chosen by televote.
, and didn't qualify for the final, placing last with 18 points.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, having selected their entry through the televised national final Krajowe Eliminacje, organised by Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's public broadcasting corporation...
(TVP).
National Final 2011
Polish broadcaster TVP remained on their national selection format, with the deadline for submitting songs set for 21 December, and the jury selecting the finalists disclosed on 22 December 2010. One week later, on 29 December, TVP announced the list of songs selected for their National Selection.A board of jurors was appointed to select between 4 and 10 candidates to participate in the Polish national final. The board was composed by:
- Maria Szabłowska (Music journalist of TVP and Polish Radio)
- Krzysztof Szewczyk (Music journalist of TVP and Polish Radio)
- Piotr Klatt (President of the jury, musician, songwriter, journalist and producer of music programmes at TVP, director of the Opole festival)
- Pawel Sztompke (Journalist and music critic, editorial director of music at Polish Radio)
- Marek Sierocki (Music journalist, artistic director of the Opole and Sopot festivals)
- Artur Orzech (TV presenter, commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest for Poland)
- Nikołaj Dobrowolski (TV presenter, member of the division of Leisure, Culture and Entertainment Art at TVP)
- Tomasz Deszczyński (President of OGAE Poland)
The final happened on 14 February 2011 (Valentine's Day)., and the Polish representative for Germany was chosen by televote.
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Magdalena Tul Magdalena Tul Magdalena Tul is a Polish singer. In 2000 she moved from Gdańsk to Warsaw where she started working as a singer and actress for Studio Buffo, a musical theater. She performed there as a lead singer in "Metro". Three years later, she started working with another musical theater, Roma... |
"Jestem Jestem "Jestem" is a song sung, written and composed by Magdalena Tul, who represents Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Magdalena won the national final with 44.47%, a record in past years, leaving the second place with nearly half of her percentage... " |
44.47% | 1 |
| 02 | SheMoans | "Supergirl" | 3.56% | 5 |
| 03 | Ada Fijał | "Hot Like Fire" | 3.30% | 6 |
| 04 | Alizma | "Bow to the Bow" | 12.76% | 3 |
| 05 | IKA | "Say" | 1.76% | 10 |
| 06 | Roan | "Maybe" | 2.20% | 8 |
| 07 | Anna Gogola | "Ktoś taki jak ty" | 22.57% | 2 |
| 08 | The Trash | "Things go Better with rock" | 4.58% | 4 |
| 09 | ZoSia | "Scream Out Louder" | 2.92% | 7 |
| 10 | Formuła RC | "Ja, Ty i Ty i Ja" | 1.89% | 9 |
At Eurovision
After initial reports that the song would be performed in English, under the title "First Class Ticket to Heaven", this was finally reverted to the original Polish version. Poland opened the first semi-final on 10 May, preceding Norway's Stella MwangiStella Mwangi
Stella Nyambura Mwangi is a Norwegian-Kenyan singer, songwriter and rapper. Mwangi writes a lot of her music about the situation in her home country Kenya, also about discrimination both Stella and her family had to go through after moving to Norway in 1991...
, and didn't qualify for the final, placing last with 18 points.