🇵🇱 Luna to represent Poland at Eurovision 2024

Polish broadcaster TVP announced today that Luna will represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. Luna will be participating with “The Tower”, which they co-wrote alongside Fyfe and Max Cooke.

Poland at Eurovision 2024

Although Poland has held national finals in the past, TVP opted for an internal selection this year following controversy over last year’s edition of Tu bije serce Europy!. Many Polish fans speculated that their 2023 representative Blanka had been chosen by the producers before the show, with the national final having been rigged in her favor. TVP has denied any wrongdoing.

Upon the reveal of Luna’s selection, it was revealed that the Polish entry was selected by a five-person committee consisting of:

• Łukasz Pieter  – Musical Director of Radio ZET
• Michał Hanczak  – music journalist of Radio Eska
• Kasia Moś  – vocalist, representative Poland at Eurovision 2017
• Konrad Szczęsny  – journalist of viva.pl, President of the Association of Eurovision Song Contest Fans OGAE Polska
• Piotr Klatt  – music journalist associated with Radio Dla Nasze and producer of music programs, deputy director. TVP Entertainment.

Each member of the committee ranked the submitted entries from 1-10, with the top three entries are as follows:

All about Luna

Luna is an accomplished singer, who started music during their youth. Starting off dancing and singing in a folk band, Luna also did musical theatre and also performed at the the Grand Theatre-National Opera in Warsaw.

Luna has mentioned that Nick Cave and Björk are their biggest influences, and currently studies at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Artes Liberales. In addition, Luna also plays the violin and piano, a composer, a songwriter (in Polish and English), as well as a Yoga Teacher.

Speaking about “The Tower” Luna mentioned that the entry is ‘a manifesto of freedom and strength’, commenting that it is:

A way out of darkness and darkness. Abandoning ties, blockages, limitations, negative patterns and relationships. Destroying the tower and going out into the world. I hope that this song will inspire us all to fight for ourselves, our own freedom, love and sense of worth. To be fully yourself, without boundaries.​

Poland’s Eurovision journey

In 1994, Poland made their debut at the Eurovision Song Contest, when Edyta Górniak represented them with the song “To nie ja!”, and placed 2nd, which is Poland’s best result at the contest to date. Since then, Poland has participated 25 times, qualifying for the Grand Final 16 times.

Poland’s most recent Eurovision participation saw them represented by Blanka, who competed with “Solo”. She qualified from the second semi-final to the grand final, where she performed fourth. At the close of voting at the Grand Final, she placed 19th with 93 points. Of these, 12 came from the jury, whilst 81 came from the televote.

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News Source: TVP

Photo Credit: Dorota Szulc