Last week, Poland began its search for its Junior Eurovision 2024 representative, as the new season of Szansa na Sukces – Eurowizja Junior took place. After the show took place, it was revealed that Natan Gryga & Blanka Korniluk have advanced to the final.
Seven artists competed in the first semi-final
The theme for the first week of the new season is Latest Hits, the seven competing artists and the cover that they performed are as follows:
| Running Order | Artist | Song and Original Artist | Result |
| 1 | Łukasz Matyka | “Nie Jest Za Późno” by Sara James | Eliminated |
| 2 | Oliwia Bąk | “Cold Heart” by Elton John & Dua Lipa | Eliminated |
| 3 | Julia Kuś | “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” by Ariana Grande | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tatiana Kopala | “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo | Eliminated |
| 5 | Blanka Korniluk | “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone | Qualified (Golden Ticket) |
| 6 | Natan Gryga | “Loose Control” by Teddy Swims | Qualified (Direct Finalist) |
| 7 | Igor Pochwała | “Och i Ach” by Sylwia Grzeszczak | Eliminated |
The finalists that advanced to the final were selected by Mietek Szcześniak and Viki Gabor (Junior Eurovision 2019 winner).
Poland’s Junior Eurovision Journey
In 2003, Poland was one of the countries that participated in the inaugural edition of the competition, where they were represented by Katarzyna Żurawik with the song “Coś mnie nosi” which placed 16th. Poland participated for another year, before going on a 12-year break and returning in 2016. Since returning to the competition, they have participated five times, and managing to achieve a back-to-back win in 2018 and 2019.
Their recent participation in 2023, saw them being represented by Maja Krzyżewska, with the song “I Just Need a Friend” which placed 6th overall, receiving 124 points from the jury and online vote combined.
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News Source: TVP
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