Ahead of her participation in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2026, Tetiana had the opportunity to speak with Alicja who are participating this year with their entry “Pray”.
Check out our interview with Alicja here!
In the interview, Tetiana and Alicja talked about how her first rehearsal went, her new staging and play some little games together.
Who is Alicja?
Alicja Szemplińska is a 23-year-old singer born in the Polish city of Ciechanów. Despite her young age, she had already had a strong career in Poland, having shot to fame after winning The Voice of Poland in 2019. In 2020, she had won Szansa na Sukces and was due to represent Poland at Eurovision with “Empires” before the Contest was cancelled. She returned in 2023 with her song “New Home” attempting to represent Poland, but finished in sixth place. Since then, she has released several songs, before coming back in 2026 and winning the selection.
Alicja’s song for Vienna – “Pray” – was written by Alicja herself, as well as Weronika Gabryelczyk and Sinclair Alan Malcolm.
Poland’s Eurovision Journey
In 1994, Poland made their debut at the Eurovision Song Contest represented by Edyta Górniak with the song “To nie ja!” and placed 2nd, Poland’s best result at the contest to date. Since then, Poland has participated 26 times, qualifying for the Grand Final 16 times.
Poland selected Justyna Steczkowska to represent the national at Eurovision 2025 with “GAJA”, thirty years after her first participation. She qualified for the final, ultimately finishing in 14th place with 156 points. Of these, 17 came from the jury, while the remaining 139 came from the televote.
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