🇵🇱 Poland: TVP Planning Expanded National Final for Eurovision 2026

Polish media reports that TVP is planning its largest national final for the Eurovision Song Contest to date.

Wirtualnemedia.pl reports that TVP will take its national final for Eurovision to a large concert hall for the first time. According to the outlet, the event will be ticketed, enabling thousands of fans to attend the Polish selection. Alongside a larger venue, TVP is expected to invite past Eurovision participants from outside of Poland to perform as part of the contest.

There are just a couple of days left for artists to submit their songs for the Polish national final. The rules of selection are as follows:

All performers must at least 16 years old by May 1, 2026.
All performers must be Polish citizens on the date of submission.
Songs must be no longer than 3 minutes, must not be released or performed before September 1, 2025 and must not be demo versions.
Songs can contain lyrics in Polish (including dialects), Kashubian, languages of national minorities in Poland, English, French and Italian. Live performances may also include sign language.
Songs must be created primarily by humans. AI tools may be permitted if humans retain creative control.
Any stage props must be approved by TVP and must be assembled and disassembled by four people within 30 seconds.

After the submission window closes, a selection committee will review all of the submission. Between November 27 and December 5, each committee member will select 10 songs and award points to them; 10 to their favourite down to 1 to their 10th favourite. Up to 20 artists will be shortlisted.

At least 10 shortlisted artists will be invited to live auditions in Warsaw on December 18. Some artists may be exempt from live auditions if the jury determines that they have sufficient vocal and stage experience. A total of 10 artists will be chosen to advance to the live final. TVP will also chose two reserve entries and between 1-3 wildcards.

The Polish national final for Eurovision 2026 will take place on February 14. Public voting alone will decide the winner. In the case of a tie or a technical fault, a back-up jury decides the winner. The winner will represent Poland in Vienna.

Justyna Steczkowska represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “Gaja”. Poland finished 14th in the final scoring 156 points. Poland ranked 7th in the public vote, with 139 points and 12 points from the Irish and Icelandic public.

Image source: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU | Source: Wirtualnemedia.pl

Poland debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 alongside a number of other Eastern European countries. Their debut year saw their best result to date in the contest, as Edyta Górniak finished in 2nd place with her song “To nie ja!”. Following this, Poland failed to repeat this initial success, only managing to achieve a top 10 finish on two other occasions since their debut. Since their return in 2014, they have been considerably more successful in the contest, having qualified for the final 7 times out of 11 attempts.

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