Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Country  Poland
National selection
Selection process Piosenka dla Europy 2009
50% Jury
50% Televoting
Selection date(s) 14 February 2009
Selected entrant Lidia Kopania
Selected song "I Don't Wanna Leave"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify (12th)
Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2008 • 2009 • 2010►
Lidia Kopania Polish representative in 2009

Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, as confirmed by Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP). TVP continued to use the Piosenka dla Europy contest to select the Polish representative for the 2009 contest in Moscow. The 2009 edition of the contest was held on 14 February, with the winner decided by jury and televoting. The winner was Lidia Kopania with "I Don't Wanna Leave", represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in May 2009.[1][2][3]

Possible withdrawal

After coming 24th (second last) in the 2008 contest, talks within TVP suggested that Poland may withdraw from the 2009 contest. However, they indicated that their decision on withdrawal would be based on changes, if any, to the current voting system. TVP also suggested to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the contest's organisers, that an international jury should be put into use in the next contest, such as the one used in the Eurovision Dance Contest. TVP's spokeswoman, Aneta Wrona, indicated that Poland's decision would not be affected by the then-ongoing war in South Ossetia. TVP's decision might also have been affected by Poland's win in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008, and Poland being the possible host of the next edition.[4][5]

After the EBU revealed a new voting system for the final of the 2009 contest, introducing a mixture of televoting and jury voting, TVP officially confirmed their participation in Moscow.[6][7]

Piosenka dla Europy 2009

TVP confirmed that they will use the Piosenka dla Europy contest to select the Polish representative for the 2009 contest, which was planned to be held on 20 or 21 February. However, this date was changed by TVP to 14 February, purely for "commercial reasons".[8] TVP made an open call for songs, and will select around seven songs to compete in the contest. They will be joined by up to five artists internally selected by TVP, bringing the total number of songs to a maximum of 11. The final line-up will be announced on 23 January.[9][10]

The deadline of entries was set at 16 January to anyone wishing to enter, regardless of citezenship. However, TVP requires a minimum of one single or album to have been released per artists. Alternatively, artists must have competed in professional song contests or music festivals at a national level or have a working contract with a record label or a professional concert agency.[9][10] 122 entries were received by TVP, 87 of which came from within Poland. The 12 finalists were named on 23 January.[11][12][13] TVP later had to disqualify Katarzyna Skrzynecka's "Amazing", composed by Jud Friedman and Allan Rich, after it was revealed it had been performed in October 2007 on Taniec z Gwiazdami, the Polish version of Dancing with the Stars.[14] Mikromusic's "Kardamon i pieprz" was also later disqualified for the same reasons.[15] The draw for the running order was held on 28 January.[16][17]

Lidia Kopania

The winner of Piosenka dla Europy 2009 was Lidia Kopania with "I Don't Wanna Leave". The song was the favourite in the televote, and came second in the jury vote.[1][2][3] During the show, the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 winner Ruslana and last year's Polish entry Isis Gee performed.[18]

3.8 million have been reported to have watched the 2009 Piosenka dla Europy, constituting a 28% audience share, being the most watched show that night.[19]

Piosenka dla Europy 2009 - 14 February 2009
Draw Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Jury Televote Total Place
1 Stachursky "I nie mów nic" Daniel Maczura (m), Jacek Laszczok (l) 1 5 6 9
2 Det Betales "Jacqueline" Leif Melander (m & l), Peter Nord (m & l),
Knut Oyvind Hagen (m & l)		 3 1 4 10
3 Man Meadow "Love Is Gonna Get You" Thomas G:son (m & l), Andreas Rickstrand (l) 2 7 9 6
4 Dali "Everyday" Viktar Rudenka (m & l), Aliaksandar Liutych (m), Igor Znyk (l) 6 2 8 7
5 IRA "Dobry czas" Artur Gadowski (m), Wojciech Byrski (l) 7 4 11 5
6 Artur Chamski "Kilka słów" Paweł Rurak Sokal (m), Andrzej Ignatowski (l) 5 8 13 4
7 Marco Bocchino & Ola Szwed "All My Life" Marco Bocchino (m & l) 8 10 18 2
8 Tigrita Project "Mon chocolat" Klaudia Baszniak Kozłowska (m & l) 4 3 7 8
9 Renton "I'm Not Sure" Marek Karwowski (m & l), Paweł Szupiluk (m & l),
Mariusz Gajewski (m), Łukasz Różycki (m)		 12 6 18 2
10 Lidia Kopania "I Don't Wanna Leave" Alex Geringos (m & l), Bernd Klimpel (m & l) 10 12 22 1

Promotion

After winning Piosenka dla Europy, Kopania visited some of the competing countries at Eurovision to promote her Eurovision entry. Kopania performed "I Don't Wanna Leave" during the Latvian national final on 28 February,[20][21] as well as during the Ukrainian national final on 8 March.[22] She has also been lined up to perform during the UK Eurovision Preview Party on 17 April in London, United Kingdom and the Eurovision Promo Concert in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 18 April.[23][24]

At Eurovision

Poland had to compete in the second semi final, as determined on for 30 January. They have not automatically qualified for the final as Isis Gee came 24th in the 2008 contest. Lidia performed fifth in the running order of the semi-final on 14 May, following Serbia and preceding Norway. She failed to qualify Poland to the final on 16 May.

Points Awarded by Poland[25]

Semi final

12 points Azerbaijan
10 points Norway
8 points Estonia
7 points Ukraine
6 points Albania
5 points Moldova
4 points Lithuania
3 points Ireland
2 points Greece
1 point Denmark

Final

12 points Norway
10 points Ukraine
8 points Estonia
7 points Denmark
6 points Azerbaijan
5 points Moldova
4 points United Kingdom
3 points Russia
2 points Armenia
1 point Iceland

Points Awarded to Poland (Semi-Final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Schacht, Andreas (2009-02-14). "Lidia Kopania for Poland to Moscow!". EBU. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  2. 1 2 Klier, Marcus (2009-02-14). "Poland: Eurovision entrant chosen". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  3. 1 2 Costa, Nelson (2009-02-14). "Lidia picked for Moscow". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  4. ↑ Floras, Stella (2008-09-12). "Poland: TVP proposes international jury for Eurovision". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  5. ↑ "Poland: TVP joins the spirit of boycotting Moscow's Eurovision?". Oikotimes. 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  6. ↑ Konstantopoulos, Fotis (2008-11-07). "Poland: TVP confirms participation in Moscow's Eurovision edition". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  7. ↑ Psomas, Nikolas (2008-11-04). "Poland: Eurovision preselection to be announced soon". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  8. ↑ "A Polish song for Europe on Saint Valentine's Day". Oikotimes. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  9. 1 2 Floras, Stella (2008-11-28). "Poland: TVP calls for songs". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  10. 1 2 Konstantopoulos, Fotis (2008-11-28). "Poland: TVP announces Eurovision plans for 2009". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  11. ↑ "Eurowizja 2009" (in Polish). Telewizja Polska. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  12. ↑ "Poland: TVP reveals the finalists". Oikotimes. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  13. ↑ Floras, Stella (2009-01-23). "Poland: TVP announces 12 finalists". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  14. ↑ "Poland: TVP disqualifies a song for the national final". Oikotimes. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  15. ↑ "Poland: Another disqualification for the national final". Oikotimes. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  16. ↑ "Poland: TVP announce draw for national final, Ruslana as guest". Oikotimes. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  17. ↑ Floras, Stella (2009-01-28). "Poland: The Running order revealed". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  18. ↑ Laufer, Gil (2009-02-14). "National final in Poland". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  19. ↑ "Poland: 3,8 million watched the national final". Oikotimes. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  20. ↑ Calleja Bayliss, Marc (2009-02-28). "Live from Ventspils, the Eirodziesma 2009 final". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  21. ↑ Stella, Floras (2009-02-28). "Live: Eirodziesma final for Eurovision". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  22. ↑ Klier, Marcus (2009-03-08). "National final in Ukraine". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  23. ↑ Costa, Nelson (2009-03-15). "Lidia Kopania in UK and Netherlands". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  24. ↑ Romkes, René (2009-02-24). "Netherlands: Eurovision Promo Concert on April 18". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  25. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2009
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