Eurovision 2026: Alicja wins Poland's Finał Krajowych Kwalifikacji
- Samuel Lee
- Mar 8
- 1 min read
Alicja has won the Polish television show Finał Krajowych Kwalifikacji and will represent the central European country at Eurovision 2026. Her song is called Pray.
She first came to prominence by winning the tenth season of The Voice of Poland in 2019. The following year she won the television show Szansa na sukces with the song Empires and was due to represent Poland at Eurovision 2020 before the contest's cancellation due to the COVID pandemic. She again competed in the Polish national selection in 2023 with the song New Home, but finished sixth.
Alicja beat out seven other acts in what was an curiously structured national final that was decided entirely by public voting.
Pre-recorded performances of the entries were broadcast late on the afternoon of 7 March Polish time.
The Polish public could already vote for the entries from several days before the broadcast via an app. After the broadcast SMS voting was opened until midnight.
The winner of the national selection was announced on the Polish morning show Pytanie na Śniadanie at 10am 8 March Polish time.
The full results are as follows:
Alicja - 32.01%
Ola Antoniak - 18.39%
Basia Giewont - 14.55%
Piotr Pręgowski - 11.47%
Stasiek Kukulski - 9.62%
Karolina Szczurowska - 6.36%
Anastazja - 4.02%
Jeremi Sikorski - 3.58%
Poland will compete in the second half of the first semi-final of Eurovision 2026 on 12 May.
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Honestly, this is a really strong pick this year. Alicja has that kind of presence that grabs attention from the first seconds — the visuals, the delivery, and the song itself all feel memorable. Poland definitely has a solid chance to go far if they polish the performance a bit before the semi-final.
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