Gaja (song)
2024 single by Justyna Steczkowska
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"Gaja" (Polish pronunciation: [gaja]; transl. Gaia) is a song by Polish singer and songwriter Justyna Steczkowska. It was written by Steczkowska and released on 28 November 2024 as the fifth single from her nineteenth studio album Witch Tarohoro. The song represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
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| English title | "Gaia" | |||
| Released | 28 November 2024 | |||
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| Semi-final result | 7th | |||
| Semi-final points | 85 | |||
| Final result | 14th | |||
| Final points | 156 | |||
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| ◄ "The Tower" (2024) | ||||
| "Pray" (2026) ► | ||||
Background and composition
The song was written and composed by Justyna Steczkowska, Patryk Kumór, Emilian Waluchowski and Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, with production handled by Waluchowski alongside Hotel Torino and Jan Bielecki. The song is named after Gaia, the personification of Earth in Greek mythology.[1]
Eurovision Song Contest
Wielki finał polskich kwalifikacji
Wielki finał polskich kwalifikacji was the national final format developed by Telewizja Polska (TVP) to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. On 14 January 2025, TVP published the list of participants of the Wielki finał polskich kwalifikacji, including "Gaja".[2][3] Steczkowska had previously represented Poland in 1995.
The competition took place on 14 February 2025 at the TVP Headquarters in Warsaw.[4][5] "Gaja" won the competition with 39.32%, becoming the Polish Eurovision entry for the 2025 contest.[6]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025.[7] During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Poland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.[8] The song qualified for the Grand Final.[9]
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Poland (ZPAV)[16] | Platinum | 125,000‡ |
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