Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026

Prior to the 2026 contest, Telewizja Polska (TVP) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Poland twenty-seven times since its first entry in 1994.^[1] Its highest placement in the contest, to this point, had been second place, achieved with its debut entry in 1994, "To nie ja!" performed by Edyta Górniak. It had only reached the top ten on two other occasions, when "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" performed Ich Troje finished seventh in 2003, and when "Color of Your Life" performed by Michał Szpak finished eighth in 2016. Between 2005 and 2011 (except in 2008), and again between 2018 and 2021, it failed to qualify from the semi-final; additionally, TVP was absent from the contest in 2012 and 2013. Between 2014 and 2017, it managed instead to qualify to the final each year. In 2025, "Gaja" performed by Justyna Steczkowska qualified for the final, eventually finishing 14th.^[1]

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, TVP organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. It had selected its entry for the contest both through national finals and internal selections in the past. In 2025, TVP selected its entry through the national final Wielki finał polskich kwalifikacji. On 3 November 2025, TVP confirmed its intention to participate in the 2026 contest and to again select its entry through a televised final.^[2]

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2026. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 12 January 2026, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.^[19] Poland was scheduled for the second half of the first semi-final.^[20] The shows' producers then decided the running order for the semi-finals; Poland was set to perform in position 14.^[21]

In Poland, all shows are being broadcast on TVP1, with commentary provided by Artur Orzech. In addition, TVP is airing the contest internationally through TVP Polonia as well as on its streaming platform TVP VOD.^{[22][23][24][25]}