Justyna Steczkowska Triumphs! Poland’s Grand Comeback to Eurovision 2025
Poland has made a spectacular return to national selections! After a year-long break, the Wielki Finał Polskich 2025crowned its new Eurovision representative tonight. Hosted by Michał Szpak (Eurovision 2016), the event was a breathtaking sonic journey through ethereal folklore, industrial rock, and cosmic ballads. But who claimed the golden ticket to Basel?
🌟 A Night of Contrasts and Surprises
The show opened with Chrust, a rock band that turned the stage into a pastoral dreamscape with their Polish-language song Tempo. However, the most jaw-dropping moment came courtesy of Justyna Steczkowska. Suspended from a trapeze and surrounded by projections of the four elements, she delivered Gaja, an electrifying folk-tinged anthem dedicated to her daughter, leaving the audience in awe.
But she wasn’t the only standout performer:
- Kuba Szmajkowski paid tribute to David Bowie, painting a lightning bolt on his face while delivering Pray, an anthemic pop-rock track in English.
- Sw@da & Niczos transformed the stage into a dystopian factory with Lusterka, an industrial fusion of hardcore beats and poetic Polish lyrics.
- Janusz Radek took the audience on an interstellar journey with In Cosmic Mist, a haunting English ballad performed under an eerie blue haze.
Unforgettable Highlights of the Night
- Daria Max, dressed as a medieval sorceress, set the stage ablaze with Let It Burn, blending electropop with cinematic choir vocals.
- Marien embraced a Taylor Swift-inspired style with Can’t Hide, complete with digital butterflies and a teen movie dance routine.
- Dominik Dudek closed the night with Hold the Light, a blues-infused pop number performed alongside five dancers and a grand piano, exuding pure end-credits scene energy.
Eurovision Icon Baby Lasagna Sets the Stage on Fire
Croatian Eurovision 2024 runner-up Baby Lasagna sent the crowd into a frenzy with his iconic Rim Tim Tagi Dim and premiered two brand-new songs: Don’t Hate Yourself, but Don’t Love Yourself Too Much and Stress.
The Verdict: Who’s Heading to Basel?
After an electrifying intermission featuring Baby Lasagna and Michał Szpak, it was time for the moment of truth—the public vote results:
🥇 Justyna Steczkowska – 39.32%
🥈 Sw@da x Niczos – 23.69%
🥉 Dominik Dudek – 13.94%
4️⃣ Chrust
5️⃣ Kuba Szmajkowski
6️⃣ Teo
7️⃣ Janusz Radek
8️⃣ Sonia Maselik
9️⃣ Tynsky
🔟 Marien
1️⃣1️⃣ Daria Max
With her mesmerising performance of Gaja, Justyna Steczkowska secured her place as Poland’s Eurovision 2025 representative. Can she bring Poland another top result on the grand stage in Basel?
