Poland Locks In Its Final Eight and Suddenly Valentine’s Day Has Competition

Poland has decided that mid-February needed a bit more tension. Enter Telewizja Polska, which has officially revealed the line-up for the Wielki finał polskich kwalifikacji 2026 and, yes, it is already giving people opinions.

The announcement came during a press conference at TVP’s headquarters in Warsaw, following the usual national final ritual. Submissions were opened. Auditions happened. Decisions were made behind closed doors. And now eight songs are heading to the final, ready to fight for the Polish ticket to Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

Originally, TVP promised ten finalists. What we got instead is eight. Plus a couple of reserve entries. Plus the vague promise of one to three wildcards, because nothing keeps fans alert quite like an open-ended sentence.

The Eight Artists Poland Will Argue About Next

Here is the final line-up, presented without judgement. For now.

• Alicja – Pray
• Anastazja – Wild Child
• Basia Giewont – Zimna woda (Cold Water)
• Jeremi Sikorski – Cienie przeszłości (Shadows of the Past)
• Karolina Szczurowska – Nie bój się (Don’t Be Afraid)
• Ola Antoniak – Don’t You Try
• Piotr Pręgowski – Parawany Tango (Tango Screens)
• Stasiek Kukulski – This Too Shall Pass

One name will immediately stand out to long-term Eurovision fans. Alicja was selected to represent Poland in 2020, back when cancelled contests were still a novelty. Six years later, she is back in the mix, older, wiser and probably very ready to finish what never got started.

Eight Songs, But Not the Final Word

TVP had initially confirmed that ten entries would make it to the final. Instead, we are sitting at eight, with two reserve acts and the possibility of wildcards being added later.

What that means in practice is simple. The story is not fully written yet. And Polish selections have never been famous for being entirely predictable.

Valentine’s Day, But Make It Eurovision

The Wielki finał polskich kwalifikacji 2026 will take place on 14 February, because nothing says romance like public voting and scoreboard anxiety.

The winner will be chosen by public vote only, which keeps things refreshingly straightforward. In the event of a tie or technical issues, a back-up jury will step in, presumably wearing very serious faces.

Whoever wins will go on to represent Poland in Vienna, carrying not just a song, but the collective hopes, expectations and strongly worded comments of an entire fandom.

Now we listen. We overanalyse. We pick favourites too early and change our minds too late. And we wait to see whether TVP decides to shake things up with wildcards or lets these eight do the talking.

One thing is certain. Poland has made its first big Eurovision move of the season.
And February just became a lot more interesting.

Source: Facebook (TVP)