Poland became the first country to win Junior Eurovision in consecutive years following Viki Gabor’s 2019 victory on home soil with “Superhero”. Hoping to keep the winning streak going in 2020, this year the host nation will be represented by Ala Tracz and her song “I’ll Be Standing”.
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Poland in Junior Eurovision 2020: Ala Tracz “I’ll Be Standing”
Ten-year-old Ala Tracz was selected to represent Poland at Junior Eurovision 2020 through the national selection Szansa na Sukces (A Chance for Success). Three artists qualified to the grand final of the show, with Ala booking her slot by winning the third semi-final.
In the grand final, Ala sang her Junior Eurovision entry “I’ll Be Standing”, along with a cover of “Mam tę moc” (the Polish-language version of “Let It Go” from Frozen). The winner was determined by an equal weighting of jury and public votes. Both the jury and public awarded Ala their top score, thus she was chosen to sing for Poland.
Szansa na Sukces isn’t the first televised singing competition that Ala has competed in. She previously took part in the third season of The Voice Kids Poland at the start of 2020. Alicja made it to the final as part of Dawid Kwiatkowski’s team — a singer who was also a member of the Szansa na Sukces jury that selected Ala for Junior Eurovision 2020.
Ala released her debut single in May. Titled “Przed Nami Cały Świat” (“The Whole World Is Ahead Of Us”), it’s a duet with her sister Ola Tracz.
What do the “I’ll Be Standing” lyrics mean?
The lyrics of “I’ll Be Standing” centre around the theme of working towards your dreams. Ala sings that she’s not afraid to chase after the things she wants to achieve. Even if she has bad days when she wonders if such dreams are actually possible, the Polish star will still keep pushing forward:
I got a heart full of dreams
And they’ll never go away
I have doubts, I have fears
But they won’t get in my way
These ideas continue through the rest of the verses and chorus. There’s nothing that will stop Ala from living out her dream. Indeed, Ala assures us that she’ll always stand tall, both through the good times and the bad times:
Standing up
Rising up
Living in my dream
Even when
Times get tough
I’ll be standing
The rules of Junior Eurovision state that the lyrics of all songs must be at least 60% in the native language of the performer and a maximum of 40% in English. The original version of “I’ll Be Standing” that Ala performed at Szansa na Sukces did not meet these criteria. However, the song has since been revamped.
You can listen to the final version of the song with the updated lyrics below.
“I’ll Be Standing” lyrics — Ala Tracz (Poland JESC 2020)
Written and composed by: Andrzej Gromala & Sara Chmiel-Gromala.
Eurovision fans may know Andrzej Gromala better by his stage name Gromee, under which the DJ represented Poland at Eurovision 2018 with the song “Light Me Up”, featuring vocalist Lukas Meijer. Unfortunately, the duo failed to qualify to the grand final of the contest.
Sara Chmiel-Gromala is a singer and songwriter who has been the vocalist of Polish pop-rock band Łzy since 2011. Sara and Gromee have been married since April 2018.
Polish text
I got a heart full of dreams
And they’ll never go away
I have doubts, I have fears
But they won’t get in my way
Codziennie więcej chcę
Urzeczywistnię sen
Nie boję się krętych dróg, chcę iść pod prąd
Zabiorę wszystko to
I w każdy dzień, w każdą noc
Będę pamiętać marzenia mają moc
Standing up
Rising up
Living in my dream
Even when
Times get tough
I’ll be standing
I’ll be standing
I’ll be standing
I’ll be standing
Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh-oh
Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh-oh
Wszystko możliwe jest
Gdy nadzieja płonie w nas
Wiara, że to ma sens
Uzupełnia każdy dzień
Codziennie więcej chcę
Urzeczywistnię sen
Nie boję się krętych dróg, chcę iść pod prąd
Zabiorę wszystko to
I w każdy dzień, w każdą noc
Będę pamiętać marzenia mają moc
Powstać i
Silnym być
Żyć marzeniem swym
Nawet gdy
Coś zrani nas
Będę siłą
Będę siłą
Będę siłą
Będę siłą
Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh-oh
Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
I’ll be standing
I’ll be standing
Oh-oh-woah
English translation
I got a heart full of dreams
And they’ll never go away
I have doubts, I have fears
But they won’t get in my way
I’m gonna put in the work
I’m gonna make it all real
I’m not afraid of the path or the journey
I’m gonna take it all in
Every moment and day
I’m not gonna lose sight of what’s in me
Standing up
Rising up
Living in my dream
Even when
Times get tough
I’ll be standing
I’ll be standing
I’ll be standing
I’ll be standing
Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh-oh
Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh-oh
It’s pretty clear, that it’s real
The fire within me
Nothing’s impossible
When I believe in me
I’m gonna put in the work
I’m gonna make it all real
I’m not afraid of the path or the journey
I’m gonna take it all in
Every moment and day
I’m not gonna lose sight of what’s in me
To arise and
To be strong
To live my dream
Even when
Something does wound us
I’ll be the power
I’ll be the power
I’ll be the power
I’ll be the power
Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh-oh
Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
I’ll be standing
I’ll be standing
Oh-oh-woah
What do you make of “I’ll Be Standing”? Do you think Ala Tracz has a chance to give Poland a third consecutive win? Let us know in the comments below!
This is really a quality over quantity kind of year, I’d say, as most of what I’ve heard so far I find pretty impressive! I’d rank them like this so far:
Are you deaf? There are very clearly still trumpets. That didn’t change. The revamp is amazing
I feel like Armenia might withdraw from Junior Eurovision this year as they have a difficult situation/war with Azerbaijan right now. They haven’t released any info on their representative either… Hope I’m wrong though
There has been an unofficial statement from Armenians (including Anahit from 2016) that Arpi (Melena Fox) will represent Armenia. However we are still waiting for an official confirmation.
Thank you for the info! I hope it’s true 🙂
My top 5:
1. Belarus
2. Spain
3. Poland
4. Kazakhstan
5. Germany
WOW! If you switched Poland with Kazakhstan, that would be my top five… Taste!
this is the winner <3
good that the polish are so amazing in voting for themselves <3
song score 10/10
we will give Solea covid so she can no longer compete
You’re disgusting.
Kids are very intelligent and well read these days. I’m sure they can comprehend and contextualise these issues.
The polish song with Alicja is a clear Top 5 song ….but I think Belarus and Spain are stronger this year. Kazakhstan will get plenty of jury points and Armenia + France + Georgia haven’t released their songs so far.
i said this last year and no one took me seriously but keep an eye out for kazakhstan because i think karakat is going to win and then finally they might be invited to the regular eurovision
according to my words i did not say that since im not the one who decides if kazakhstan participates. i said if they win jesc, there is no reason they shouldnt be invited to the regular esc. australia started competing at jesc and esc during the same eurovision season so it’s very different. thanks for your input
If Poland wins for the 3rd time in a row with a song like this, I bet we can just say goodbye to Junior Eurovision, the voting has made this a joke.
But Serbia has been out for some time (not that it is great).
https://www.rts.rs/page/rts/sr/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3/junior/story/3187/decja-pesma-evrovizije-2020/4105561/petar-anicic-decja-evrovizija-takmicenje-pesma-otkucaj.html
I see where you’re coming from, but I think it’s nice to have a nice mix of songs with different themes. For instance, this year we have Serbia’s song which is about childhood love, the Netherlands about friendship, Kazakhstan’s singer who is dedicating her song to her father, and Belarus whose singer is talking about the recklessness of human beings. So truly, it’s not all about facing adversities and overcoming problems, although I personally disagree that the latter constitute problematic themes for children to sing about.
I understand your point of view, but I do hope you won’t give up on the contest because of that, as I really enjoy reading your insights on this blog:)
I really don’t get your cynicism. Children should understand that not everything is sunshine all the time, and know that bad times will arrive and that they should face them with a smile. Which is exactly what these songs are about. And just saying, its very telling that you had a privileged childhood and did not have to face hardships, or at least not terrible ones. I had to come to terms with the fact that my father abandoned me and my family, and you best believe that at that point I was not happy or carefree. So if I… Read more »
The song is ok, but not good enough for win 3, right now Spain is the strongest
Spain can’t win, and i hope spain withdraws next year again, they add nothing with this sort of uptempo crap
the troll is back everybody
Is it a troll though? Because it feels more like some sort of schizophrenia to me.
Whatever it is he needs some therapy
Yes he does
I like the song, more in the Polish/English version than in the first version we have heard on the Polish final. But for me the song is not good enough for a third victory. But you never know…
I think this song is great, but not in the updated version. I really loved the version with trumpets. On the other hand, I think that Spain’s song is great, but I don’t think it’s gonna do that great on stage. The girl is very young and this song requires perfect timing. Prove me wrong, Spain.