After an internal selection last year, Poland has opted again for a national final in 2022 with ten songs in the mix. These ten artists are set to battle it out on 19 February for the chance to bring the country back to the Eurovision grand final for the first time since 2017. While we’re still a fortnight away from Poland’s Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję, nine of the ten competing songs are already out.
Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję translates as “The heart of Europe beats here! We choose the hit for Eurovision”.
The list of songs already out for Poland’s Eurovision 2022 selection includes Lidia Kopania, who represented the country in 2009, and Siostry Szlachta (Szlachta Sisters) who competed in the Polish selection in 2020. Daria is also in the mix, with her song “Paranoia” having passed the 12 million views mark on YouTube. Poland has picked up a lot of momentum with the bookies as of late, with some odds shortening to around 8/1. This means that this national final could be one to keep a very close eye on!
Of the competing artists, The Voice of Poland alum Emilia Dębska is the only one yet to release her song, “All I Need”. Here are the remaining nine songs that have all been released from Poland’s 2022 selection.
‘Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję 2022’ songs released so far in Poland
Ania Byrcyn – “Dokąd?“
Daria – “Paranoia”
Karolina Lizer – “Czysta woda”
Karolina Stanisławczyk feat. Chika Toro – “Move”
Krystian Ochman – “River”
Kuba Szmajkowski – “Lovesick”
Lidia Kopania – “Why Does It Hurt”
Siostry Szlachta – “Drogowskazy”
Unmute – “Głośniej niż decybele“
‘Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję’ Show Details
This is a new national selection for Poland. Unlike the last selection in 2020, where a singer was chosen from a series of semi-finals, this year’s representative will be chosen from one show. A 50/50 combination of votes from the televoting public and a professional jury will determine which act and song will wave Poland’s flag at Eurovision 2022 in Turin.
The show will be held at Studio 5 of TVP in Warsaw, and will be broadcast live on TVP2 on 19 February. Poland is one of the countries yet to win Eurovision, so we will see if any of the ten competitors have what it takes to change that.
So what do you think of the nine songs released so far in Poland’s Eurovision 2022 selection? Which is your favourite? Do you think any of them can bring the country its first Eurovision victory this May? Let us know below!
@wiwiblogs when can we get your reaction to all polish acts?
oh by the way, is there a possibility to stream poland’s final from abroad? wouldn’t want to miss UNMUTE and all the other great acts!! 🙂
OMFG LOVE UNMUTE SO MUCH!!! ??????also so many other good songs, must watch the final ??
For me Christian and The River the best and honestly there is nothing similar to Arcade…..
So much negativity here @wiwiblogs! Sooo entertaining! Thank you guys 🙂 I actually am very exited to see PL selection (p.s. do you know were can you watch it in the UK?) Clearly we have few standouts: Daria – Maybe it is a bad bad pranoia but I am crazy for that girl Ochman – jury definitely will appreciate it, public? hmmm Unmute – can’t wait to hear it in a good London club at 5:00 am Definitely TOP3 (no particular order!) Good luck Poland! P.S. Love you all music experts, but please consider some meditation, have few drinks or… Read more »
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my favourite is karolina but I think that Kristian could be te best choice for poland.
I seem to be in the minority here, but I like all of the songs in Polish the best.
But yes i don’\t know why they did not internally select River?
Maybe TVP didn’t want any anger directed towards them if River doesn’t perform as expected, as it happened last year with Rafal.
Still, it’d be cool if Poland stuck around to this NF from now on.
watch Poland winning with river, either juries or televoting. Didn’t they come 3rd in 2016 with a very mediocre performance/entry? So anything can happen now, i don’t think it’s going to be a strong year (too early to tell i know)
I have been disappointed by the national final songs and their quality so far (except Spain)
lol at the downvotes, as if you forget Azerbaijan 2011, Russia 2008 and Portugal 2017.
Also Netherlands 2019 (whch kinds reminds me of), didn’t win the televoting or the jury vote,
Is “G?o?niej ni? decybele” a revamped version of Moldova’s “Intro”?
Am I the only one rooting for “Dokad”?
You’re not the only one! 🙂
Karolina Stanis?awczyk’s “Move” is so disappointing because she has had quite a few catchy, well-produced songs last year and this ain’t it. I’d like to see her in the future with something good.
“River”
must go to Eurovision
Krystian Ochman – “River”
My favorite this year maybe if chosen
That’s a long title for a National Final.
Ikr? It’s not just language barrier, its long af in polish too.
For me there is only one obvious choice: Ochman. I love River and I know that live he will be even better.
I am aware that many people don’t get the hype over the odds, but you should simply don’t care about them. It’s too early to predict anything.
Still, I think that only Krystian has a chance to get to the top 10. And for me it’s more than enough.
Paranoia and River are the obvious front runners here. Still don’t get why they are doing this NF and why they changed their plan I mean if they want Krystian absolutely which is obvious too, why spending money and time for this instead of going internal and saving money for an incredible staging.
Paranoia is already a huge hit so I don’t know if it will influence people in their votes, but it’s risky for Krystian maybe.
I agree with you, but it’d be interesting and cool if the NF works out well and TVP holds on to it for the future, though
They wanted to put the responsibility on people if the song don’t do well. Last year all the fans were against Rafal and TVP.
*doesn’t
german team czysta woda here.czysta woda is for the heart.river is for the mind.
🙂
Agreed, this song is boring asf
I’d choose River, though it doesn’t catch my attention :/
Ok, listened to it again and it looks like I heard another song instead, I love it!
If Poland picks anything else over River, they have lost their minds. Easiest top 6 they could get.
Nothing that a well-done live performance can’t fix.
Surely I can’t be the only one to think that Unmute would just be Poland’s Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät, right? Also, I don’t see how it could compete as it doesn’t abide by the rules.
But well, I guess in the end it’s going to be ‘River’ anyway.
The fact you have to say “it doesn’t abide by the rules” is kind of the point of the entire song, to acknowledge that sign language is a real and important language, even if not spoken word. It is complete and recognized language and rejecting it would be overtly discriminatory. I think it has its place as a statement maker for this contest, but it is absolutely not a competitor to win for sure.
I understand the intention (by the way, did you notice the mention of advertising agency Serviceplan in the credits roll of the music video?), but I really don’t believe the EBU will allow them to participate since otherwise they would create a precedent that might ultimately turn out to be harmful for the contest as a whole.
The song is short and they still have 30 seconds to use. They might use spoken language.
i wonder which song that make Poland get 2nd on betting odd? Like for me all of them just average.
Btw if Daria win and Roxana win for Ukraine one of them will flop tho cause they both kinda similar tho.
To people saying whether there’s winner material among these or not: Poland hasn’t even qualified SINCE 2017 and even then ended up at 22nd spot or something around that. Fact that people are even considering something from Poland to end up high in GL is mindblowing for fans here. That’s way more than enough
True! I was praying for a song that can get to the final, no matter which place. And suddenly saw odds. I was totally shocked!
Didn’t listen River to date, what a beatiful entry. It really made my cry, Hi has and amazing voice and lyrics are great!
Don’t know what will happen, choose your best Poland! 🙂
I think it’s a very good selection, but I just don’t see the math of Unmute+Ochman=2nd on the betting odds to win Eurovision.
I’m surprised by people falling all over River. I think it’s decent but left me slightly cold and found it a bit repetitive. I think his success is driving more love for it versus if it was a no-name singer. Shocked so many feel it could be ESC winner.
I don’t like it either, it doesn’t work for me.
Lol let me guess you’re not shocked that Brividi could be considered by some people as a potential winner but for River yes, give me a break. River is 100 times more powerful and interesting than Brividi, and wouldn’t be a boring and disappointing winner.
For me it’s between River and Czysta woda, though I think River would do better at esc, even though I don’t like the part near the end.
Or maybe I’m just thirsty. lol
Unmute would probably cause the most buzz and it would be an interesting choice. Otherwise Ochman is safest bet.
Siostry Szlachta for me..
Jeez the hate hahaha it’s probably Ochman or nothing according to some people.. The song does nothing for me, I am allowed to say that..
For me it’s between Ochman and Daria. Either way I am confident and happy that Poland is finally back in the game after the lackluster 3-4 years.
Can we just cut this bull*hit and send the absolute banger Paranoia????? I mean. Guys….. this is a serve!!!!
River would be much better if they change the singer. Can’t stand his accent & tone on this song.
I agree, his voice is really annoying! I don’t get the fuss about this guy.
Well – accent is american as he was born and bred in the USA. Anyway – don’t think it’s the accent competition. Do u?
Krystian Ochman has been my Eurovision dream since he released his debut single “Swiatlocienie” so for me the choice is clear. I like the way he combines opera singing with pop sound. He is an excellent singer and didn’t disappoint my expectations with River. This song stuck in my head from the first listen. Honestly I don’t remember any song from Polish preselections that satisfied my taste as much as this one. Big NO for Paranoia, it gives me ‘The Ride’ vibes – generic uptempo with flat and monotonous beat. I don’t want another song like this from my country… Read more »
None of these songs are second place in the odds worthy. 15-20 would be more fitting.
No one really cares about your opinion, babe.
Well … apparently you just did.
Am I the only one appreciate Karolina Lizer – “Czysta woda”?, yes I don’t understand Polish but there’s something with songs rythm it’s enthalling and harmonious. It’s so soothing to hear the tune, it just simply wonderful.
RIVER is the best choice … <3
No idea why poland is so high in the odds, all bad songs here
Unmute could be interesting if they finished the song. In its current form it has no melody, no vocals which is a must in Eurovision and it’s too short. I’m glad they were included but at the same time baffled how they passed the selection committee. I really hope they called and managed to convince them to finalize the song.
As it stands it’s pretty clear that River is winning. It’s good but nothing extraordinary. The most important part – the chorus is the weakest part. It would sail into the Final but I don’t see it above 10th place.
It’s in Polish sign language.
‘I just wanna blow this town’ – good for you but why do I need to know about that?
Something tells me he has no idea what that means… *facepalm*
“Blow this town” means to leave or get away from the town. I’m pretty sure that’s the usage here, like how you would say “let’s blow this joint” to mean to leave a place.
I’m with Krystian with my whole heart ?
I’m really intrigued by Unmute – it would certainly generate attention and buzz ahead of the contest.
Rivers will probably win, though it doesn’t excite me as much as it does other people. Kind of reminds me of “Truth” by Chingiz – a good song, but not an ESC winner.
After being NQ for so many years, it is enough for us to get top 10 🙂 and for some, even only to get to the final.
Ochman river is the Best
If Poland sends Ochman I know who will be the most handsome male performer this year 😛
He looks a lot like my husband, so I agree. 🙂
Andrew Lambrou from Australia says hi.
I say bye haha
Yes Mahmood!
They’re all well produced, but nothing spectacular here to be honest. I’d go with River, but I have doubts that it will be crowned as a winner. Sorry!
River is really good, but it’s like something is missing in it.
Any thoughts about what is missing? For me, I love the song and still wish there was some evolution in the lyrics. SO far this is the song I have listened to the most of all the NF season.
I don’t get the hype about river
Ikr and the accent is just cringy
He was born and raised in the US, so his accent is probably one of the American varieties. What’s cringy about that?
It’s a good song, but it’s too similar to ‘Arcade’ and ‘Tout l’Univers’, despite being more upbeat. I don’t think people will appreciate it a third time.
so every ballad with high vocals is now a copy of “Arcade” or “Tout l’Univers” ? sigh
If it’s very similar, it’s very similar.
I have no idea why people compare those songs to the River. For me it sounds much more like Hozier mixed with Imagine Dragons
For me they are three very different songs with different voices and meanings, and most of all, I feel very different about each of them. I love 2 of them and really can not listen to one of them at all.
Really? How so? And which is the one you can’t stand?
The only options are Paranoia and River, I personally prefer River.