In the last four years, Poland have secured two wins and a second place at Junior Eurovision, making them elite players at the contest — you know when Poland brings something to the table, it is in with a chance. In 2022, the Poles are hoping eleven-year-old Laura Bączkiewicz can maintain this high level with her song “To The Moon”.
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Poland in Junior Eurovision 2022: Laura with “To The Moon”
“Don’t fix what isn’t broken” is definitely what Poland is going for again. As in previous years, TVP, Poland’s national broadcaster, used the competition Szansa na Sukces (A Chance for Success) as their national final to decide who will be going to Yerevan.
There were 21 competitors who took part, split into three semi-finals. For the first time in the history of the show, the ability to pick a Golden Ticket was used to determine an automatic finalist. And it was Laura who received the honour, advancing straight into the final after her performance of OneRepublic’s “Run”.
Four acts in total advanced to the grand final. Laura moved onto the final two and eventually edged out runner-up Aleksander Maląg in the head to head, grabbing top marks from the jury and the televote. This gave Laura the right to represent her nation at the 20th edition of Junior Eurovision.
What do the “To The Moon” lyrics mean?
Written by Monika Wydrzynska and Jakub Krupski, “To The Moon” is a positive, optimistic pop song. The lyrics inspire us to not be afraid and to start dreaming big. It is our time now to start dreaming — all the way to the moon and back:
Only sky will be the limit
It’s your time so please believe it
I think you’re ready now
I think you’re ready now
To dream big like
To the moon and back
Of course, Laura understands it is not easy to dream big when we are feeling down. At times we have a million thoughts in our head and every day it feels like we must start again (“You lost your breath / Your heart is maze I know it”).
However, dreaming is important. It gives us a goal, it focuses our mind. Laura says it is better to have dreams than to negatively keep saying never. It helps us grow, it helps us move forward:
How to find your way
I think it’s better
To have dreamed and lost
Than to keep saying never
“To The Moon” lyrics – Laura (Poland JESC 2022)
Lyrics by: Monika Wydrzynska; Music by: Jakub Krupski
Polish and English textYou lost your breath How to find your way Powiem ci wyraźnie jeszcze raz Only sky will be the limit Jak na księżyc i z powrotem Nie słucham już Jak mam znaleźć swoją drogę Powiem ci wyraźnie jeszcze raz Jak na księżyc i z powrotem Jak na księżyc i z powrotem Moon river Na dobranoc życzę Ci Jak na księżyc i z powrotem Only sky will be the limit |
English translationYou lost your breath How to find your way I will tell you one more time Only sky will be the limit Like to the moon and back I don’t care How to find your way I will tell you one more time Like to the moon and back Like to the moon and back Moon river I wish you goodnight Like to the moon and back Only sky will be the limit |
Are you flying with Laura “To The Moon” and back? Will Laura join the likes of Roksana Węgiel and Viki Gabor as Junior Eurovision winners? Let us know in the comments below.
Fantastic song! Definitely in my top 3!
very good!!!
It’s a solid song to me, but also very forgettable. I think this will end up like Ala Tracz’s song in 2020. There’s not much of a motion in the JESC fandom for people towards this entry, which is greatly needed to do well in the online voting. I fear that compared to other songs from the Netherlands, Armenia, the United Kingdom and Spain… Poland will surely fall behind as a result. I don’t see juries support this song all that much either. That’s not to say I don’t like her! She’s cute and her song is nice when it’s… Read more »
I like the song, but for me it’s not a winner
Poland are strange in that they are almost always in either my top three at JESC or my bottom three, never in-between!
This holds true this year and sadly, not in the positive sense. Competition is strong this year though!
Another song written completely by adults. Why do the songs even need to be original if the goal is just to let a child perform?
“Castle on a Cloud”
I mean, isn’t it little too much to expect kids to write bilingual song that could compete on international level…?
Finally article about PL
It’s nice. I predict top 5 with the right staring. Poland knows how to play Junior Eurovision game, modern and catchy tune.
Poland can into space?!
In Qatar, where football trumps human rights. Reason enough to cry.
nope