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Poland has finally done what many fans have been waiting for since 2020 – Alicja is off to Eurovision, and this time she actually gets to sing. Pray won Finał krajowych kwalifikacji 2026 in convincing fashion, topping a solid eight–song line‑up and securing Poland’s ticket to Vienna.
One show, eight songs, one runaway winner
TVP stuck all its eggs in one basket this year with a single national final, Finał krajowych kwalifikacji 2026, staged on 6th March and broadcast on the 7th in a one hour show. Eight entries lined up, covering the usual spread of shiny pop, earnest balladry and a bit of theatrical flair, and for once the broadcaster actually let the public have full control – the result came down to 100% televote, no juries lurking in the background. Voting ran via online and SMS, and the scores were revealed at 10am CET the following day. , turning the whole thing into more of an “event” than a blink‑and‑you’ll‑miss‑it selection.
On the scoreboard, though, there was precious little drama. Pray, sung by Alicja, pulled clear of the chasing pack and never really looked like losing. Ola Antoniak tried to keep things interesting with Don’t You Try, and Basia Giewont’s Zimna woda quietly hoovered up support, but the gap at the top tells its own story.
Alicja gets her Eurovision redo
If there was such a thing as Eurovision unfinished business, Alicja has just ticked it off the list. She was, of course, Poland’s 2020 pick before the contest was cancelled, and you could feel that narrative hanging over this final – there was always a sense she’d be hard to stop if the song landed. Pray gives her plenty to work with: a contemporary, slow‑build pop ballad that spends its verses simmering away before letting her voice loose in a big, belty chorus. It’s not reinventing the wheel, but it doesn’t need to – the televote share says Polish viewers bought what she was selling.
