The song was composed by Patryk Kumór, Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Frazer Mac and Laurell Barker as 17-year-old Szemplińska's original song to perform during Poland's national selection for Eurovision, Szansa na sukces, which Szemplińska subsequently won.[2]
On February 23, 2020, the song was premiered to TVP2 viewers during the Polish Eurovision preselection held in the format of a special edition of Szansa na sukces. Eurovision 2020. The composition competed with the songs "Lucy" by Lake Malawi (which was performed during the selection by the band's vocalist Albert Černý) and "Count On Me" (the English-language version of the single "Ufaj mi") by Kasia Dereń.[3]
Scoring a maximum of 10 points (5 points from viewers and 5 from the jury), the song won the selections and was to represent Poland at the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, but on March 18 it was reported that the contest had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4][5]
The song was to represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. On 28 January 2020, Poland was placed into the second semi-final, which would have been held on 14 May 2020. Szemplińska was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.
Referencesedit
^Ryan, Tom (23 February 2020). "🇵🇱 Alicja Szemplińska will represent Poland in Rotterdam!". ESCxtra.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^. Radio ZET. 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^"Alicja Szemplińska reprezentantką Polski na Eurowizji 2020!". Eurowizja.org - najwięcej o Eurowizji (in Polish). 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^"Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is cancelled". eurovision.tv. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^"Eurowizja 2020: czy konkurs odbędzie się w maju? Mamy decyzję EBU!". Eurowizja.org - najwięcej o Eurowizji (in Polish). 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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