Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
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Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Flashlight" written by Kasia Moś, Pete Baringger and Rickard Bonde Truumeel. The song was performed by Kasia Moś. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) organised the national final Krajowe Eliminacje 2017 in order to select the Polish entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final took place on 18 February 2017 and featured ten entries. "Flashlight" performed by Kasia Moś was selected as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.
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Country | Poland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Krajowe Eliminacje 2017 | |||
Selection date(s) | 18 February 2017 | |||
Selected entrant | Kasia Moś | |||
Selected song | "Flashlight" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 119 points) | |||
Final result | 22nd, 64 points | |||
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Poland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 11, "Flashlight" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that Poland placed ninth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 119 points. In the final, Poland performed in position 2 and placed twenty-second out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 64 points.