Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country	Poland
National selection
Selection process	Piosenka dla Europy 2003
Selection date(s)	25 January 2003
Selected entrant	Ich Troje
Selected song	"Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic"
Finals performance
Final result	7th, 90 points
Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Poland was represented by the band Ich Troje, with the song '"Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic", at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 24 May in Riga, Latvia. Poland returned to Eurovision after an enforced one-year absence following relegation after a poor result in 2001, and for the first time since joining Eurovision in 1994, broadcaster TVP opted to choose their entry through a public final rather than via internal selection. "Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic" was chosen as the Polish entry at the national final, named Piosenka dla Europy, on 25 January, although there were technical problems with the voting which caused a degree of controversy.

Final

Piosenka dla Europy was held at the TVP studios in Warsaw, hosted by Artur Orzech. There was great interest in the country's first televised final and some of the biggest names in the Polish music industry had been tempted to take part. 14 songs competed, with the winner chosen by SMS voting. At the end of the event "Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic" was declared the winner. However it quickly came to light that so great had been the volume of SMS messages sent that the system was overwhelmed, and fewer than 25% had been successfully transmitted and registered during the 15-minute voting window – it was later said that votes were still being received at the collation point several hours after the broadcast had finished. In response to questions from the media and public, TVP reported that once all votes had been registered the top three placings announced on the night remained the same, although they released only the percentage of votes received by the top three songs rather than an exact votes tally. Unconfirmed reports suggested that Varius Manx, Bracia Cugowscy and Ha-Dwa-O had finished 4th, 5th and 6th respectively.^[1]

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Ich Troje performed 20th in the running order, following France and preceding Latvia. At the close of voting "Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic" had received 90 points (including a maximum 12 from Germany), placing Poland 7th of the 26 entries, the country's first top 10 finish since their second place debut in 1994. The 12 points from the Polish televote were awarded to Belgium.^[2]

Voting

12 points	Belgium
10 points	Ukraine
8 points	Romania
7 points	Sweden
6 points	Norway
5 points	Germany
4 points	Russia
3 points	France
2 points	Turkey
1 point	Iceland

Points Awarded to Poland

See also

• Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 2003

References

Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 to 2013 2014 2015 2016
Artists 1990s Edyta Górniak Justyna Steczkowska Kasia Kowalska Anna Maria Jopek Sixteen Mietek Szcześniak 2000s 2000 Andrzej Piaseczny 2002 Ich Troje Blue Café Ivan & Delfin Ich Troje feat. Real McCoy The Jet Set Isis Gee Lidia Kopania 2010s Marcin Mroziński Magdalena Tul 2012 to 2013 Donatan and Cleo Monika Kuszyńska Michał Szpak
Songs 1990s "To nie ja!" "Sama" "Chcę znać swój grzech..." "Ale jestem" "To takie proste" "Przytul mnie mocno" 2000s 2000 "2 Long" 2002 "Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic" "Love Song" "Czarna dziewczyna" "Follow My Heart" "Time to Party" "For Life" "I Don't Wanna Leave" 2010s "Legenda" "Jestem" 2012 to 2013 "My Słowianie - We Are Slavic" "In the Name of Love" "Color of Your Life"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Poland did not compete)