Piosenka dla Europy 2008 explained

Piosenka dla Europy 2008 (Song for Europe 2008) was a Polish pre-selection for the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest, which took place at Belgrade Arena in Belgrade. The final of the selection was held on 23 February 2008[1] in Studio 5 at the headquarters of Telewizja Polska on 17 Woronicza Street in Warsaw,[2] where Isis Gee won with the song For Life.[3]

Contest progress

Song submission

Starting 30 November 2007, songs could be submitted to the headquarters of the Polish public broadcaster – Telewizja Polska. All entries had to meet the contest's regulations, primarily requiring lyrics in Polish or English, a maximum length of 3 minutes, and that the song not have been published before 1 October 2007. Each performer (not a debutant) was allowed to submit only one song.[4] The deadline for submissions was 2 January 2008, with approximately 100 songs submitted.[5] From these, a special jury selected 10 finalists. The jury consisted of: (chairman),, Artur Orzech,,, Agata Krysiak,, Robert Obcowski, and Tomasz Deszczyński. The following contestants qualified:[6] [7]

Additionally, five artists were placed on a reserve list, ranked from 11th to 15th:

Other artists known to have submitted entries include (Gdy nie ma Ciebie),[10] East Clubbers (Never Turn Away),[11] Kravt (My Heart),[12] Jarosław Wist (Ja w Twoich oczach),[13] (Bella),[14] Honeys (Sexy Toy), Żywiołak (Psychoteka), (Mozartella), Ania Rusowicz (Pistolety z naszych serc), (Ten dzień), Jay Delano (Angel), Agata Torzewska, Paweł Stasiak,, Melanie Hazelrigg,,, and Charizma.[15]

Wild cards

Telewizja Polska decided to award three internal "wild cards". These could only be granted to songs that had not been rejected by the National Selection Jury.[16] The final period for granting the "wild cards" occurred on February 8, and the winners were: Natasza Urbańska with Blow Over, (You've Got My Love), and the band Żywiołak (Noc Kupały).[17] [18]

Disqualifications

On January 8, the TVP1 Entertainment Department announced the disqualification of one of the selected songs. Kiełbasa by Krzysztof Zalewski violated the competition rules, as it was publicly performed before 1 October 2007. The artist had played the song on 15 September 2007 during a concert in Warsaw for Dzień Kotana. As a result, the 10th spot in the final went to the first reserve participant – the band Plastic.[19]

Another finalist, the group Starnawski & Urban Noiz, faced potential disqualification due to allegations that their song It's Not a Game was a plagiarism of Nu Insista by Daniela Raduici, performed during the 2007 Romanian Eurovision selection.[20] [21] On January 12, the musicians denied the copyright infringement claims, and the composition was not withdrawn.[22] The group appeared on the official list of participants in the competition order.[23]

On February 15, eight days before the final, it was announced that Żywiołak, winner of one of the "wild cards" with Noc Kupały, was disqualified due to a violation of the contest rules. A special statement from the TVP1 Entertainment Department and the National Selection Production for the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest stated that Noc Kupały (submitted under a different title according to the copyright registration) was performed live at the Etniczne brzmienie kultur concert during the Festiwal Czterech Kultur, before 1 October 2007.[24]

Draw of performance order

On January 29, a draw to determine the performance order took place at the headquarters of Telewizja Polska. Contestants or their representatives participated in the event.[25]

Hosts

On February 20, Telewizja Polska denied rumors that Artur Orzech, a music journalist and long-time commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest, would host the Polish national selection.[26] Two days later, the portal Wirtualne Media announced the names of the hosts for the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest national selection: and .[27] [28]

Controversies

Before the final of the Polish Eurovision selection, rumors emerged about Telewizja Polska allegedly favoring Natasza Urbańska, one of the contestants.[29] Both the broadcaster and the singer denied these claims.[30]

Results

Participants

During the selection, the winner was determined by a 50% split between the jury and the televote, with voting carried out via the audio-tele system. A total of 57,462 valid votes were cast.[31]

PositionArtistSongLanguage[32] 'ResultTotal
1The DevilEnglish111
2Lovin' U412
3You've Got My Love610
4It's Not a Game105
5QueensI Say My Body120
6Isis GeeFor Life124
7Viva La Musica312
8AfromentalThing We've Got97
9Do Something512
10Sandra OxenrydSuperhero89
11Natasza UrbańskaBlow Over215
12Dlatego walczPolish79

Scoreboard

On February 23, the members of the jury were announced. The jury consisted of:[33]

ParticipantsResults
TotalJuryTelevote
Kasia Nova101
Edyta Kuczyńska1275
Izabela Kopeć1046
Starnawski & Urban Noiz550
Queens000
Isis Gee241212
Man Meadow12210
Afromental734
Plastic12102
Sandra Oxenryd963
Natasza Urbańska1587
Margo918
For the first time in the history of the Polish Eurovision selections, both the jury and the viewers awarded the winner the highest score of twelve points.

OGAE Poland favorite

Members of OGAE Poland selected their favorites shortly before the Piosenka dla Europy 2008 concert. The poll was coordinated by the Entertainment Department – Tomasz Lener and Artur Onacki. Below is the overall ranking of OGAE Poland members, covering all the finalists of the selection:[34]

  1. Isis Gee – For Life
  2. Izabela Kopeć – You've Got My Life
  3. Sandra Oxenryd – Superhero
  4. Margo – Dlatego walcz
  5. Plastic – Do Something
  6. Man Meadow – Viva La Musica
  7. Kasia Nova – The Devil
  8. Starnawski & Urban Noiz – It's Not a Game
  9. Afromental – Thing We've Got
  10. Edi Ann – Lovin' U
  11. Natasza Urbańska – Blow Over
  12. Queens – I Say My Body

Viewership

The Piosenka dla Europy 2008 selection was watched by an average of 2.7 million viewers:[35]

References

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  2. Web site: Piosenka dla Europy 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080510162450/http://www.eurowizja.org/v8_pde.php?iden=139 . 2008-05-10 . OGAE Polska . pl.
  3. Web site: 25 February 2008 . Pełen sukces Isis Gee . Complete Success for Isis Gee . https://web.archive.org/web/20080228124706/http://muzyka.interia.pl/pop/news/pelen-sukces-isis-gee,1064540,50 . 2008-02-28 . muzyka.interia.pl . pl.
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  5. Web site: 3 January 2008 . Przyjmowanie utworów do Piosenki dla Europy 2008 zakończone . Submission of Entries for Song for Europe 2008 Completed . https://archive.today/20130704010836/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2625 . 2013-07-04 . OGAE Polska . pl.
  6. Web site: 9 January 2008 . Queens, Afromental i Isis Gee w krajowym finale Eurowizji 2008 . Queens, Afromental, and Isis Gee in the National Eurovision 2008 Final . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217023020/http://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/queens-afromental-i-isis-gee-w-krajowym-finale-eurowizji-2008 . 2015-02-17 . Wirtualne Media . pl.
  7. Web site: Bakker . Sietse . 7 January 2008 . Sandra Oxenryd in Polish national selection . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217012709/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=276&_t=sandra_oxenryd_in_polish_national_selection . 2015-02-17 . www.eurovision.tv .
  8. Web site: 2 January 2008 . Do Something . https://archive.today/20130704013229/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2610 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  9. Web site: 2 January 2008 . Grzegorz Kloc zgłosił swój premierowy utwór do tegorocznych polskich preselekcji Konkursu Piosenki Eurowizji . Grzegorz Kloc Submitted His Debut Song for This Year's Polish Eurovision Song Contest Preselection . https://archive.today/20130704012251/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2612 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  10. Web site: 5 January 2008 . Aisha i Delfin i ich utwór na PdE . Aisha & Delfin and Their Song for Piosenka dla Europy . https://archive.today/20130704010013/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2630 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  11. Web site: 5 January 2008 . Posłuchaj eurowizyjnego kawałka East Clubbers . Listen to East Clubbers' Eurovision Track . https://archive.today/20130704012156/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2626 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  12. Web site: 4 January 2008 . Z sercem na Eurowizję . With Heart to Eurovision . https://archive.today/20130704005803/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2621 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  13. Web site: 1 January 2008 . Ja w Twoich Oczach . https://archive.today/20130704012009/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2606 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  14. Web site: 20 December 2007 . Ex-Virgin na Eurowizję z Video? . Ex-Virgin to Eurovision with "Video"? . https://archive.today/20130704010643/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2566 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  15. Web site: 5 January 2008 . Piosenki, spekulacje, ploteczki . Songs, Speculations, Gossip . 2024-11-08 . eurowizja.com.pl . pl.
  16. Web site: 24 January 2008 . TVP o dzikich kartach . TVP on Wild Cards . https://archive.today/20130704010949/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2739 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  17. Web site: 8 February 2008 . TVP ujawnia nazwiska uczestników, którzy otrzymali "Dzikie karty" . TVP Reveals the Names of Participants Who Received "Wild Cards" . https://archive.today/20130704015235/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2829 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  18. Web site: 11 February 2008 . Natasza Urbańska z 'dziką kartą' . Natasza Urbańska with a "Wild Card" . 2024-11-08 . www.wirtualnemedia.pl . pl.
  19. Web site: 8 January 2008 . Dyskwalifikacja Zalewskiego . Zalewski's Disqualification . https://archive.today/20130704012407/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2642 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  20. Web site: 12 January 2008 . Czy czeka nas kolejna dyskwalifikacja? . Are We Facing Another Disqualification? . https://archive.today/20130704013727/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2667 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  21. Web site: 14 January 2008 . Los It's not a game zależy od EBU? . Does the Fate of It's Not a Game Depend on the EBU? . https://archive.today/20130704015130/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2687 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  22. Web site: 12 January 2008 . It's not a game to nie plagiat (UPD) . It's Not a Game Is Not Plagiarism (Update) . https://archive.today/20130704011618/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2671 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  23. Web site: 3 February 2008 . Kolejność występów podczas finału Piosenka dla Europy 2008 . Order of Performances for the Piosenka dla Europy 2008 Final . https://archive.today/20130704005605/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2791 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  24. Web site: 15 February 2008 . Piosenka dla Europy bez Nocy Kupały . Piosenka dla Europy Without Noc Kupały . https://archive.today/20130704021322/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2873 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  25. Web site: 3 February 2008 . Kolejność występów podczas finału Piosenka dla Europy 2008 . Order of Performances During the Piosenka dla Europy 2008 Final . https://archive.today/20130704005605/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2791 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  26. Web site: 20 February 2008 . Piosenka dla Europy - 3 dni do finału . Piosenka dla Europy – 3 Days Until the Final . https://archive.today/20130704013044/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2905 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  27. Web site: 22 February 2008 . PdE 2008: Sowińska i Brzózka prowadzącymi . PdE 2008: Sowińska and Brzózka as Hosts . https://archive.today/20130704010327/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2922 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  28. Web site: 22 February 2008 . Brzózka i Sowińska poprowadzą polskie preselekcje do Eurowizji . Brzózka and Sowińska to Host the Polish Eurovision Preselection . 2024-11-08 . www.wirtualnemedia.pl . pl.
  29. Web site: 6 January 2008 . Natasza Urbańska polską reprezentantką na Eurowizji? . Natasza Urbańska as Poland's Eurovision Representative? . 2024-11-08 . www.wirtualnemedia.pl . pl.
  30. Web site: 23 February 2008 . Po co nam Eurowizja? . Why Do We Need Eurovision? . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412024654/http://muzyka.interia.pl/pop/news/po-co-nam-eurowizja,1063754,50 . 2008-04-12 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  31. Web site: 23 February 2008 . Isis Gee do Belgradu . Isis Gee To Belgrad . https://archive.today/20130503025437/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2938 . 2013-05-03 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  32. Web site: 16 January 2008 . Margo o Eurowizji . Margo About Eurovision . https://archive.today/20130704004825/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2698 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  33. Web site: 23 February 2008 . Pół decyzji w ośmiu rękach . Half the Decision in Eight Hands . https://archive.today/20130704011627/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2935 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  34. Web site: 21 February 2008 . OGAE Polska typuje: Isis Gee . OGAE Poland Predicts: Isis Gee . https://archive.today/20130704011223/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2915 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.
  35. Web site: 25 February 2008 . Oglądalność Piosenki dla Europy 2008 . Viewership of Piosenka dla Europy 2008 . https://archive.today/20130704011556/http://www.eurowizja.org/v10_news.php?id=2939 . 2013-07-04 . www.eurowizja.org . pl.

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