Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Poland participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which took place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. A national final of nine competing acts participated in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from jury members made up of music professionals and a public telephone vote. On 15 October 2016, Olivia Wieczorek was selected to represent Poland with the song "Nie zapomnij".
Poland returned to the contest after being absent from the contest since their last appearance in.
Background
Prior to the 2016 Contest, Poland had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice in and, and withdrew from participation between and. They have never won the contest, only finishing in last place in 2003.Before Junior Eurovision
The Polish broadcaster announced on 13 July 2016, that they would be making their return to the contest after a twelve-year absence. TVP was responsible for organising the national selection show in order to select their entrant and song. The show was scheduled to take place on 8 October 2016, but was later changed to 15 October. On 14 October 2016, Jagoda Krystek withdrew from the Junior Eurovision selection.Final
The national final took place on 15 October 2016, which saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of both telephone vote and the votes of jury members made up of music professionals. Olivia Wieczorek was selected to represent Poland with the song "Nie zapomnij".| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter | Place |
| 1 | WAMWAY | "Zróbmy hałas" | Marta Florczak, Jacek Winkiel | |
| 2 | Ania Dąbrowska | "Fryzurka" | Maciej Sieklucki, Jarosław Babula, Jarek Babula | |
| 3 | Dominika Ptak | "Jak kropla" | Estera Naczk, Grzegorz Ryba | 2 |
| 4 | Julia Chmielarska | "Na skrzydłach dni" | Rafał Podraza, Jerzy Petersburski Jr | |
| 5 | ASMki | "Do końca świata" | ||
| 6 | Urszula Dorosz | "Życie to nie gra" | ||
| 7 | Amelia Andryszczyk | "Marzenia" | Amelia Andryszczyk | |
| 8 | ARFIK | "Kocie tango" | Barbara Stenka, Ryszard Leoszewski | |
| 9 | Olivia Wieczorek | "Nie zapomnij" | Piotr Rubik, Dominik Grabowski | 1 |
Artist and song information
Olivia Wieczorek
Olivia Wieczorek is a Polish singer. She represented Poland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Valletta, Malta on 20 November 2016 with the song "Nie zapomnij".Olivia began singing at the age of five when she took part in a Christmas singing competition and won. Following this, she competed in various contests, achieving good results. Olivia realised that music and singing were her biggest passions and her family encouraged her to pursue her dreams.
Olivia's biggest breakthrough came when she won a popular talent show for children in Poland where she met Piotr Rubik, a famous Polish composer, producer and musician. He was so amazed by her unique talent that he decided to invite Olivia to perform in his concerts as a soloist. Olivia went on to perform at many concerts in Poland and around the world with a symphony orchestra and choir, often being accompanied by more than 110 musicians on stage. In 2016, she performed at World Youth Day in front of an audience of 100,000 people. Before the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Olivia toured the USA and Canada, performing at 10 concerts with Piotr Rubik.