Poland participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 26 November 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. A national final, which took place on 1 October 2017, saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury made up of music professionals and a public telephone vote. Alicja Rega was chosen as the winner of the selection and she got the right to represent Poland with the song "Mój dom".
Background
Prior to the 2017 Contest, Poland has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times. In 2003 and 2004, Poland ended in last place and they decided not to participate from 2005 to 2015. The country returned successfully in 2016. Olivia Wieczorek was selected to represent the nation that year with the song "Nie zapomnij". Olivia ended in 11th place out of 17 entries with 60 points.
The Polish broadcaster confirmed their participation on 1 August 2017 and opened the submission period for their national selection. They announced that their national selection would take place on 1 October 2017.
The national selection Krajowe Eliminacje do Konkursu Piosenki Eurowizji dla Dzieci 2017 took place on 1 October 2017 at studio 5 of TVP in Warsaw. It featured ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury made up of music professionals and a public telephone vote. The show was hosted by Rafał Brzozowski, who ended second in the Polish selection for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. The show was opened by the last year's representative Olivia Wieczorek, who performed her entry “Nie zapomnij”. Olivia also performed with Rafał Brzozowski as a duet and they sang the song "Mam tę moc”. Natalia Szroeder and Sylwia Lipka were performing as interval acts during the show. At the end of the show, Alicja Rega was announced as the winner of the selection and she got the right to represent Poland in Tbilisi with her song "Mój dom". Alicja won both the jury and the telephone vote.
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 20 November 2017, Poland determined their running order position for the final.
Voting
The results of the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest were determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting started on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting stopped on Sunday, 26 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers could vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They could also vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points. The number of points was determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, thus it would receive 20% of the available points. The public vote counted for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% came from the professional juries.
