eurovision 2026
Alicja Szemplińska
Alicja Szemplińska, billed as Alicja, represented Poland at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna with “Pray”, finishing 12th of 25. Poland also picked Alicja Szemplińska for 2020, the year the contest was cancelled.
- who
- Polish singer
- born
- 29 April 2002, Ciechanów, Poland
- billed as
- Alicja
- contest
- 2026
- best result
- 12th, 2026
- music
- pop
- active
- since 2016
- sang for
- Poland
Biography
Alicja is a Polish singer-songwriter who was chosen for the 2020 contest with “Empires” and lost the chance when it was cancelled. Poland sent Alicja again in 2026, and “Pray” finished twelfth in Vienna.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Alicja Szemplińska”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2020 Rotterdam
“Empires”
Cancelled Chosen for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled before a note was sung.
- Billed as
- Alicja
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Laurell Barker, Maria Broberg, Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Patryk Kumór, Fraser Mac, Reece Pullinger
- Age on the night
- 18
The story of Eurovision 2020: The contest that never happened
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2026 Vienna
“Pray”
12th of 25 Finished 12th of 25 in the final, with 150 points.
- Billed as
- Alicja
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Alicja Szemplińska, Sinclair Alan Malcolm, Weronika Gabryelczyk
- Running order
- 18th of 25 in the final
- Semi-final
- 2nd of 15, 247 points
- Age on the night
- 24
- Won that year
- Bulgaria: Dara, “Bangaranga”
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