Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "I Don't Wanna Leave" written by Alex Geringos and Bernd Klimpel. The song was performed by Lidia Kopania. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) organised the national final Piosenka dla Europy 2009 in order to select the Polish entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. The national final took place on 14 February 2009 and featured ten entries. "I Don't Wanna Leave" performed by Lidia Kopania was selected as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a four-member jury panel and a public vote.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
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| Country | Poland | |||
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| Selection process | Piosenka dla Europy 2009 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 14 February 2009 | |||
| Selected entrant | Lidia Kopania | |||
| Selected song | "I Don't Wanna Leave" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (12th) | |||
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Poland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2009. Performing in position 5, "I Don't Wanna Leave" was not announced among the ten qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Poland placed twelfth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 43 points.