Alicja Szemplińska wystąpi 18. w finale Eurowizja 2026
Alicja Szemplińska will sing “Pray” in the eurowizja 2026 final on Saturday evening. She is set to go 18th in the running order, with the broadcast starting at 21:00.
The Polish entry returns after Szemplińska first performed the song in the first semifinal of the 70. Konkursu Piosenki Eurowizji on Tuesday 12 May 2026. For viewers in Poland, the final will also be a viewing decision: they can watch with Artur Orzech’s commentary on TVP1, TVP Polonia and TVP VOD, but they cannot vote for her under the contest rules.
TVP1 and YouTube at 21:00
The final will stream on the official Eurovision Song Contest channel on YouTube, while Polish viewers can also follow it on TVP1, TVP Polonia and TVP VOD. That gives domestic audiences two practical paths to the same show: the Polish broadcast with commentary, or the wider online stream.
For Szemplińska, the 18th slot is the number that matters most. Running order still shapes how a song lands late in the show, and she is set to follow 17 other performances before her turn arrives.
Voting rules for Poland
Viewer voting starts after the last competition performance ends. In this year’s contest, each viewer can cast a maximum of 10 votes, but Polish viewers are blocked from voting for Szemplińska.
Instead, people in Poland can vote for the other 24 participants by sending an SMS with a number from 01 to 25 to 73555. Each SMS vote costs 4.92 zł, a straightforward pay-per-vote system that leaves no room for casual voting once the final begins.
Viewers outside Poland can vote for Szemplińska by sending an SMS with “18” to the number indicated by the operator. People in countries that do not participate in Eurowizja 2026 can vote at after entering payment card details.
Saturday evening for Poland
The setup is unusually split: Polish viewers can watch the country’s entry but not support it, while overseas voters can. That makes the final less about simple national backing and more about where the audience is sitting when the last performance ends.
For anyone following Poland’s result, the practical move is simple: tune in at 21:00, wait for the final act to finish, then vote only if the rules allow it from your location. For Szemplińska, the night turns on one number — 18 — and whether viewers outside Poland send it back.
