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Edyta Górniak is a Polish singer, one of the most popular in her country's pop music scene. She is widely regarded as one of the most famous and talented figures in the history of the Polish music scene. She is known primarily for her wide vocal range, incredible artistic sensitivity and charisma.

Career[]

She started her career in 1990 as a musical theatre actress starring in the show Metro, which is the most popular and longest-running production in Polish history. It went to Broadway, however it only ran for about two weeks.

Edyta was Poland's very first representative at Eurovision when she took part in the 1994 contest in Dublin with the song To nie ja. Though threatened with disqualification at one point for singing in English during the jury final, she went on to finish a distant second behind Ireland. Nonetheless, it was the best effort by a debut nation at that time (Serbia eclipsed that when it won in 2007) and remains Poland's best-ever finish at the contest.

"To nie ja" proved to be her breakthrough in Poland, becoming the biggest hit of 1994 in Poland. She released her first studio album a year later.

Górniak was also asked to sing the Polish national anthem at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Busan, South Korea, which she did. However, her performance had a decidedly mixed reception, being sung at a much slower tempo than usual.

She tried again to represent her country in 2016 with the song "Grateful", but finished in third place behind eventual winner Michał Szpak and fan favorite Margaret.

In the latest years, she has been known for spreading conspiracy theories about COVID-19, from what her career suffered greatly.

She was also a judge in Poland's 2023 preselection for Eurovision, which picked Blanka as the representative of Poland on Eurovision. Some Eurovision fans suspect the national final was rigged.

She submitted a song to Poland's internal preselections the year later called "I'm Grateful", finishing in 18th place with 5 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Participants
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Songs
Flag of SwedenStjärnornaFlag of FinlandBye Bye BabyFlag of IrelandRock 'n' Roll KidsFlag of CyprusIme Anthropos Ki EgoFlag of IcelandNæturFlag of United KingdomLonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)Flag of CroatiaNek' ti bude ljubav svaFlag of PortugalChamar a músicaFlag of SwitzerlandSto pregandoFlag of EstoniaNagu merelaineFlag of RomaniaDincolo de noriFlag of MaltaMore than LoveFlag of The NetherlandsWaar is de zon?Flag of GermanyWir geben 'ne PartyIconSlovakiaNekonečná pieseňFlag of LithuaniaLopšinė mylimaiFlag of NorwayDuettFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaOstani kraj meneFlag of GreeceTo trehandiriFlag of AustriaFür den Frieden der WeltFlag of SpainElla no es ellaFlag of HungaryKinek mondjam el vétkeimet?Flag of RussiaVechnyy strannikFlag of PolandTo nie jaFlag of FranceJe suis un vrai garçon
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