("Here beats the heart of Europe! We choose the hit for Eurovision") was the national final organised by
TVP that selected the Polish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The show was held on 26 February 2023, with 10 artists and their songs competing. The winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a five-member professional jury and a public vote. In the event of a tie, the tie would be decided in favour of the jury. On 15 February 2023, "Solo" was announced as one of the ten songs competing in the contest. Heading into the final, the song wasn't considered a heavy favorite to win the contest, being beat out by what was considered the favorite according to a Eurovision fan-site poll,
Jann's "
Gladiator". In the final, the song would manage to score 22 points, earning 12 points from the juries and placing second in the public vote. As a result, the song went on to represent
Poland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The song was announced as one of the qualifiers to move onto the grand final, and was drawn to perform fourth in a field of 26 songs. In the final, the song finished in 19th place, scoring 93 points: 81 points from televoting and 12 points from juries.
Controversy The song's win in sparked controversy in Poland due to alleged rigged votes and corruption within the jury panel for the national selection. Before the contest, the opening line of the song, "Baby / It's kind of crazy", became an
Internet meme due to Blanka's pronunciation of the opening line. Over time, the line would be mocked, with Polish media and people coining the term ", it's kajna krejsa", with the term becoming popular across Poland to both mock TVP and Blanka. Blanka would respond by wearing a dress during the contest's Turquoise Carpet before the contest, wearing a green dress with the word "Bejba" written in pink at the back of her dress. After she qualified from the second semi-final, in a response to a question about the song's promotion and widespread phenomenon as a meme, Blanka would say "Well, I want to thank all the haters because they really motivated me... I really hope that I can make my country really proud in the finals." ==Track listing==