Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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| Country |
 Poland
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 25 February 2014 | |||
| Selected entrant | Donatan and Cleo | |||
| Selected song | "My Słowianie - We Are Slavic" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (8th, 70 points) | |||
| Final result | 14th, 62 points | |||
| Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected internally by the Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP). Donatan and Cleo represented Poland with the self-written song "My Słowianie - We Are Slavic", which qualified from the second semi-final to compete in the final. Poland placed 14th in the final, scoring 62 points.
On 5 December 2013, TVP confirmed that Poland would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest for the 2014 edition after a two-year absence. Their return to the contest was motivated by a reduction in participation fees by the European Broadcasting Union. TVP withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 stating that the broadcaster would be focusing on the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship (which Poland co-hosted with Ukraine) and the 2012 Summer Olympics. For the 2013 Contest, the TVP board of directors decided against returning to the contest with reasons such as the contest lacking focus on music and the presence of voting among neighbouring countries behind the decision.
TVP selected the Polish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 through an internal selection.Donatan and Cleo were heavily rumoured to be selected by TVP in the months prior to the selection announcement and on 20 February 2014, Donatan and Cleo confirmed via their social media accounts that they attended a meeting with TVP regarding the 2014 contest. On 25 February 2014, it was announced that Donatan and Cleo would represent Poland with their song "My Słowianie" during the TVP programme Świat się kręci. The song "My Słowianie" had been released earlier in October 2013 and received media exposure for its music video which mocks Polish stereotypes.
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