Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
It has only, thus far, reached the top ten on one other occasion, when "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" performed by Ich Troje finished seventh in 2003.[2] In 2003 and 2004, TVP organised televised national finals that featured a competition among several artists and songs in order to select its entry.[5] In addition to the presentation of the song, past Polish representatives, Justyna Steczkowska (1995), Ich Troje (2003) and Blue Café (2004), performed as guests during the show.[7] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2004 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 19 May 2005 in order to compete for the final on 21 May 2005; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final.On 22 March 2005, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order for the semi-final and Poland was set to perform last in position 25, following the entry from Denmark.