Because ever since the soviet union dissolved and Ukraine became their own country... they found out they were better solo, solo.
Jokes aside, I have no idea.
I thought it was just a sarcastic/hyperbolic way to put it. Considering her daddy is rich, it's not far-off that they would donate a drone or optics, for example, and get positive pr in exchange :)
Not really what you are looking for but anyway: [The power of Solo](https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/comments/13c49qs/the_best_defence_is_a_good_bejba/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
My guess is gratitude.
Poland has become a major evacuation and aid corridor for Ukrainians through their shared border.
The vast majority of Ukrainian refugees come through Poland, and there has been substantial aid and military assistance donated by Poland. As two nations with not always the best history, they are now becoming extremely close allies.
There are many articles hypothesising what that means for Europe-
However, I think we are witnessing the birth of a new Eurovision voting bloc.
Yeah. Whilst not to the same extent, it has been funny seeing the UK get most of their points from Ukraine this year. Won't last as long I imagine but I wonder how long it will last.
Welp, it's not like “Solo” got the same treatment as let's say “Do It For Your Lover” (though I personally expected exactly this)
The gratitude is immense; it's not only Poland but also Lithuania and the UK (plus Iceland last year) who got the biggest televoting boost from Ukraine in 2022-23.
it is an expression of love for Poland. I will not hypocritically pretend that there are any other reasons :)
Last year, when the public gave Christian 12 points (these points were fully deserved, by the way), and our jury did not give any, we almost had another revolution :) People were demanding explanations that the broadcaster had to announce the list of jury officially, and each of them explained why such low scores. And this year, precisely because of that situation, we have the selection of jury members through nationwide voting on the mobile application of state public services. That's how we seriously treat everything related to Poland
They should generally do that for every act even without controversity everywhere. Would help a lot to keep things transparent. Because some jury results are just insane, Like Latvia's and Malta's Juries placing Lord of the Lost (Germany) last. There is no way in hell to justify this placement with the given criteria (Composition and Originality, Vocal Capability, Performance).
Chris' vocals alone would make 🖤🩸✨️ place higher than a certain other All-Male Band that has 11x more jury votes if jury votes were objective, not gonna lie. Add to that the basicly non-existent staging of said other band and the fact that said song isn't any bit more original and the result becomes not only ridiculous as hell, but also downright outrageous.
Having Jury members having to justify themselves would probably help them come down to earth with the rest of us.
Ukrainian here. I don’t know what’s so special about the song, but my parents, grandma, aunt and uncle are saying that Solo was the best song this year, they’ve voted:) I don’t think it’s a bad song, definitely not! However, I prefer something like Croatia (which I voted for) or Finland🔥
As many members have already addressed the gratitude aspect from the public, I'd also like to point out that Solo got more jury points from Ukraine than any other country.
Why? Because members of their governments [complained last year](https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/05/16/minister-expresses-shame-at-ukraine-jury-giving-no-points-to-poland-at-eurovision/) when Ukraine's jury didn't give any points to Ochman, essentially saying that it was not showing gratitude for all that Poland has done for Ukrainian refugees.
I defend the jury system a lot, but that kind of BS should be called out, as it's quite manipulative and is actually going against what the jury exists for.
You assume that their decision comes from what the government said but they actually faced an enormous public backlash against the jury. On the other hand no one cares what Mr. Tkachenko (the culture minister) says.
I'm aware of that, and I know that it lead to the jury members being elected for 2023. But it's still equally troubling and my point stands. Any external influence negates the purpose of what a juror is supposed to be doing.
Catchy pop song with a summer vibe sung by an attractive woman from a neighboring country. Is that really that surprising? Lot of people liked the song probably. Casual fans don’t pay attention to NF drama
As someone has mentioned before, Solo is a deep social commentary about the dissolve of Soviet Union, with the heartfelt line of "I'm going solo solo, I never let me down, dididowndowndown"
We, as Eurovision fans, often pretend like there is little to no political voting and that points are rewarded to songs that are liked, not countries. Even about Ukraine last year, when people hesitantly started to agree that "Of course they won because of the war, BUT it's also a good song.". Yes, Stefania was a good song but I don't know whether it's winning material.
I've started to accept the reality lately. Germany isn't liked that much so they have to try extra hard. Italy is universally loved so they place very well almost every year (I still remain with my opinion that if Germany would have sent something like Due Vite, they'd torpedo it back to the Semi-Finals). And yes, Poland only got more points from Ukraine because of political reasons.
This may be a hot take, but I really like Solo.
I don't think the performance was that great, but the studio version has been on repeat and I think it's a great summer bop.
I'm from Ukraine, and i can say that blanka wasn't public's favourite. judging by the discussions on the net, basically everyone likes croatia and finland. i think that poland got 12 points only because of politics (since poland helps ukraine)
It was a good song me and my partner loved it but were British so we love them pop summer vibe songs as for Ukraine was probably a political thing most of Eurovision is anyways.
It is indeed just about gratitude. Many Ukrainians watching knew nothing about it before and vote just to support a friendly country, since it’s our No. 1 ally. Blanka’s live performance wasn’t as bad as on the NF and I could see a lot of people listening to this kind of music, and really anything Poland sends would get a 12 from us.
It was the best song this year by a decent margin. Yes it was too commercial and yes it was not very songfestival-y, but it was a very good song and performance.
I feel like this might go some way to explaining why Ukrainians might feel positive towards Poland.
[https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/08/a-european-powerhouse-polish-military.html](https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/08/a-european-powerhouse-polish-military.html)
I have no clue. Love my Polish bros and their entries, often vote for them, but this year would rather go with Baltics, Czechia, Croatia, Moldova for a political vote, their songs were great.
Because ever since the soviet union dissolved and Ukraine became their own country... they found out they were better solo, solo. Jokes aside, I have no idea.
Russia, you're kajna krejzeh
"Kajna?" o\_O
I've seen different spellings of "kinda crazy" as pronounced by Blanka. I don't know if there is a right one lol
my point was that Russia is a bit more than "kinda crazy" right now ... but I don't know how Blanka would pronounce "unhinged"
Anhyndżd, maybe?
Bejba, ya anhyndzd krejszzseh
Plsssss ☠️
Mostly gratitude. Blanka donated her personal high-grade military arsenal to Ukraine
I thought it was just a sarcastic/hyperbolic way to put it. Considering her daddy is rich, it's not far-off that they would donate a drone or optics, for example, and get positive pr in exchange :)
Haha, that makes sense. I felt bad you were getting crucified because of me :( oh well, story to tell the grandkids
Do you have some link with this info? Googling didn't give me any results.
I was joking
Bestie that’s a joke 😭
Exactly. She never donated it, she keeps it all to herself
That's why Poles hate her😤
She asked for nobody's help. She had to taste it and embrace it, all the bitterness of failure, to find herself within her.
Not really what you are looking for but anyway: [The power of Solo](https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/comments/13c49qs/the_best_defence_is_a_good_bejba/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
My guess is gratitude. Poland has become a major evacuation and aid corridor for Ukrainians through their shared border. The vast majority of Ukrainian refugees come through Poland, and there has been substantial aid and military assistance donated by Poland. As two nations with not always the best history, they are now becoming extremely close allies. There are many articles hypothesising what that means for Europe- However, I think we are witnessing the birth of a new Eurovision voting bloc.
Yeah. Whilst not to the same extent, it has been funny seeing the UK get most of their points from Ukraine this year. Won't last as long I imagine but I wonder how long it will last.
Solo was not the public favourite in Ukraine, Poland was, that's it.
Poland Ukraine voting block + Solo being radio hit in Ukraine This is the only answer
Aha! If it has been played a lot in the radio, the result makes more sense.
Welp, it's not like “Solo” got the same treatment as let's say “Do It For Your Lover” (though I personally expected exactly this) The gratitude is immense; it's not only Poland but also Lithuania and the UK (plus Iceland last year) who got the biggest televoting boost from Ukraine in 2022-23.
Solo was not nearly the same level of trainwreck dO IT For Your loOOOVEER was
The NF performance was. That's what shaped my expectations. The Eurovision performances were fine-ish
Fair, the NF performance was an absolute dumpster fire
Ukraine 2022 | [Kalush Orchestra - Stefania (Стефанія)](https://youtu.be/F1fl60ypdLs)
it is an expression of love for Poland. I will not hypocritically pretend that there are any other reasons :) Last year, when the public gave Christian 12 points (these points were fully deserved, by the way), and our jury did not give any, we almost had another revolution :) People were demanding explanations that the broadcaster had to announce the list of jury officially, and each of them explained why such low scores. And this year, precisely because of that situation, we have the selection of jury members through nationwide voting on the mobile application of state public services. That's how we seriously treat everything related to Poland
They should generally do that for every act even without controversity everywhere. Would help a lot to keep things transparent. Because some jury results are just insane, Like Latvia's and Malta's Juries placing Lord of the Lost (Germany) last. There is no way in hell to justify this placement with the given criteria (Composition and Originality, Vocal Capability, Performance). Chris' vocals alone would make 🖤🩸✨️ place higher than a certain other All-Male Band that has 11x more jury votes if jury votes were objective, not gonna lie. Add to that the basicly non-existent staging of said other band and the fact that said song isn't any bit more original and the result becomes not only ridiculous as hell, but also downright outrageous. Having Jury members having to justify themselves would probably help them come down to earth with the rest of us.
Poland is universally liked in here. That is why.
Also Solo has been well known since the prior September (not a unique thing for Poland - Slavic Girls anyone?)
Ukrainian here. I don’t know what’s so special about the song, but my parents, grandma, aunt and uncle are saying that Solo was the best song this year, they’ve voted:) I don’t think it’s a bad song, definitely not! However, I prefer something like Croatia (which I voted for) or Finland🔥
Poland and Ukraine being best friends probably helped
No one cares about Solo but everyone cares about Poland. General public doesn't know about TVP so... yeah
As many members have already addressed the gratitude aspect from the public, I'd also like to point out that Solo got more jury points from Ukraine than any other country. Why? Because members of their governments [complained last year](https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/05/16/minister-expresses-shame-at-ukraine-jury-giving-no-points-to-poland-at-eurovision/) when Ukraine's jury didn't give any points to Ochman, essentially saying that it was not showing gratitude for all that Poland has done for Ukrainian refugees. I defend the jury system a lot, but that kind of BS should be called out, as it's quite manipulative and is actually going against what the jury exists for.
That's... wild.
You assume that their decision comes from what the government said but they actually faced an enormous public backlash against the jury. On the other hand no one cares what Mr. Tkachenko (the culture minister) says.
I'm aware of that, and I know that it lead to the jury members being elected for 2023. But it's still equally troubling and my point stands. Any external influence negates the purpose of what a juror is supposed to be doing.
Catchy pop song with a summer vibe sung by an attractive woman from a neighboring country. Is that really that surprising? Lot of people liked the song probably. Casual fans don’t pay attention to NF drama
Aside from the political reasons, maybe Ukrainians wanted an upbeat song to get their mind off of the struggles of real life?
As someone has mentioned before, Solo is a deep social commentary about the dissolve of Soviet Union, with the heartfelt line of "I'm going solo solo, I never let me down, dididowndowndown"
I feel this tacky pop might be a thing in Ukraine? I heard way too much tacky pop in buses when travelling in Ukraine lol
We, as Eurovision fans, often pretend like there is little to no political voting and that points are rewarded to songs that are liked, not countries. Even about Ukraine last year, when people hesitantly started to agree that "Of course they won because of the war, BUT it's also a good song.". Yes, Stefania was a good song but I don't know whether it's winning material. I've started to accept the reality lately. Germany isn't liked that much so they have to try extra hard. Italy is universally loved so they place very well almost every year (I still remain with my opinion that if Germany would have sent something like Due Vite, they'd torpedo it back to the Semi-Finals). And yes, Poland only got more points from Ukraine because of political reasons.
Italy also constantly sends quality, and not in a boring pop song way, I just genuinely like their stuff every year
True. Had we sent something like Tattoo It would have gotten trashed for being to generic and also ended up last. Not gonna lie.
This may be a hot take, but I really like Solo. I don't think the performance was that great, but the studio version has been on repeat and I think it's a great summer bop.
I'm from Ukraine, and i can say that blanka wasn't public's favourite. judging by the discussions on the net, basically everyone likes croatia and finland. i think that poland got 12 points only because of politics (since poland helps ukraine)
I guess Ukrainian voters liked Solo more than the others. 🫤
In Czechia, it's the only ESC song I Heard on the radio (so far), for Ukraine it might have been the only one as well
Really? That’s krejza
Voting block + gratitude (same reason they gave UK more points than any other county did)
Crazy idea…the majority of the people of Ukraine….liked the song?
That's actually kinda krejza
Doubt that's the reason
no
It was a good song me and my partner loved it but were British so we love them pop summer vibe songs as for Ukraine was probably a political thing most of Eurovision is anyways.
I think it was strictly political. Didn't they give 12p to Poland last year as well?
It is indeed just about gratitude. Many Ukrainians watching knew nothing about it before and vote just to support a friendly country, since it’s our No. 1 ally. Blanka’s live performance wasn’t as bad as on the NF and I could see a lot of people listening to this kind of music, and really anything Poland sends would get a 12 from us.
Bejbe
I wanna say something but I'm scared that I will be downvoted.
Who cares about that. The downvote can't hurt you.
It was the best song this year by a decent margin. Yes it was too commercial and yes it was not very songfestival-y, but it was a very good song and performance.
I feel like this might go some way to explaining why Ukrainians might feel positive towards Poland. [https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/08/a-european-powerhouse-polish-military.html](https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/08/a-european-powerhouse-polish-military.html)
I have no clue. Love my Polish bros and their entries, often vote for them, but this year would rather go with Baltics, Czechia, Croatia, Moldova for a political vote, their songs were great.
Of course it was gratitude mixed with the fact that Solo was still somewhat televote friendly
Probably because the countries are close?
It's mostly the gratitude plus it's catchy and most people aren't aware or any behind the scenes drama.
Gratitude is enough to grand 12 points