The Polish Eurovision committee has denied JoJo Siwa’s claims that she is “in talks” to represent the country at next year’s song contest.
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In a recent TikTok video, JoJo Siwa claimed that she was in “real” talks with the Polish Eurovision team to represent the country next year after revealing that she is of Polish descent, and that her song ‘Yesterday’s Tomorrow’s Today’ has gone viral in the country.
“Eurovision’s into it,” she said in her video, uploaded shortly before flying down to Poland. “We’re talking with the people in Poland. Each country essentially decides who goes to Eurovision to represent that country, so we’ve been talking to everybody… If Poland wants me to represent, I will be there. I will make it happen.”
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♬ Yesterday’s Tomorrow’s Today – JoJo Siwa
Siwa also noted that she wouldn’t be able to perform ‘Yesterday’s Tomorrow’s Today’ at Eurovision, and has an unreleased song in mind for next year’s contest.
However, per a report from the BBC, the Polish Eurovision team have denied these claims, telling the outlet that they haven’t been in discussion with the singer. Additionally, Polish broadcaster TVP — which helps select the country’s representatives — said it wasn’t currently speaking to any artists and hadn’t made any decisions about 2025.
The BBC has reached out to Siwa’s team for clarification, who have yet to comment on the singer’s claims.
The 2025 edition of the song contest will be heading to Switzerland next year thanks to Nemo’s win in Malmö earlier this year with their song ‘The Code’. Nemo’s victory was the first for the country since Celine Dion picked up the win in 1988 with ‘Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi’. They were also the first ever non-binary winner in the competition’s history.
This year’s contest was dogged with controversy following the EBU’s decision to allow Israel to compete amid the Israel-Palestine conflict. The move was criticised as “cultural cover and endorsement for the catastrophic violence that Israel has unleashed on Palestinians” by organisations such as Queers For Palestine, who wrote an open letter to UK entry Olly Alexander to boycott the contest this year.
Over 1,000 Swedish artists called for Israel to be banned this year, such as Robyn, Fever Ray, and First Aid Kit, and artists including Olly Alexander faced calls to boycott the event.
