Polish Aspirations: On Edyta Górniak’s Song "To nie ja!"
Polish Aspirations: On Edyta Górniak’s Song "To nie ja!"

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses Edyta Górniak’s song To nie ja!, which placed second at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. Górniak’s entry can be seen as an example of the transformation discourse of the postcommunist 1990s, in which the question of Polish aspirations is raised. The article focuses on press discourses that present the main narratives of success and scandal in the mainstream media, supplementing them with existing biographical and autobiographical sources. In addition, the article analyses the song, linking it with the political reality of the early 1990s in Poland. It concludes with a reflection on the role of nation branding in the country’s first ESC entry, filling a knowledge gap existing in Eurovision Studies.

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