Poland: Sara Egwu-James wins Szansa na Sukces – Eurowizja Junior 2021 and is off to Paris

Poland: Sara Egwu-James wins Szansa na Sukces – Eurowizja Junior 2021 and is off to Paris
Sunday, 26 September 2021

  • Sara Egwu-James is winner of the Polish Junior Eurovision 2021 selection 'Szansa na Sukces – Eurowizja Junior 2021' and will be representing the country at Junior Eurovision in Paris with the song 'Somebody'.

    The show 'Szansa na Sukces' ( Chance for Success) served for the thrid time as the selection format for the Polish representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. As in previous years, this year's  format consisted of three themed rounds which determined the thee finalists that competed in this evening's final show. 

    The three finalists that took the stage tonight along with the point they received were: 

    • Sara James – Somebody – 5+5 – 10 points – 1st
    • Miłosz Świetlik Skierski – Open Wide – 1+3 – 4 points – 2nd
    • Marysia Stachera – One World of Colors – 3+3 – 4 points – 2nd

    The final outcome of the show was determined 50% by televoting and 50% by a jury which was made up by the following members: 

    • Konrad Smuga – Head of Poland’s Junior Eurovision performances
    • Grzegorz Urban – Music Director of Szansa na Sukces
    • Anna Cyzowska-Andura – Head of the Agency Kreacji Rozrywki

    In addition a panel of jurors formed by Roksana Węgiel winner of Junior Eurovision 2018, Ala Tracz Poland’s 2020 representative and Edyta Górniak Poland's Eurovision 1994 act commented on the competing performances.

     

    A few words for Sara Egwu-James

    The gifted 13-year-old comes from Słubice. She has both Polish and Nigerian roots, inherited from her father. Sara is a very family person, so her passion for music comes from the comfort of her home. Her parents are Arleta Dancewicz and John James (musician known from, among others, the X-factor).

    Currently, she attends the Primary School in Ośnie and also attends the 1st Level Music School in Słubice, where she learns to play the piano. Her vocal training workshop is taking place under the watchful eye of Edyta Kręgiel at the SMOK Cultural Center in Słubice. Her interests focus primarily on music, while Sara also enjoys dancing and cooking. Her signature dish is American pancakes. The young artist is also happy to share her achievements on Instragram, where she can be found most often.

    Her career took off for good when she appeared in the fourth edition of The Voice Kids which she eventually won. However, this was not her first contact with this program. Sara took part in one of the previous editions, but dropped out at the pre-casting stage. The extra time to train her skills allowed her to come back in style.

    Performing the song Anyone by Demi Lovato, Sara Egwu-James stole the hearts of jurors and viewers. Everyone turned, but the singer chose the team of Tomson and Baron, under whose coaching she reached the final of the competition and won it. In the program she was hailed as the Polish Whitney Houston, which the young singer is very happy about. Her dream is to reach the level of the artist in the future.

     

    News Source: TVP/Eurovoix

    Photo: www.glamour.pl/AKPA