{"id":36735,"date":"2026-05-09T22:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/36735\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T22:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:20:08","slug":"wiktor-sas-wins-the-grand-final-of-the-voice-kids-and-will-represent-poland-at-junior-eurovision-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/36735\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiktor Sas wins the grand final of \u2018The Voice Kids\u2019 and will represent Poland at Junior Eurovision 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The best children\u2019s voice in Poland 2026! Wiktor Sas has been chosen as the representative of Poland for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after winning the grand final of \u2018The Voice Kids Poland\u2019. He received the majority support from viewers through text messages in the superfinal, beating Oliwia Johnson (Team Cleo) and Antosia Grobelna (Team Blanka), the other finalists. The 13-year-old has been part of the team of singer Miko\u0142aj Maciej Trybulec \u201cTribbs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, May 9, from 20:30 CEST, the grand final of \u2018The Voice Kids Poland\u2019 was broadcast on TVP 2, hosted by Paulina Chylewska and Michalina Sosna. The first round, previously recorded, featured nine contestants. From them, each coach selected a superfinalist. Then, live, viewers at home had the final decision in their hands to choose the winner.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to earning the ticket that will take him to the stage of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (with no official date or venue yet announced), he will sign a record deal with Universal Music Polska to release his first original works. He will also receive a 50,000 zloty scholarship (approximately \u20ac11,798.15) to support his professional career.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his participation in the European contest, he will work with renowned composers and lyricists to shape his entry with which he will compete for Poland\u2019s third victory.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2026, \u2018The Voice Kids Poland\u2019 has officially become the Polish national selection, although in 2025, its finalist Marianna K\u0142os was internally selected to represent the country at the contest held in Tbilisi (Georgia).<\/p>\n<p>In a symbolic way, Poland has kicked off the junior Eurovision 2026 season, selecting the first artist of the 24th edition. However, other countries such as Georgia, the Netherlands, and Portugal are also currently immersed in their respective national selection processes.<\/p>\n<p>This special gala featured the presence of French singer Lou Deleuze, winner of Junior Eurovision 2025 with \u201cCe Monde,\u201d and Austrian JJ, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with \u201cWasted Love.\u201d In addition, Zosia W\u00f3jcik, last year\u2019s winner, also attended to present the trophy to the 2026 winner, alongside Marianna K\u0142os, Poland\u2019s representative at Junior Eurovision 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Who is Wiktor Sas? Meet Poland\u2019s representative at Junior Eurovision 2026<\/p>\n<p>Wiktor Sas is 13 years old. He is an energetic, cheerful, brave, sensitive, and empathetic child. He began speaking very early and, at just eighteen months old, he was already singing. In fact, his first vocal performances took place in kindergarten. He is never bored: he sings, dances, recites, plays football, goes fishing, and cooks delicious spaghetti carbonara.<\/p>\n<p>He has been refining his singing for six years. He is a very diligent student, actively participates in school and community life, and is also a volunteer.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>How was the grand final of \u2018The Voice Kids Poland\u2019 2026 structured? This is how Poland chose its representative for Junior Eurovision<\/p>\n<p>Over the past weeks, the aspiring artists of \u2018The Voice Kids Poland\u2019 went through the different stages of the competition. Each coach had a team of 18 artists. After the battles and eliminations, nine finalists remained (three per team).<\/p>\n<p>In this ninth edition, \u2018The Voice Kids Poland\u2019 featured two prominent Polish representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest as coaches: Cleo (2014) and Blanka (2023), alongside Miko\u0142aj Maciej Trybulec \u201cTribbs\u201d, who gradually selected their contestants until forming a grand final with nine contenders for victory.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the following stages of \u2018The Voice Kids Poland\u2019 after the blind auditions, including battles and eliminations, the teams were formed, and for the grand final, each coach competed with three young artists:<\/p>\n<p>BlankaTribbsCleoAlan Lubi\u0144skiAmelia \u0141\u0119czyckaAleksandra \u2018Ola\u2019 Pi\u0142atAnia JankowskaLeon PawlikowskiLeon SkorupskiAntosia GrobelnaWiktor SasOliwia Johnson<\/p>\n<p>In the grand final, they took to the stage again to perform covers of popular songs. The contestants\u2019 performances were evaluated by the coaches and were also subject to viewer voting via text messages.<\/p>\n<p>In the first phase, each coach selected their superfinalist, resulting in a final round of three artists only: Oliwia Johnson (Team Cleo), Antosia Grobelna (Team Blanka), and Wiktor Sas (Team Tribbs). In the superfinal, viewers voted by SMS to determine which contestant received the most votes and therefore became the winner of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The winner, in addition to the title of \u2018The Voice Kids Poland\u2019 champion, will sign a record deal with Universal Music Polska. Furthermore, he will represent Poland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The producer, the broadcaster TVP, or the program sponsor awarded additional prizes to participants. Specifically, Aleksandra \u2018Ola\u2019 Pi\u0142at received the Orange Award, which will allow her to record her first solo single.<\/p>\n<p>The grand final of \u2018The Voice Kids Poland\u2019 began at 20:30 CEST. The first round, previously recorded, was broadcast until 22:45 CEST. The live final results were then shown starting at 22:45 CEST, and this final phase lasted until approximately 23:40 CEST.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The best children\u2019s voice in Poland 2026! 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