TVP have announced the details for the national final which will decide next year's Polish representative in the Eurovision Song Contest. Piosenka dla Europy 2008 (A song for Europe) will be held on 23 February in Warsaw and this year's format includes three wildcards chosen by the broacaster.

The deadline for the submission of songs for the 2008 Polish final is 2nd January. The contest is open to professional artists, local and foreign. The performing artists must comply with at least one of the following: a) They must have at least one album or single released and presented to radio audiences no later than 30.09.2007, b) Have documented participation in at least one song contest or festival, c) Be signed with a record label or have a contract with an active concert/advertising company or a promotion agency.

A special committee wll select at least ten of the submitted songs to compete in Piosenka dla Europy 2008. For the first time, TVP will add three more songs by artists of their choice as wildcards.The list of the finalists will be announced on 7th January. During the final, the winner will be decided, like in 2006 years, by a mixture of jury vote and televote ata 50-50 split. The jury will comprise five members who will vote for their favourite entry Eurovision style. The same voting format will be followed for the televote as well (12 points to the most popular song etc).

Interested parties can find more information here. (external link in Polish)

A very special thank you to Łukasz Krych for his contribution to the article.