| "To nie ja!" | |
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| Single by Edyta Górniak | |
| from the album Dotyk | |
| Released | March 1994 |
| Recorded | January 1994 |
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| Length | 3:05 |
| Label | Pomaton EMI |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1994 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Edyta Górniak |
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| Composer(s) | Stanisław Syrewicz |
| Lyricist(s) | Jacek Cygan |
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| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 2nd |
| Final points | 166 |
| Entry chronology | |
| "Sama" (1995) ► | |
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"To nie ja!" (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔ ɲɛ ˈja]; "It wasn't me!"; often rendered without the exclamation mark) was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994,[1] performed in Polish by Edyta Górniak. This marked Poland's debut at the contest, and consequently the first time that the Polish language had been used in a contest entry. The song achieved second place in the Eurovision final – at the time the highest ever placing attained by a debut song (even in the first contest, Switzerland won with their second song of the night). It was released as a single in English as "Once in a Lifetime".
The song is a dramatic ballad, with Górniak describing herself as having an "easy world" – seemingly one of easy distinctions between good and bad. She sings that she is not Eve, referring to the Biblical character, and asking for her listener not to blame her for the sins of that figure, and to accept her for who she really is.[2]
- ^ "To nie ja! (Poland 1994)". Moopy Eurovision forum. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ Kennedy O'Connor, John (2005). The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History.