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Envoy slams Ukrainian jury for zero points to Poland at Eurovision

The group had been helped to victory by the 12 points it got from the Polish jury, but the Ukrainian jury failed to give Krystian Ochman from Poland a single point. ALESSANDRO DI MARCO/PAP/EPA

Ukraine's ambassador to Poland has criticised the Ukrainian jury of the Eurovision Song Contest for not awarding a single point to Poland.

Duo on mission to bring rich world of Polish classical music to global audience

Soprano Alexandra Nowakowski and pianist Michał Biel, are currently recording an hour-long CD to bring Polish classical music to an international audience while at the same time breaking the Chopin-only stereotype that they believe exists about the nation’s musical heritage.

The future of music: Polish pop starlet hailed by Spotify & Rolling Stone

VIDEO: Julia Pośnik found herself spotlighted by the music platform as one of their “top ten artists to watch” and her face splashed on a billboard in Times Square. Featured also in Rolling Stone, the 21-year-old from Warsaw has called her sudden fame “the fulfilment of one of her craziest dreams.”

Teenage singing sensation drives fans wild with her debut song in Polish

Carla Fernandes who was born in London to a Polish mother and Spanish/Portugese father, has already clocked up over 3.5 million views on YouTube and has been streamed over 1 million times on Spotify since the release of her song ‘Ok’ on April 22nd.

Song and dance group revive traditions of Lemko ethnic minority in Poland

Historically from the Beskid and Pieniny highlands around Beskid Sądecki, Beskid Niski and parts of the Pienin mountains, the Lemkos were displaced from their native lands in 1947 and resettled in Western Poland as part of ‘Operation Vistula’, the Communist authority’s forced resettlement of several ethnic minorities from the south-east of post-war Poland to the reclaimed territories in the west of the country.

Bagpipe player brings history of Polish music to life with series of evocative videos

Mikołaj Wozniak from Gniezno hopes to raise public awareness of Poland’s historical musical traditions in a more accessible way, bringing it to people in Poland and abroad who are unfamiliar with the subject. From next week, all films will also have English subtitles.

Poland's D-Day Story live

Discover the important role of Poland's military during the Normandy landings at this special anniversary event.

Czesław Niemen: The man behind the music that unites a nation

Despite passing away 15 years ago today, Niemen’s music remains as powerful and resonant as ever.

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Teen sparks national mania after spotted reading book instead of smartphone while selling raspberries

The 13-year-old called Samuel charmed the country after being photographed on the high street in Gniezno which quickly went viral creating a wave of ‘Samuel-mania’.

The first report:

  • PM vows stiff punishment for River Odra pollution
  • Polish Armed Forces Day celebrated in Warsaw
  • Polish woman wins first marathon gold at European Championships
  • No toxic substances proven to cause fish death in Odra says minister
  • Poland accepts over 5.5 mln refugees since war in Ukraine started

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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