The Polish participating broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP), organised the national final Piosenka dla Europy 2006 in order to select its entry for the contest.
It has only, thus far, reached the top ten on one other occasion, when "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" performed by Ich Troje finished seventh in 2003.
[2] In 2003 and 2004, TVP organised televised national finals that featured a competition among several artists and songs in order to select its entry.
[2] Piosenka dla Europy 2006 was the national final organised by TVP in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.
The selection committee consisted of Piotr Klatt (journalist and musician, managing editor at TVP1), Janusz Kosiński (editor and music journalist), Tomasz Deszczyński (President of OGAE Poland), Kamil Górecki (member of OGAE Poland), Bartek Jastrzębowski (television director), Zygmunt Kukla (conductor, music director of the Opole Festival and Sopot Festival), Paweł Rurak Sokal (who represented Poland in 2004 as a member of the band Blue Cafe), Robert Sankowski (music journalist), Maria Szabłowska (music journalist at TVP and Polish Radio), Bogdan Olewicz (composer) and Andrzej Witkowski (editor for the Opole Festival and Sopot Festival).
The jury consisted of Maryla Rodowicz (singer), Maria Szabłowska (Polish Radio), Elżbieta Skrętkowska (creator of Szansa na Sukces), Beata Drążkowska (member of OGAE Poland), Zygmunt Kukla (conductor, music director of the Opole Festival and Sopot Festival) and Robert Leszczyński (journalist).
[9] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2005 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 18 May 2006 in order to compete for the final on 20 May 2006; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final.
Male vocalist of Ich Troje, Michał Wiśniewski, had green and white hair rather than his usual red due to his promotional contract with a mobile network operator.
Wiśniewski concluded the performance by tearing off the dress of pregnant vocalist and his then-fiancée Anna Świątczak and displayed affection towards their unborn baby.