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GAJA by Justyna Steczkowska
I really enjoyed Poland’s 1995 entry Sama although few thought much about it after it opened the show. Singer Justyna was one of the most unlikely I expected to make a comeback to Eurovision thirty years later, but here we are.
This couldn’t be more different. Sama offered a mostly static performance, downbeat and melancholy, although Justyna did nail some very impressive high notes. That vocal range is back on display here and goodness does she have a set of pipes on her!
The song GAJA is a more esoteric affair, evoking the Greek goddess of the earth. Justyna at times bellows this out, accompanied by a set of dancers in bondage-adjacent outfits, cowping her creels as she flings herself into all manner of poses before being hoist aloft, hanging from ropes above the stage. You wonder how she gets her breath. I’m quite out of puff just watching.
The display detracts from the song – what there is of it at least, it’s quite an unusual thing – but I feel it’s not the melody or composition that’s out to impress, it’s the sheer force of Justyna performing this. It’s big, bold, and inescapable whilst she’s on stage.
Poland can certainly mobilise the diaspora, so combine this with the display on offer and we might see a very good result for this indeed. If the Poles don’t come out to back her, though, this could finish anywhere.
My marks: 7 points
Photo: Justyna Steczkowska/EBU
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