EURO ALFA Panel: Review โ€“ Poland’s Justyna Steczkowska with “GAJA” ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ


26 April 2025 at 6:18 PM

By Reza Mafi



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Raul:ย GAJAAAAAAAAA!!! Mother is coming to SLAY!!! This is my most streamed song of ESC 2025 cause I love this so so much, the song PURE ART, the staging – can be a bit more, MOTHER JUSTYNA (52 YEARS??? LIKE REALLY?? I wouldn’t say that), the vocals (OMFG) everything is just perfect. Regarding the ESC STAGING I saw that she will fly sooooo IT’S GONNA BE AMAZING!!!! Top 10 for Mother GAJA
Grade:ย 10/10

Reza: I had such a love-hate relationship with this song. When I first heard it, I honestly really disliked it โ€” I was rooting for other favorites from their national final. But after giving it another listen and watching the live performance, it really grew on me. Now itโ€™s in my top 10, and itโ€™ll probably stay there. Sheโ€™s incredible, especially for her age, amazing vocals, and you can really see how much she wanted to go to Eurovision. Even though she lowkey recycled her song from last year, I donโ€™t mind it at all I actually prefer Gaja! Iโ€™m really happy she got the chance to represent her country at ESC. In my opinion, Poland is a sure qualifier, and Iโ€™m predicting a top 5 finish in the semifinal. However, I think theyโ€™ll struggle to collect points from the juries in the final. With so many televote-friendly songs this year, Iโ€™m not sure the televote alone will be enough to push this into the top 10 (kind of like what happened in 2016). A 15thโ€“20th place finish seems most likely but itโ€™ll still be great to see Poland back in the final!
Grade: 10/10

Stefania: This song feels like the perfect soundtrack for accidentally winning a dance battle I never entered. Justyna truly brings cosmic energy to the stage! The song is bold and she sells it like a true artist. Itโ€™s not something I have on repeat, but I canโ€™t deny its power.
Grade: 8/10

Florin: Now this is a different entry. The song is really good, but what’s amazing about it is Justyna. She’s an amazing performer and she really sells it. I can say that I loved it when it first came out, but now it’s one of those songs that I don’t listen to that much, but maybe it’s just me. Still, i appreciate it and it’s really the right choice for Poland, tho I must say, the performance is a bit “much” and I hope they can tone it down a little in Basel. It’s again one of those songs who i feel would be either in top 10 or bottom 5, no in between.
Grade: 8/10

Laur: Polandโ€™s song for Eurovision this year is, unfortunately, a huge disappointment. It has barely three miserable lines repeated over and over, and honestly, at times it sounds more like a buzzing fly than an actual song (no offense). Iโ€™m happy for the artist that she gets another chance to represent her country, and sheโ€™s definitely in great shape for her age, but the song itself is just horrific. Listening to it feels like a chore.
Grade: 4/10

Antonio: Mother Gaja came down to earth to heal us all. Justyna it’s geniunely one of the LOVELIEST persons and her energy its so good. She is a PERFORMER, AN ARTIST and definately a pioneer of delivering powerful acts as an artist. Cant wait to see this at Eurovision and even her brining Poland back in top 10.
Grade: 10/10

Overall grade: 8.33/10

Scoreboard:

  1. Malta ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น – 10.00
  2. France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€“ 9.66
  3. Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด – 9.33
  4. Albania ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ โ€“ 9.33
  5. Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ โ€“ 9.16
  6. Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช โ€“ 8.67
  7. Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น โ€“ 8.58
  8. Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ โ€“ 8.50 (4 x 10โ€™s)
  9. Greece ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€“ 8.50 (2 x 10โ€™s)
  10. Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ โ€“ 8.50 (1 x 10โ€™s)
  11. Czechia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ โ€“ 8.33 (1x 9’s)
  12. Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 8.33 (0x 9’s)
  13. Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 8.16
  14. Luxembourg ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ – 7.50
  15. Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช โ€“ 7.33 (2x 9’s)
  16. Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป – 7.33 (0x 9’s)
  17. Cyprus ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ โ€“ 7.16
  18. Montenegro ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช – 6.83
  19. Iceland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ – 6.80
  20. Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 6.66
  21. Estonia ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช โ€“ 6.50 (1x 7’s)
  22. Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช – 6.50 (0x 7’s)
  23. Croatia ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€“ 6.16
  24. Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น – 5.83
  25. Azerbaijan ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ โ€“ 5.33
  26. Armenia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ โ€“ 5.00
  27. Lithuania ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น – 4.00
  28. Georgia ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช โ€“ 2.00

Here you can listen to Poland’s entry “GAJA” by Justyna Steczkowska:


Category: ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Basel 2025


Reza Mafi

Writers Coordinator