Superhero (Viki Gabor song)

"Superhero" is a song by Polish singer Viki Gabor. It represented Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 on home soil, where it won the competition. The song was written by Małgorzata Uściłowska, Patryk Kumór, and Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, and was released on 30 September 2019.

"Superhero"
Single by Viki Gabor
Released	30 September 2019
Genre	Pop
Length	2:56
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Małgorzata Uściłowska Patryk Kumór Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek
Viki Gabor singles chronology
"Time" (2019) "Superhero" (2019) "Ramię w ramię" (2020)
Music video
Superhero on YouTube

"Superhero"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry
Country	Poland
Artist(s)	Viki Gabor
Languages	Polish English
Composer(s)	Małgorzata Uściłowska Patryk Kumór Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek
Lyricist(s)	Małgorzata Uściłowska Patryk Kumór Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek
Finals performance
Final result	1st
Final points	278
Entry chronology
◄ "Anyone I Want to Be" (2018)
"I'll Be Standing" (2020) ►

Background

"Superhero" was written by Polish singer-songwriter Małgorzata Uściłowska and Polish songwriters Patryk Kumór and Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek. Uściłowska and Kumór had previously cowritten Poland's last Junior Eurovision winning song "Anyone I Want to Be" by Roksana Węgiel. Lyrically, the song speaks about fighting against climate change and supporting environmentalism.^[1]

Junior Eurovision

Main article: Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

On 29 September 2019, Gabor competed in the finals of Szansa na sukces 2019, after having previously won the second semifinal singing a cover of "You May Be in Love" by Blue Café.^[2][3] In the final, Gabor was given "Superhero" to perform as her selected entry to Junior Eurovision. She went on to win the competition, scoring highest with both the professional jury and televote, winning the right to represent Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Gliwice.^[4][5] The contest took place on 24 November in Gliwice Arena; Gabor performed eleventh, following Yerzhan Maksim of Kazakhstan and prior to Anna Kearney of Ireland. In the voting reveal sequence, Gabor placed second with the professional juries, receiving 112 points, and won the online vote, receiving 166 points; combined, this gave Gabor a score of 278, and she was declared the winner of the competition.^[6][7][8]

With her win, Gabor became the second Polish entrant to win the competition, and Poland became the first country to ever win Junior Eurovision two years in a row and on home soil. As winners, Poland was given the right of first refusal to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020, and have publicly stated that they were interested in hosting again.^[9]

Track listing

Digital download^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Superhero" (Junior Eurovision 2019 / Poland)	2:56

Digital download^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Superhero" (English Version)	2:56

CD single^[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Superhero" (Polish-English Version)	2:56
2.	"Superhero" (English Version)	2:56
Total length:		5:12

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Poland (ZPAV)[14] 63 Chart (2020) Position Poland (ZPAV)[15] 71

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[16]	2× Platinum	40,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	30 September 2019	Digital download	Original	Universal	[10]
	25 October 2019		English Version		[11]
Poland	13 December 2019	CD single	Polish-English Version English Version		[12]

See also

• List of number-one singles of 2019 (Poland)

References

1. Królak, Sergiusz; Sychowiec, Maciej (29 September 2019). "Eurowizja Junior 2019: Wywiad z Viki Gabor" (in Polish). OGAE Polska. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
2. Herbert, Emily (22 August 2019). "Poland: Szansa na Sukces Final to Take Place On September 29th". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
3. Farren, Neil (15 September 2019). "Poland: Szansa na Sukces Heat 2 Results". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
4. Prętnicka, Beata (15 September 2019). "Viki Gabor zwyciężczynią drugiego odcinka "Szansy na sukces"!" (in Polish). OGAE Polska. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
5. Kurdupski, Michał (29 September 2019). "Wiktoria Gabor reprezentantką Polski na Eurowizję Junior 2019" (in Polish). Wirtualne Media. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
6. Herbert, Emily (24 November 2019). "Poland: Viki Gabor wins Junior Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
7. Muldoon, Padraig (24 November 2019). "Junior Eurovision 2019 results: Poland's Viki Gabor is the winner with "Superhero"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
8. "Viki Gabor wins Junior Eurovision 2019 for Poland!". EBU. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
9. Błażewicz, Maciej (29 September 2019). ""Superhero" wygrywa polskie preselekcje do Eurowizji Junior 2019!". Dziennik Eurowizyjny. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
10. "Superhero (Junior Eurovision 2019 / Poland) - Single by Viki Gabor". iTunes. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
11. "Superhero (English Version) - Single by Viki Gabor". iTunes. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
12. "Superhero (edycja z autografem) - Viki Gabor" (in Polish). Empik. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
13. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
14. "Najpopularniejsze albumy i single 2019 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
15. "Najpopularniejsze single radiowe i najlepiej sprzedające się płyty 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
16. "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2020.