{"id":15292,"date":"2022-05-12T17:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1635119"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:43:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:43:30","slug":"who-is-polands-eurovision-2022-act-meet-ochman","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-polands-eurovision-2022-act-meet-ochman\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Poland\u2019s Eurovision 2022 act? Meet Ochman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rianne Ison\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Poland have high hopes for their <a href=\"&quot;blank&quot;\"><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Eurovision<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> star this year, as he\u2019s already had huge success in their country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But will singer <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> Ochman have what it takes to beat off stiff competition from around the world and secure a spot in the Grand Final on Saturday 14th May in Turin?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Poland\u2019s Eurovision 2022 entry.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Who is representing Poland at Eurovision 2022?<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ochman-caa5153.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ochman-caa5153.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ochman-caa5153.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Ochman<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Instagram<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><strong>Name:<\/strong> Krystian Ochman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><strong>Age:<\/strong> 22\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/krystianochman\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@krystianochman<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Krystian Ochman, who performs using just his surname, is from <\/span>Massachusetts in America but was born into a Polish family.<\/p>\n<p>In his late teens after finishing school, <span class=\"&quot;_2PHJq\" public-draftstyledefault-ltr=\"\">Ochman moved to Poland\u2019s Katowice to study music at university.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, it was when he appeared on The Voice of Poland that things really changed. He was coached by <span class=\"&quot;_2PHJq\" public-draftstyledefault-ltr=\"\">Micha\u0142 Szpak \u2013 who represented Poland in 2016 Eurovision \u2013 and went on to win The Voice title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Ochman, who released his debut album in November 2021, is also the grandson\u00a0<\/span>of the famous Polish tenor Wies\u0142aw Ochman.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Poland\u2019s Eurovision 2022 song called?<\/b><\/h2>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Ochman\" river=\"\" poland=\"\" official=\"\" music=\"\" video=\"\" eurovision=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wh47vgUwInU?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u2018River\u2019 was co-written by Ochman and three other Polish and English writers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The beautifully dark pop song perfectly showcases <span class=\"&quot;_2PHJq\" public-draftstyledefault-ltr=\"\">Ochman\u2019s powerful vocals that appear older than his years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Opening up about putting pen to paper to create the song, Ochman explained, \u201cThe song\u2019s basically about getting to this point of inner peace, and calmness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the fact that a lot of people are interpreting the song in any way they like and not necessarily following my interpretation.\u201d<\/p> <h2><b>Where did Poland come in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Rafa\u0142 was the act chosen to fly the flag for Poland in 2021 with a song called \u2018The Ride\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>However, he failed to make it out of the semi-final stage of the competition, coming in 14th place in his heat.<\/p>\n<h2><b>When is Eurovision 2022?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Saturday 14th May will see 2022\u2019s Eurovision Song Contest play out in the PalaOlimpico Arena in Turin, Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">This year, contestants will descend on Italy as they compete to succeed last year\u2019s winners M\u00e5neskin, and viewers can watch it all unfold on BBC One.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">But who will make it through the semi-final heats to join the \u201cbig five\u201d for the big night?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Tune in to BBC Three on<\/span>\u00a0Thursday 12th May 2022 to find out and see the results.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Which countries are taking part in Eurovision 2022?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Here are the other countries competing in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 click on each one to find out more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semi-final 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/sheldon-riley-eurovision-2022-australia\/&quot;\">Australia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/nadir-rustamli-eurovision-2022-azerbaijan\/&quot;\">Azerbaijan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/jeremiemakiese-eurovision-2022-belgium\/&quot;\">Belgium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/andromache-eurovision-2022-cyprus\/&quot;\">Cyprus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/we-are-domi-eurovision-2022-czech-republic\/&quot;\">Czech Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/stefan-eurovision-2022-estonia\/&quot;\">Estonia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/therasmus-eurovision-2022-finland\/&quot;\">Finland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/circus-mircus-eurovision-2022-georgia\/&quot;\">Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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