Roksana Węgiel

Węgiel's professional singing career began in 2017, when she auditioned for season one of the Polish version of The Voice Kids. At her blind audition, she sang "Halo" by American pop star Beyoncé and had all three coaches turn their chairs for her, eventually joining the team of Polish singer-songwriter Edyta Górniak, who represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994.[3] When Górniak first heard Węgiel's voice, she described her as 'unreal' and stated that she did not believe that even Beyoncé had such a strong voice at that age.[4] Węgiel advanced through the competition until being declared the winner during the final on 24 February 2018, performing Górniak's 1994 Eurovision entry "To nie ja!" and an original song "Żyj".[5] After winning the competition, she was signed to Universal Music Polska, and released her second single "Obiecuję".[6][7] In October 2018, Węgiel performed with Górniak on the single "Zatrzymać chwilę", recorded for the soundtrack of the Polish version of the film Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.[8]

Roksana Węgiel and her dance troupe with Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 trophy

On 21 September, Węgiel was announced by Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) as Poland's entrant in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, to be held in Minsk, Belarus.[9] Her song for the competition, titled "Anyone I Want to Be", was written by an international team consisting of Polish singer Lanberry, Danish producer Cutfather, British-American songwriter Maegan Cottone, and Danish-Norwegian musician Daniel Heløy Davidsen.[10][11] The song was released on 6 November, with its official music video being released the same day.[12] The video surpassed one million views on YouTube within two weeks, becoming the most-watched video of the 2018 contest.[13] The competition was held on 25 November, where Węgiel was eventually crowned the winner, placing first with the viewing public and seventh with the professional juries. Węgiel is the first Polish entrant to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[14][15][16]

On 12 April 2019, Roksana released her first international song, called "Lay Low" although she received much criticism for it, as some said it was inappropriate for her age.

On 22 August 2019, Roksana was announced as one of the hosts for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 along with Ida Nowakowska and Aleksander Sikora. Węgiel is the first former winner to host an edition of the contest, although there have been previous participants who have hosted past editions, such as Lizi Pop and Helena Meraai.

At the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards, she won the award for Best Polish Act. She is the first winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to win this award as there have been no previous Polish winners. Węgiel performed her song "Anyone I Want to Be" at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 as an interval act. In October 2019, Węgiel also went on her first tour, 'The X Tour Roxie' (X being the middle part of her 'logo', Roxie).