Blanka Stajkow

Blanka Stajkow (Bulgarian: Бланка Стайков; born 23 May 1999), known mononymously as Blanka and popularly called Bejba, is a Polish singer and model. She represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Solo", finishing in 19th place. Stajkow was born in Szczecin to a Polish mother who works as a model and a Bulgarian father who is a wealthy businessman. According to Stajkow, neither of her parents have a musical background. Her mother encouraged her from an early age to try various activities, including joining disco dance groups and going to music schools. In an interview, Stajkow mentioned that during mornings, her mother would always turn on either MTV or Trace Urban, which encouraged her to go into the music industry.