▁ ▁G ór nia k ▁was ▁threatened ▁with ▁dis qual ification ▁after ▁singing ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁English ▁during ▁the ▁dress ▁re he ars al ▁watched ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁j ury ▁members . ▁An ▁English - language ▁version ▁was ▁later ▁recorded , ▁titled ▁" Once ▁in ▁a ▁L if etime ", ▁and ▁featuring ▁G ór nia k ▁telling ▁her ▁lo ver ▁that ▁their ▁relationship ▁is ▁a ▁" once ▁in ▁a ▁lifetime " ▁event . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁performed ▁twenty - four th ▁on ▁the ▁night , ▁following ▁Russia ' s ▁You dd i ph ▁with ▁" V ye chni y ▁stran ik " ▁and ▁preceding ▁France ' s ▁N ina ▁Mor ato ▁with ▁" Je ▁suis ▁un ▁v rai ▁gar çon ". ▁At ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁voting , ▁it ▁had ▁received ▁ 1 6 6 ▁points , ▁placing ▁second ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁twenty ▁five . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁the ▁Polish ▁representative ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁contest ▁by ▁Just yna ▁with ▁" S ama ". ▁ ▁Single ▁release ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁as ▁" Once ▁in ▁a ▁L if etime " ▁and ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single . ▁It ▁was ▁G orn iak ' s ▁debut ▁release ▁and ▁featured ▁on ▁her ▁debut ▁album ▁D ot yk . ▁The ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Stanisław ▁Sy rew icz . ▁The ▁Polish ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁J ace k ▁C yg an ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Graham ▁S acher