Singer Kuba Szmajkowski and actor Pola Gonciarz heavily darkened their skin on Your Face Sounds Familiar, with Szmajkowski also wearing cornrows and using the N-wordA leading Polish TV talent show has been widely criticised for featuring celebrity contestants in blackface, impersonating Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé. After actor Tomasz Ciachorowski performed Stronger by Kanye West in 2021, the show posted a statement saying it was “very surprised” by the backlash, arguing: “The intention of each star performing on the show, as well as of the whole production team, is to recreate the original performance in the most precise manner, while honouring the original artist. In 2021, the Czech iteration of the show banned its contestants from using blackface