Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Hungary in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Hungary in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Participating broadcaster	Magyar Televízió (MTV)
Country	Hungary
Selection process	National final
Selection date	28 February 1997
Competing entry
Song	"Miért kell, hogy elmenj?"
Artist	V.I.P.
Songwriters	Viktor Rakonczai; Krisztina Bokor Fekete;
Placement
Final result	12th, 39 points
Participation chronology

Last updated May 27, 2025

Hungary was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Miért kell, hogy elmenj?", composed by Viktor Rakonczai, with lyrics by Krisztina Bokor Fekete, and performed by the band V.I.P. The Hungarian participating broadcaster, Magyar Televízió (MTV), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Magyar Televízió (MTV) held the national final on 28 February 1997 at its television studios in Budapest, hosted by István Vágó. 19 songs took part with the winner being chosen by voting from five regional juries, who each awarded 10-7-5-3-1 to their top five songs.

Final – 28 February 1997
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Rockfort	"Jolly"	14	3
2	Marianna Rozsi	"Nem bújhatsz el"	0	14
3	Adrienne Almási	"Eltévedt üzenet"	0	14
4	Szerda Délután	"Valami eltűnt"	0	14
5	Melinda and Lui	"Talán"	0	14
6	Orsi	"Választok egy csillagot"	10	6
7	V.I.P.	"Miért kell, hogy elmenj?"	27	1
8	Orsolya Ferencz	"Ne bántsd a feketerigót"	0	14
9	CET	"Egy pillanat volt"	12	5
10	Péter Popper	"Szavak nélkül"	5	9
11	Veronika Nádasi	"Tavasz a télben"	21	2
12	Csilla Auth	"Nem lehet az utolsó az első szerelem"	3	11
13	Dina	"Ugye szólsz"	5	9
14	Cotton Club Singers	"Úgy szeress, mint én"	8	7
15	Gábor Majsai	"Mitől olvad a szíved fel?"	3	11
16	Harvest	"A hatordik sorban"	0	14
17	Yellow Rebel	"Csak te legyél"	1	13
18	Tamas Takáts	"Újra itt volnál"	8	7
19	Renáta Krassy	"Dal neked"	13	4

Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Debrecen	Szeged	Pécs	Szombathely	Budapest	Total
1	"Jolly"	10			1	3	14
2	"Nem bújhatsz el"						0
3	"Eltévedt üzenet"						0
4	"Valami eltűnt"						0
5	"Talán"						0
6	"Választok egy csillagot"					10	10
7	"Miért kell, hogy elmenj?"	3		10	7	7	27
8	"Ne bántsd a feketerigót"						0
9	"Egy pillanat volt"		7			5	12
10	"Szavak nélkül"	5					5
11	"Tavasz a télben"	1	10		10		21
12	"Nem lehet az utolsó az első szerelem"		3				3
13	"Ugye szólsz"			5			5
14	"Úgy szeress, mint én"		5		3		8
15	"Mitől olvad a szíved fel?"			3			3
16	"A hatordik sorban"						0
17	"Csak te legyél"			1			1
18	"Újra itt volnál"		1	7			8
19	"Dal neked"	7			5	1	13

At Eurovision

On the night of the final V.I.P. performed 19th in the running order, following Malta and preceding Russia. At the close of voting "Miért kell, hogy elmenj?" had picked up 39 points, placing Hungary joint 12th (with Greece) of the 25 entries.^[1] The Hungarian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Hungary^[2]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points	United Kingdom
7 points
6 points
5 points	Estonia France Iceland Poland
4 points	Ireland
3 points	Turkey
2 points	Croatia Malta
1 point

Points awarded by Hungary^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	United Kingdom
10 points	Spain
8 points	Ireland
7 points	Poland
6 points	Turkey
5 points	Austria
4 points	Estonia
3 points	Italy
2 points	France
1 point	Germany

References

↑ "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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[1] "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[1997detailed-2] 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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Countries	Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Barbara Berta Blond Alma Čardžić Tor Endresen E.N.I Fanny Jalisse Anna Maria Jopek Katrina and the Waves Kølig Kaj Hara and Andreas Konstantinou Célia Lawson Maarja Marcos Llunas Mrs. Einstein Paul Oscar Şebnem Paker and Grup Ethnic Alla Pugacheva Tanja Ribič Marc Roberts Debbie Scerri Bianca Shomburg Bettina Soriat V.I.P. Marianna Zorba
Songs	"Ale jestem" "Antes do adeus" "Bara hon älskar mig" "Dentro di me" "Dinle" " Fiumi di parole " "Goodbye" "Horepse" "Keelatud maa" "Let Me Fly" "Love Shine a Light" "Mana mou" "Miért kell, hogy elmenj?" "Minn hinsti dans" "Mysterious Woman" "Niemand heeft nog tijd" "One Step" "Primadonna" "Probudi me" "San Francisco" "Sentiments songes" "Sin rencor" "Stemmen i mit liv" "Zbudi se" "Zeit"