Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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Eurovision Song Contest 2017
CountryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
National selection
Selection processA Dal 2017
Selection date(s)Heats:
14 January 2017
28 January 2017
4 February 2017
Semi-finals:
10 February 2017
11 February 2017
Final:
18 February 2017
Selected entrant Joci Pápai
Selected song"Origo"
Selected songwriter(s) József Pápai
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (2nd, 231 points)
Final result8th, 200 points
Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄201620172018►

Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The local Media Services and Support Trust Fund (MTVA) and the Hungarian broadcaster Duna Media Service organised the national final A Dal 2017 in order to select the Hungarian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Background

Prior to the 2017 contest, Hungary had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times since its first entry in 1994. [1] Hungary's best placing in the contest was fourth, which they achieved with their début entry in 1994 with the song "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" performed by Friderika Bayer. Hungary had attempted participate in the contest in 1993, however, their entry was eliminated in the preselection show Kvalifikacija za Millstreet . Hungary withdrew from the contest for six years between 1999 and 2004 and also missed the 2006 and 2010 contests. In 2014, Hungary achieved their second-best result in the contest since their début, placing fifth with the song "Running" performed by András Kállay-Saunders. In 2016, Hungary placed 19th in the Eurovision final with the song "Pioneer" performed by Freddie.

The Hungarian national broadcaster, Media Services and Support Trust Fund (MTVA), broadcasts the event within Hungary and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. MTVA confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest on 7 May 2016. [2] Since 2012, MTVA has organised A Dal , a national selection show which has managed to, thus far, produce entries that have qualified the nation to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest each year and has resulted in two top 10 placings in 2013 and 2014. The Hungarian broadcaster continued selecting their entry through this process for 2017 with details regarding the organization of the A Dal 2017 national final being released along with their participation confirmation. [2]

Before Eurovision

A Dal 2017

A Dal 2017 was the sixth edition of the Hungarian national selection A Dal , which selected Hungary's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The competition consisted of 30 entries competing in three heats, two semi-finals, and a final. [3] The hosts are Levente Harsányi, Krisztina Rátonyi, and Csilla Tatár.

Format

Judges

Competing entries

On 11 October 2016, MTVA opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 20 November 2016. [4] Two new rules for aspiring participants were created; all artists must belong to a record label or have a contract with a professional music manager, while also performers must have released an album previously or have performed their music on Hungarian television or radio. [4] In January 2017, it was announced that Jetlag and the song "Keresem a bajt" would be replaced by Chase and the song "Dust in the Wind". [5] Later, it was announced that Szabyest was disqualified due to his song being available to the public before 1 September 2016, which is against Eurovision rules. He was replaced by Rocktenors and their song "Ősz". [6]

  Disqualified/Withdrawn song
  Replaced song
ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
AnnaElza feat. Júli Kása"Jártam"Anna Elza Garay
Benji "Karcok"Zsolt Szepesi, Huy Quang Le, Máté Gyárfás, Gábor Budai
Calidora"Glory"Dóra Oberritter, Zsolt Szepesi, Attila Baross
Chase"Dust in the Wind"Johnny K. Palmer, Dániel Somogyvári, Dávid Henderson
The Couple"Vége van"Gábor Berkó
Kata Csondor "Create" Kata Csondor, Roland Balogh, Péter Mihola
Kyra Fedor"Got to Be a Day"Kyra Fedor, Csaba Nemes, Balázs Janky
Dávid Henderson"White Shadows"Dávid Henderson, Dávid Tóth, Péter Ferencz Peet
Jetlag"Keresem a bajt"Tamás Molnár
Kállay Saunders Band "17" András Kállay-Saunders, Zsolt Szepesi, Ádám Tóth
Gina Kanizsa "Fall Like Rain"Petra Várallyay, Katus Várallyay
Peter Kovary and the Royal Rebels"It's a Riot"Péter Zsolt Kővári
Leander Kills "Élet"Leander Köteles
Mrs. Columbo"Frozen King"Dorina Galambos, Dániel Somogyvári, Katalin Héjja
Zoltán Mujahid "On My Own" Zoltán Mujahid, Johnny K. Palmer
Enikő Muri "Jericho"Sebastian Arman, Joacim Persson
Benjámin Pál"Father's Eyes"Zoltán G. Tóth, Péter Halász
Joci Pápai "Origo" József Pápai
Peet Project"Kill Your Monster"Péter Ferencz, Olivér Magán, Dávid Henderson
Gigi Radics "See It Through" Georgina Radics, Tamás Radics, Zoltán Riba, Johnny K. Palmer
Rocktenors "Ősz"Márió Mező, Márk Táborosi, Zoltán Mező
Roma Soul"Nyitva a ház"István Farkas, Tamás Pajor
Orsi Sapszon"Hunyd le szemed"Bálint Sapszon, Dóra Csenki, Orsolya Sapszon
Viki Singh"Rain"Szabolcs Harmath, Angelika Iványi
Soulwave "Kalandor"Máté Fodor, Ádám Huszár, Gábor Góczán, Ferenc Szabó
Spoon 21 "Deák"Péter Földesi, Márton Grósz, Miklós Adrián Nagy, Kristóf Teremy
Ádám Szabó "Together"Dániel Somogyvári, Ádám Szabó, Kata Kozma
Szabyest"Szerelem kell"Szabolcs Achilles Szabó
Andi Tóth "I've Got a Fire"Johnny K. Palmer, Dániel Somogyvári
Gabi Tóth and Freddie Shuman feat. Begi Lotfi"Hosszú idők" Gabriella Tóth, Tibor Molnár, Begi Lotfi, Dávid Nagy
The Wings"Mint a hurrikán!"Balázs Szobolits
Zävodi and Olivér Berkes "#háttérzaj" Marcel Závodi, Gábor Závodi

Shows

Heats

Three heats took place on 14 January, 28 January and 4 February 2017. The second heat was originally to take place on 21 January 2017, but a few hours before the show, it was announced that the heat would be postponed, due to the 2017 Verona bus crash, where several Hungarian students were killed. The timeslot was replaced by a vigil for the victims of the accident. The new date for the heat was announced on 24 January; the original third heat took place as scheduled as the second heat, with the original second heat taking place one week later as the new third heat. [7] [8]

In each heat ten entries competed and six entries qualified to the semi-finals after two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, five qualifiers were determined by the combination of scores from each judge and an aggregate score from a public SMS and mobile app vote. In the second round of voting, the remaining five entries that were not in the initial top five faced a public vote consisting of votes submitted through SMS in order to determine one additional qualifier. In addition to the competing entries, other performers featured during the shows. Margaret Island performed as the interval act in heat 1, Csaba Vastag performed in heat 2, and Irie Maffia performed in heat 3.

  Jury and public voting qualifier  Public voting qualifier

Heat 1 14 January 2017
DrawArtistSongCaramelZsédaK. FrenreiszM. BothViewersTotalResult
1Dávid Henderson"White Shadows"9887537Advanced
2 Leander Kills "Élet"9889640Advanced
3Calidora"Glory"7756530Eliminated
4The Wings"Mint a hurrikán"7776532Eliminated
5Viki Singh"Rain"9987639Advanced
6 Spoon 21 "Deák"9987639Advanced
7 Kata Csondor "Create"6767632Eliminated
8 Benji "Karcok"6897636Advanced
9 Rocktenors "Ősz"7776633Eliminated
10Roma Soul"Nyitva a ház"9889640Advanced
Heat 2 28 January 2017
DrawArtistSongCaramelZsédaK. FrenreiszM. BothViewersTotalResult
1Peet Project"Kill Your Monster"8998640Advanced
2 Andi Tóth "I've Got a Fire"7876634Eliminated
3AnnaElza feat. Juli Kása"Jártam"8768534Eliminated
4Chase"Dust in the Wind"9987639Advanced
5Mrs. Columbo"Frozen King"8888638Advanced
6 Kállay Saunders Band "17"9998742Advanced
7 Zoltán Mujahid "On My Own"8876736Eliminated
8Peter Kovary and the Royal Rebels"It's a Riot"8787636Eliminated
9 Gina Kanizsa "Fall Like Rain"10999542Advanced
10 Ádám Szabó "Together"8877838Advanced
Heat 3 4 February 2017
DrawArtistSongCaramelZsédaK. FrenreiszM. BothViewersTotalResult
1Kyra Fedor"Got to Be a Day"7786634Eliminated
2 Zävodi and Olivér Berkes "#háttérzaj"9999541Advanced
3 Gabi Tóth and Freddie Shuman feat. Begi Lotfi"Hosszú idők"9988741Advanced
4Orsi Sapszon"Hunyd le szemed"8888537Eliminated
5 Soulwave "Kalandor"7866734Advanced
6The Couple"Vége van"8889538Advanced
7 Enikő Muri "Jericho"8877636Eliminated
8Benjámin Pál"Father's Eyes"8886737Eliminated
9 Gigi Radics "See It Through"10998743Advanced
10 Joci Pápai "Origo"10988641Advanced
Semi-finals

Two semi-finals took place on 10 and 11 February 2017. In each semi-final nine entries competed and four entries qualified to the final after two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, three qualifiers were determined by the combination of scores from each judge and an aggregate score from a public SMS and mobile app vote. In the second round of voting, the remaining six entries that were not in the initial top three faced a public vote consisting of votes submitted through SMS in order to determine one additional qualifier.

In addition to the competing entries, other performers featured during the shows. Szilvia Péter Szabó performed as the interval act in semi-final 1 and Magdi Rúzsa performed in semi-final 2.

  Jury and public voting qualifier  Public voting qualifier

Semi-final 1 10 February 2017
DrawArtistSongCaramelZsédaK. FrenreiszM. BothViewersTotalResult
1 Soulwave "Kalandor"8877737Advanced
2Viki Singh"Rain"8897638Eliminated
3Chase"Dust in the Wind"8887637Eliminated
4The Couple"Vége van"8779536Eliminated
5 Spoon 21 "Deák"8887637Eliminated
6 Gigi Radics "See It Through"9998742Advanced
7Dávid Henderson"White Shadows"8788637Eliminated
8 Joci Pápai "Origo"101099745Advanced
9 Gina Kanizsa "Fall Like Rain"10101010545Advanced
Semi-final 2 11 February 2017
DrawArtistSongCaramelZsédaK. FrenreiszM. BothViewersTotalResult
1 Ádám Szabó "Together"8877737Eliminated
2Mrs. Columbo"Frozen King"8878637Eliminated
3Roma Soul"Nyitva a ház"9878638Eliminated
4Peet Project"Kill Your Monster"8987638Eliminated
5 Kállay Saunders Band "17"9998742Advanced
6 Zävodi and Olivér Berkes "#háttérzaj"109109543Advanced
7 Leander Kills "Élet"91099643Advanced
8 Gabi Tóth and Freddie Shuman feat. Begi Lotfi"Hosszú idők"91099744Advanced
9 Benji "Karcok"8776533Eliminated
Final

The final took place on 18 February 2017 where the eight entries that qualified from the semi-finals competed. The winner of the competition was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the jury determined the top four entries that advanced to the second round. The voting system for the four jurors was different from the method used in the heats and semi-finals. Each juror announced their scores after all songs had been performed rather than assigning scores following each performance and the jurors ranked their preferred top four entries and assigned points in the following manner: 4 (lowest), 6, 8 and 10 (highest). The four entries with the highest total scores proceeded to the second round. In the second round, "Origo" performed by Joci Pápai was selected as the winner via a public vote consisting of votes submitted through SMS, mobile app and online voting. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included one of the judges, Caramel and A Dal 2016 winner and the 2016 Hungarian Eurovision entrant Freddie.

  Advanced to the second round  Winner

Final First Round 18 February 2017
DrawArtistSongCaramelZsédaK. FrenreiszM. BothTotalPlace
1 Gabi Tóth and Freddie Shuman feat. Begi Lotfi"Hosszú idők"4404125
2 Soulwave "Kalandor"000007
3 Gigi Radics "See It Through"6800143
4 Kállay Saunders Band "17"000008
5 Leander Kills "Élet"008086
6 Zävodi and Olivér Berkes "#háttérzaj"86106302
7 Joci Pápai "Origo"101068341
8 Gina Kanizsa "Fall Like Rain"00410143
Final Second Round 18 February 2017
ArtistSong
Gina Kanizsa "Fall Like Rain"
Joci Pápai "Origo"
Gigi Radics "See It Through"
Zävodi and Olivér Berkes "#háttérzaj"

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 took place at the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and the final on 13 May 2017. [9] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. [10]

Voting

Points awarded to Hungary

Points awarded by Hungary

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Hungarian jury: [13]

Detailed voting results from Hungary (Semi-final 2) [11]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
CaramelG. ZávodiV. KirályZsédaP. VárallyayRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 8781177416
02Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 251443883
03Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 611712129212
04Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 134914161115
05Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 17171717171747
06Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3231521056
07Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
08Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4104915614
09Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 936586511
10Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 16121416131513
11Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 12151081414210
12Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 565224765
13Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 101411101112101
14Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 78131368392
15Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11233112112
16Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 151612691317
17Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 14131515151674
18Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1191671010138
Detailed voting results from Hungary (Final) [12]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
CaramelG. ZávodiV. KirályZsédaP. VárallyayRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 12232219222114
02Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1971718171712
03Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 14171812161520
04Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 613916101115
05Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 156151329219
06Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 432333811
07Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 171610111514210
08Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
09Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16152122182074
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2145856523
11Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5111411247
12Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 11512987417
13Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 23242517252465
14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 344794716
15Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 22191924212221
16Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 24222325242525
17Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 796415613
18Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 81275148318
19Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 18102020201892
20Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 25252414232356
21Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 21201415191922
22Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1318162371624
23Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 202186131338
24Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10811101210183
25Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 12326210112
26Flag of France.svg  France 91113211112101

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