Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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.

Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Country 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 entrantJoci 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
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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.

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
Artist Song Songwriter(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
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
Draw Artist Song Caramel Zséda K. Frenreisz M. Both Viewers Total Result
1 Dávid Henderson "White Shadows" 9 8 8 7 5 37 Advanced
2 Leander Kills "Élet" 9 8 8 9 6 40 Advanced
3 Calidora "Glory" 7 7 5 6 5 30 Eliminated
4 The Wings "Mint a hurrikán" 7 7 7 6 5 32 Eliminated
5 Viki Singh "Rain" 9 9 8 7 6 39 Advanced
6 Spoon 21 "Deák" 9 9 8 7 6 39 Advanced
7 Kata Csondor "Create" 6 7 6 7 6 32 Eliminated
8 Benji "Karcok" 6 8 9 7 6 36 Advanced
9 Rocktenors "Ősz" 7 7 7 6 6 33 Eliminated
10 Roma Soul "Nyitva a ház" 9 8 8 9 6 40 Advanced
Heat 2  28 January 2017
Draw Artist Song Caramel Zséda K. Frenreisz M. Both Viewers Total Result
1 Peet Project "Kill Your Monster" 8 9 9 8 6 40 Advanced
2 Andi Tóth "I've Got a Fire" 7 8 7 6 6 34 Eliminated
3 AnnaElza feat. Juli Kása "Jártam" 8 7 6 8 5 34 Eliminated
4 Chase "Dust in the Wind" 9 9 8 7 6 39 Advanced
5 Mrs. Columbo "Frozen King" 8 8 8 8 6 38 Advanced
6 Kállay Saunders Band "17" 9 9 9 8 7 42 Advanced
7 Zoltán Mujahid "On My Own" 8 8 7 6 7 36 Eliminated
8 Peter Kovary and the Royal Rebels "It's a Riot" 8 7 8 7 6 36 Eliminated
9 Gina Kanizsa "Fall Like Rain" 10 9 9 9 5 42 Advanced
10 Ádám Szabó "Together" 8 8 7 7 8 38 Advanced
Heat 3  4 February 2017
Draw Artist Song Caramel Zséda K. Frenreisz M. Both Viewers Total Result
1 Kyra Fedor "Got to Be a Day" 7 7 8 6 6 34 Eliminated
2 Zävodi and Olivér Berkes "#háttérzaj" 9 9 9 9 5 41 Advanced
3 Gabi Tóth and Freddie Shuman feat. Begi Lotfi "Hosszú idők" 9 9 8 8 7 41 Advanced
4 Orsi Sapszon "Hunyd le szemed" 8 8 8 8 5 37 Eliminated
5 Soulwave "Kalandor" 7 8 6 6 7 34 Advanced
6 The Couple "Vége van" 8 8 8 9 5 38 Advanced
7 Enikő Muri "Jericho" 8 8 7 7 6 36 Eliminated
8 Benjámin Pál "Father's Eyes" 8 8 8 6 7 37 Eliminated
9 Gigi Radics "See It Through" 10 9 9 8 7 43 Advanced
10 Joci Pápai "Origo" 10 9 8 8 6 41 Advanced
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
Draw Artist Song Caramel Zséda K. Frenreisz M. Both Viewers Total Result
1 Soulwave "Kalandor" 8 8 7 7 7 37 Advanced
2 Viki Singh "Rain" 8 8 9 7 6 38 Eliminated
3 Chase "Dust in the Wind" 8 8 8 7 6 37 Eliminated
4 The Couple "Vége van" 8 7 7 9 5 36 Eliminated
5 Spoon 21 "Deák" 8 8 8 7 6 37 Eliminated
6 Gigi Radics "See It Through" 9 9 9 8 7 42 Advanced
7 Dávid Henderson "White Shadows" 8 7 8 8 6 37 Eliminated
8 Joci Pápai "Origo" 10 10 9 9 7 45 Advanced
9 Gina Kanizsa "Fall Like Rain" 10 10 10 10 5 45 Advanced
Semi-final 2  11 February 2017
Draw Artist Song Caramel Zséda K. Frenreisz M. Both Viewers Total Result
1 Ádám Szabó "Together" 8 8 7 7 7 37 Eliminated
2 Mrs. Columbo "Frozen King" 8 8 7 8 6 37 Eliminated
3 Roma Soul "Nyitva a ház" 9 8 7 8 6 38 Eliminated
4 Peet Project "Kill Your Monster" 8 9 8 7 6 38 Eliminated
5 Kállay Saunders Band "17" 9 9 9 8 7 42 Advanced
6 Zävodi and Olivér Berkes "#háttérzaj" 10 9 10 9 5 43 Advanced
7 Leander Kills "Élet" 9 10 9 9 6 43 Advanced
8 Gabi Tóth and Freddie Shuman feat. Begi Lotfi "Hosszú idők" 9 10 9 9 7 44 Advanced
9 Benji "Karcok" 8 7 7 6 5 33 Eliminated
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
Draw Artist Song Caramel Zséda K. Frenreisz M. Both Total Place
1 Gabi Tóth and Freddie Shuman feat. Begi Lotfi "Hosszú idők" 4 4 0 4 12 5
2 Soulwave "Kalandor" 0 0 0 0 0 7
3 Gigi Radics "See It Through" 6 8 0 0 14 3
4 Kállay Saunders Band "17" 0 0 0 0 0 8
5 Leander Kills "Élet" 0 0 8 0 8 6
6 Zävodi and Olivér Berkes "#háttérzaj" 8 6 10 6 30 2
7 Joci Pápai "Origo" 10 10 6 8 34 1
8 Gina Kanizsa "Fall Like Rain" 0 0 4 10 14 3
Final  Second Round  18 February 2017
Artist Song
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]

Points awarded to Hungary

Points awarded by Hungary

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Hungarian jury:[13]

  • Ferenc Molnár (Caramel; jury chairperson)  singer, songwriter
  • Gábor Závodi  songwriter, producer, sound engineer
  • Viktor Király  singer, songwriter
  • Adrienn Zsédenyi (Zséda)  singer, actress
  • Petra Várallyay  composer, singer, violinist
Detailed voting results from Hungary (Semi-final 2)[11]
Draw Country Jury Televote
Caramel G. Závodi V. Király Zséda P. Várallyay Rank Points Rank Points
01  Serbia 8 7 8 11 7 7 4 16
02  Austria 2 5 1 4 4 3 8 8 3
03  Macedonia 6 11 7 12 12 9 2 12
04  Malta 13 4 9 14 16 11 15
05  Romania 17 17 17 17 17 17 4 7
06  Netherlands 3 2 3 1 5 2 10 5 6
07  Hungary
08  Denmark 4 10 4 9 1 5 6 14
09  Ireland 9 3 6 5 8 6 5 11
10  San Marino 16 12 14 16 13 15 13
11  Croatia 12 15 10 8 14 14 2 10
12  Norway 5 6 5 2 2 4 7 6 5
13   Switzerland 10 14 11 10 11 12 10 1
14  Belarus 7 8 13 13 6 8 3 9 2
15  Bulgaria 1 1 2 3 3 1 12 1 12
16  Lithuania 15 16 12 6 9 13 17
17  Estonia 14 13 15 15 15 16 7 4
18  Israel 11 9 16 7 10 10 1 3 8
Detailed voting results from Hungary (Final)[12]
Draw Country Jury Televote
Caramel G. Závodi V. Király Zséda P. Várallyay Rank Points Rank Points
01  Israel 12 23 22 19 22 21 14
02  Poland 19 7 17 18 17 17 12
03  Belarus 14 17 18 12 16 15 20
04  Austria 6 13 9 16 10 11 15
05  Armenia 15 6 15 13 2 9 2 19
06  Netherlands 4 3 2 3 3 3 8 11
07  Moldova 17 16 10 11 15 14 2 10
08  Hungary
09  Italy 16 15 21 22 18 20 7 4
10  Denmark 2 14 5 8 5 6 5 23
11  Portugal 5 1 1 1 4 1 12 4 7
12  Azerbaijan 11 5 12 9 8 7 4 17
13  Croatia 23 24 25 17 25 24 6 5
14  Australia 3 4 4 7 9 4 7 16
15  Greece 22 19 19 24 21 22 21
16  Spain 24 22 23 25 24 25 25
17  Norway 7 9 6 4 1 5 6 13
18  United Kingdom 8 12 7 5 14 8 3 18
19  Cyprus 18 10 20 20 20 18 9 2
20  Romania 25 25 24 14 23 23 5 6
21  Germany 21 20 14 15 19 19 22
22  Ukraine 13 18 16 23 7 16 24
23  Belgium 20 21 8 6 13 13 3 8
24  Sweden 10 8 11 10 12 10 1 8 3
25  Bulgaria 1 2 3 2 6 2 10 1 12
26  France 9 11 13 21 11 12 10 1

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