"Az én apám" ([ˈɒz ˈeːn ˈɒpaːm]; English: My father) is a song by Hungarian singer Joci Pápai. It represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] The song is a mid-tempo ballad about Pápai's childhood memories. It runs at 96 BPM and has elements from Hungarian folk music.[2] The song did not gain enough points to qualify for the final.
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| Single by Joci Pápai | ||||
| Released | 23 December 2018 | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | Origo Produkció | |||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry | ||||
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| Languages | Hungarian | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 12th | |||
| Semi-final points | 97 | |||
| Final result | Did not qualify | |||
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| ◄ "Viszlát nyár" (2018) | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest
editThe song was selected to represent Hungary in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. It was chosen in the 2019 series of A Dal, Hungary's national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Hungary was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. Once all the competing songs for the 2019 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the show's producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Hungary performed in position 7. Hungary failed to gain enough points to place in the top ten and failed to qualify for the final for the first time since 2010 (when Hungary did not compete).[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Az én apám" | 3:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Az én apám" (ESC version) | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Az én apám" (karaoke version) | 3:03 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[6] | 24 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[7] | 2 |
| Hungary (Stream Top 40)[8] | 31 |
| Hungary (Magyar Top 40)[9] | 11 |
References
edit- ^ Herbert, Emily (23 February 2019). "Hungary: Joci Pápai Selected For Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Az Én Apám". tunebat.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "First Semi-Final: 10 acts qualify for Eurovision 2019 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Az Én Apám - Single by Pápai Joci". Apple Music. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Az Én Apám (Eurovision Song Contest 2019) - Single by Pápai Joci". Apple Music. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Magyar Rádiós Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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