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Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Hungary was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?", written by Szilveszter Jenei, and performed by Friderika Bayer. The Hungarian participating broadcaster, Magyar Televízió (MTV), selected its entry through a national final. This was the first-ever entry from Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Hungarian in the contest, after MTV was unable to debut in the previous contest by failing to pass the qualifying round.

Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Participating broadcasterMagyar Televízió (MTV)
Country Hungary
National selection
Selection processTáncdalfesztivál 1994
Selection date(s)5 February 1994
Selected artist(s)Friderika Bayer
Selected song"Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?"
Selected songwriter(s)Szilveszter Jenei
Finals performance
Final result4th, 122 points
Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

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Táncdalfesztivál 1994

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Táncdalfesztivál 1994 was the national final organised by Magyar Televízió (MTV) to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. The contest consisted of three semi-finals and a final held over four weeks which were all hosted by Dorottya Geszler and held in the MTV studios in Budapest.[1]

Competing Entries

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MTV received 963 songs from which 45 were chosen to compete in Táncdalfesztivál 1994.[2]

Semi-Finals

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The semi-finals were held on 15, 22, and 29 January 1994. Each semi-final had a 20-member jury panel, representing the 19 counties of Hungary and Budapest, who each awarded between 1 and 9 points per song with the top four in each semi-final going to the final. One more finalist was chosen by an audience vote in every semi-final.[3][4][5][6][7]

Artists who are known to have competed but aren't listed below are: Róbert Szikora, Dolly Roll, András Payer, Annamária Sasvári, and Péter Poór.[6][8][9]

Marcellina performed the song "Feltaláltad a fájdalmat című szerzeményt" in either the second or third semi-final.[10]

  Jury qualifier   Audience vote qualifier

Semi-Final 1 – 15 January 1994
Artist Song Points Place
Kata Janza "Úgy vártalak" 169 1
Andrea Szulák "Fenn a szabad ég" 163 2
Grażyna Kowalczyk and Lui "Úgy gondolj rám" 153 3
Ágnes Bogolin "A pillanat" 142 4
Boldizsár László "Vége már" 141 5
Gábor Majsai Un­known 133 6
Apostol Un­known 129 7
Andrea Tohai "Várj még" 121 8
Janula Stefanidu Un­known 120 9
Magdi Bódy Un­known 118 10
Martony Klári "Ennyi volt" 110 11
Kriszta Kránitz Un­known 103 12
Edit Clapton Un­known 97 13
Szénási Pál Bertalan Un­known 86 14
Károly Kadlott Un­known 77 15

It is known that the winner of the second semi-final received 140 points.[11]

Semi-Final 2–22 January 1994[12][13][14][15][16]
Artist Song Points Place
Kati Bontovics "Gyere haza" Un­known Un­known
László Gombos "Szívemben élsz" Un­known Un­known
Maya Vas "Tavaszváróval" Un­known Un­known
Un­known "Az élet egyszer mindent visszakér" Un­known Un­known
Albatross Un­known Un­known Un­known
Emőd Oláh Un­known Un­known Un­known
Gábor Varga Un­known Un­known Un­known
Attila Horváth Un­known Un­known Un­known
Semi-Final 3 – 29 January 1994[17][18]
Artist Song Points Place
Enikő Détár and Pál Makrai "Miért pont én" Un­known Un­known
Rita Pap and Attila Bodnár "Az élet megy tovább" Un­known Un­known
Gábor Király "Add a kezed" Un­known Un­known
Anikót Domány Un­known Un­known Un­known
Enikőt Gáspár Un­known Un­known Un­known
Jánost Szabolcsi Un­known Un­known Un­known
Rokanok Un­known Un­known Un­known
Lavina Un­known Un­known Un­known

Final

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There were 15 songs in the final with the winner being chosen by a 16-member jury who each awarded between 1 and 9 points per song. Votes were given out generously as "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" received only 4 points short of the maximum total possible, and even the last placed song had an average score of 6.1.[1] A non-competitive public vote conducted through televoting was also held and selected "Az élet megy tovább" performed by Rita Pap and Attila Bodnár as the winner with 4,518 votes.[4]

Final – 5 February 1994
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Zsolt Bognár "Eszembe jutott" 102 14
2 Adrienne, Csaba and the 4 Nem Piskóta "Elmentél" 116 9
3 Kati Bontovics "Gyere haza" 116 9
4 Andrea Szulák "Fenn a szabad ég" 134 3
5 Beáta Karda "Könyörgés a kedvesemért" 138 2
6 Kata Janza "Úgy vártalak" 127 5
7 Enikő Détár and Pál Makrai "Miért pont én" 122 6
8 Grażyna Kowalczyk and Lui "Úgy gondolj rám" 130 4
9 László Gombos "Szívemben élsz" 118 8
10 Rita Pap and Attila Bodnár "Az élet megy tovább" 109 12
11 Friderika Bayer "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" 140 1
12 Kati Farkas "Remélni kell" 120 7
13 Boldizsár László "Vége már" 106 13
14 Tamás Aczél and Új Rákfogó "Jó leszek" 98 15
15 Ágnes Bogolin "A pillanat" 116 9

At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Bayer performed 22nd in the running order, following Spain and preceding Russia. "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" got off to the a strong start in the voting, receiving maximum 12s from the first three juries (Sweden, Finland, and Ireland). However the votes received then became more mixed, with only one further 12 (from Poland) and six juries bypassing the song altogether. At the close of voting "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" had received 122 points, placing Hungary 4th of the 25 entries, which remains the country's best Eurovision placement to date.[19][20]

Voting

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References

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  2. ^ "Táncdalfestivál 1994". Tolnai Népújság. 4 January 1994. p. 2.
  3. ^ Bakos, András (20 January 1994). "Mértéktartó "voúú"". Délmagyarország. p. 16.
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  7. ^ "Csalás a táncdalfesztiválon?". Délmagyarország. 25 February 1994. p. 6.
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  9. ^ "Új előadók - a régi szignállal". Népszava. 4 January 1994. p. 8.
  10. ^ Erdei, Sándor (5 February 1994). "Zsűritagként a táncdalfesztiválon". Hajdú-Bihari Napló. p. 7.
  11. ^ Pass, András (25 January 1994). "Táncdalfesztivál '94". Kisalföld. p. 24.
  12. ^ Sulyok, Kálmán (25 January 1994). "Családi képejtőzés". Komárom-Esztergom megyei 24 óra. p. 4.
  13. ^ Selmeczy, Attila (29 January 1994). "A fesztiválkulisszatitkai". Népszava. p. 15.
  14. ^ "Vásárhelyi a Táncdalfesztiválon". Csongrád Megyei Hirlap. 21 January 1994. p. 17.
  15. ^ Attila, Selmeczy (3 February 1994). "SLÁGERSAROK". Népszava. p. 16.
  16. ^ "Kulturmix". Egri Riport. 5 February 1994. p. 5.
  17. ^ "Egri fellépők a táncdalfesztiválon". Heves Megyei Hírlap. 28 January 1994. p. 23.
  18. ^ "Népszerű sztárok és fiatalok a táncdalfesztiválon". Magyar Hírlap. 29 January 1994. p. 15.
  19. ^ "Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  20. ^ ESC History - Hungary 1994
  21. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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