Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Hungary returned to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 after seven years of absence, with the song "Forogj, világ!", performed by Nox. The song is written by Attila Valla and composed by Szabolcs Harmath.

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Hungary
National selection
Selection processEurovíziós Dalfesztivál
Selection date(s)13 March 2005
Selected entrantNox
Selected song"Forogj, világ!"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Szabolcs Harmath
  • Attila Valla
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (5th, 167 points)
Final result12th, 97 points
Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Eurovíziós Dalfesztivál

Eurovíziós Dalfesztivál was the Hungarian national selection that selected Hungary's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Competing entries

MTV received 37 entries during a submission period. A five-member jury evaluated the received submissions and the twelve selected artists and songs were announced on 9 March 2005.[1]

Final

The final was held on 13 March 2005, organised by MTV and hosted by Tünde Nagy. Twelve songs competed and the winner was chosen in two rounds of voting. In the first round, a public televote selected the top four songs which proceeded to the second round, the superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner was selected by a five-member jury panel who each assigned scores to each superfinalist ranging from 1 to 10.

Final – 13 March 2005
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 Acapulco "Szép ez a világ" Kálmán Müller, Pál Kis Eliminated
2 Judy "Holnaptól" Ágnes Szabó, Norbert Szũcs Superfinalist
3 Melody Island "Eltűnt álom" Zsolt Bácksay Eliminated
4 Crystal "Összetört a szívem" Tibor Kasza, Tamás Orbán Superfinalist
5 Emi Bizek "Túl az út felén" Ágnes Szabó, Emi Bizek, Viktor Rakonczai Eliminated
6 Karányi "Álomszép" J. Daniel Karányi Eliminated
7 Sushi Train "Húzz közel" Zsusa Pálos, Tamás Vághy Eliminated
8 Baby Gabi and Lala "Van egy kulcs" Zoltán Makai, Zsolt Kárpáti, Tamás Kelemen, János Bende Superfinalist
9 Rita Ambrus "Együtt" Rita Ambrus, Stefano Favaro Eliminated
10 Nox "Forogj, világ!" Attila Valla, Szabolcs Harmath Superfinalist
11 Tamás Mester "Szabadítsd fel" David Coburn, Tamás Mester Eliminated
12 Lola "Szerelem" Attila Valla, Viktor Rakonczai Eliminated
Superfinal – 13 March 2005
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Judy "Holnaptól" 43 2
2 Crystal "Összetört a szívem" 36 3
3 Baby Gabi and Lala "Van egy kulcs" 33 4
4 Nox "Forogj, világ!" 49 1

At Eurovision

Due to missing the 2004 contest, Hungary had to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. In the semi-final they performed 15th, following Romania and preceding Finland. Hungary qualified to the final, placing 5th in the semi-final and scoring 167 points.[2] In the final they performed first, preceding the United Kingdom, and placed 12th in the final, scoring 97 points.[3]

The spokesperson who revealed Hungary's votes for other countries was model and MTV host Zsuzsa Demcsák.[4] The commentators during the Contest's broadcast were Zsuzsa Demcsák, András Fáber, and Dávid Szántó.

Points awarded to Hungary

Points awarded by Hungary

References
  1. "MTV published Hungarian songs". Esctoday. 9 March 2005.
  2. "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. "Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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