Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country  Hungary
National selection
Selection process A Dal
Semi-finals:
75% Jury
25% Televoting
Final:
100% Televoting
Super-final:
100% Jury
Selection date(s) Semi-finals:
28 January 2012
4 February 2012
Final:
11 February 2012
Selected entrant Compact Disco
Selected song "Sound of Our Hearts"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Qualified (10th, 52 points)
Final result 24th, 19 points
Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2011 • 2012 • 2013►

Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Hungarian entry was selected through A Dal (which means "The Song"), consisting of two semi-finals and a final, organised by the Hungarian broadcaster M1. Compact Disco represented Hungary with the song "Sound of Our Hearts", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 24th in the final, scoring 19 points.[1][2]

A Dal

On 1 December 2011, MTV started the call for songs for their national selection. Entries could be submitted until 30 December 2011.[3] The participants of the semi-finals were chosen by a pre-jury out of all entries that have been submitted. Hungarian and foreign composers were allowed to send entries.[4] The names of the 20 acts and songs that were selected for the semi-finals were revealed on 10 January 2012.[5]

In two semi-finals, to be broadcast live on m1 and Duna TV World, four songs each will qualify for the national final: three will be chosen by a professional jury and another one by televoting.[6] In the final, televoting will select four super-finalists, and then the winner will be determined by the expert jury.

Semi-final 1

 Semi-final 1–28 January 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Place
1 Attila Kökény/Tamara Bencsik "Állítsd Meg Az Időt!" (Stop the time) 24 8
2 András Kállay-Saunders "I Love You" 32 5
3 Barna Pély & Eszter Pál feat. Szalonna "Hangok A Szívekért" (Sounds for the hearts) 29 7
4 Annamari Dancs "Feel" 15 10
5 Gábor Heincz "Learning To Let Go" 38 — 2
6 Compact Disco "Sound Of Our Hearts" 39 — 1
7 Rudi Krisz "A Fél Veled Egész" (The half is with you whole) 18 9
8 Niki Gallusz/Márton Vizy "Europe, Our Heart Is One" 31 6
9 Gabi Tóth "Nem Kell Végszó" (No need for cue) 34 Save 4
10 Caramel "Vízió" (Vision) 37 — 3

Juries

Song Viktor Rakonczai Kati Wolf Philip Rákay Jenő Csiszár Total
Állítsd meg az időt 6 6 6 6 24
I Love You 8 8 8 8 32
Hangok a szívekért 6 7 9 7 29
Feel 4 5 3 3 15
Learning to Let Go 10 9 10 9 38
Sound of Our Hearts 10 10 10 9 39
A fél veled egész 4 5 5 4 18
Europe, Our Heart Is One 7 8 10 6 31
Nem kell végszó 9 9 8 8 34
Vízió 9 9 10 9 37

Semi-final 2

 Semi-final 2–4 February 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Place
1 Monsoon "Dance" 26 9
2 Péter Puskás "Csillagok" (Stars) 33 6
3 Sophistic "Yeah, OK!" 18 10
4 Juli Fábián & Zoohacker "Like A Child" 35 Save 4
5 Gina Kiss "Chasing Dreams" 29 8
6 Anti Fitness Club "Lesz, Ami Lesz" (It will, which will) 34 5
7 Mónika Veres "This Love" 38 — 2
8 Tibor Gyurcsík "Back In Place" 39 — 1
9 Renáta Tolvai "Élek a szemeidben" (I live in your eyes) 30 7
10 The Kiralys "Untried" 35 — 3

Juries

Song Viktor Rakonczai Kati Wolf Philip Rákay Jenő Csiszár Total
Dance 7 6 7 6 26
Csillagok 8 9 9 7 33
Yeah, OK! 5 5 4 4 18
Like A Child 9 9 9 8 35
Chasing Dreams 7 7 8 7 29
Lesz, Ami Lesz 9 8 9 8 34
This Love 10 10 9 9 38
Back In Place 10 10 10 9 39
Élek a szemeidben 8 7 8 7 30
Untried 9 8 9 9 35

Final

 Final 11 February 2012
Draw Artist Song Final Super-Final Place
Televotes Place Juries Total
1 The Kiralys "Untried" 1. 1-4 0 0 4
2 Tibor Gyurcsík "Back In Place" ? 5-8 0 0 5=
3 Gabi Tóth "Don't Save Me" ? 5-8 0 0 5=
4 Compact Disco "Sound Of Our Hearts" 3. 1-4 2 2 1
5 Juli Fábián & Zoohacker "Like A Child" ? 5-8 0 0 5=
6 Caramel "Vertigo" 2. 1-4 1 1 2
7 Mónika Veres "This Love" ? 5-8 0 0 5=
8 Gábor Heincz "Learning To Let Go" 4. 1-4 1 1 2=

At Eurovision

Hungary competed in the second half of the first semi-final on 22 May and qualified to the Grand Final, where it finished in 24th place with a total of 19 points. .[7]

Points awarded to Hungary

Points Awarded to Hungary (Semi-Final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Hungary (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Hungary

Semi final 1

12 points Finland
10 points Albania
8 points Switzerland
7 points Russia
6 points Ireland
5 points Israel
4 points Iceland
3 points Romania
2 points Moldova
1 point Denmark

Final

12 points Sweden
10 points Germany
8 points Albania
7 points Russia
6 points Iceland
5 points Italy
4 points Serbia
3 points Turkey
2 points Moldova
1 point Spain

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.
  2. ↑ Brey, Marco (11 February 2012). "Hungary: Compact Disco to Baku with "Sound Of Our Hearts"". Eurovision.tv.
  3. ↑ Hondal, Victor (17 December 2011). "Hungary: Submissions deadline extended". EscToday.com. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Hondal, Victor (1 December 2011). "Hungary: MTV calls for songs". EscToday.com. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (10 January 2012). "Hungary: 20 hopefuls revealed". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Brey, Marco (1 December 2011). "Hungary: Three shows to select entry for Baku". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  7. ↑ Hondal, Victor. "Insignia exchange and semifinal allocation draw.". EscToday.com.