Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Hungary will choose another four finalists tonight, three by the jury and onemore from the reaming ones by the televoters. This second one is much better than last night's first one. Or at least more interesting. My top favorite is Adam, followed closely by Kallay Saunders and Benji. I hope they qualify, propably with the fan favorite Totova aka Gabi & co.  Watch live here from 19.30 CET Ádám Szabó – Together Benji – Karcok Gabi Tóth & Freddie Shuman feat. Begi Lotfi – Hosszú idők Kállay Saunders Band – 17  (televote favoritr) Leander Kills – Élet Mrs Columbo – Frozen King Peet Project – Kill Your Monster Roma Soul – Nyitva a ház Zavodi + Olivér Berkes – #háttérzaj

One of the most interesting and highest standard national finals around kicks off in Hungary when A Dal 2017 starts tonight. The format has stayed more or less the same as previous years. Ten songs in the running tonight, five of them will go on to the next step. Four of them are will be picked up by the judges Caramel, Zséda, Károly Frenreisz and Miklós Both. Then the televoters can save one more from the remaining six.  There will be three of these heats, followed by two semifinals with nine songs each, and then the grand final with eight songs.  In tonight's heat we several familiar names from previous A Dals like Benji, Spoon 21 and Viki Singh, and Roma Soul is fronted by Gergó Oláh.  David Henderson –  White Shadows  (jury: 37) Leander Kills –  Élet  (jury: 40) Calidora –  Glory  (jury: 30) The Wings –  Mint a hurrikán  (jury: 32) Viki Singh –  Rain  (jury: 39) Spoon 21 –  Deák  (jury: 39)...

  Hungary has revealed their participants for the annual A Dal contest, aka their selection for the Eurovision song contest. The shows start on January 14 and as usual there will be three heats, then two semifinals and then the grand final. Countless familiar names from the previous A Dals taking part again. among them Eurovision veteran András Kállay Saunders who has declared he will try until he wins Eurovision. Do we complain? No. Olág Gergö is behind Roma Soul, another familiar name to watch out. And Gabi Toth as there, too, as Totova.... Benji – Karcok Olivér Berkes & Zävodi – Háttarzaj Calidora – Glory Kata Csondor – Create Kyra Fedor – Got To Be A Day Anna Garai ft. Júlia Kása – Jártam Dávid Henderson – White Shadows Jetlag – Keresem a bajt - disq, replaced by: Chase - Dust in the wind Kállay-Saunders Band – 17 Georgina Kanizsa – Fall Like Rain Leander Kills – Élet Mrs Columbo – Frozen King Gigi Radics – See It Trough ( Végtelen Hajó ) ...

Hungarian A Dal has its first semifinal tonight after three heats where six songs qualified for the final. Now we are down to 18 and nine will be heard tonight, this time three songs will be saved by the jury, and one of the remaining ones by the televoters. In this one we have the winners of Semifinals 2 and 3, three runner ups and no one saved by televoters). My picks are easy: Gergö, Karmapolis, Kállay Saunders and Petruska without doubt.  B The First – You Told Me That You Loved Me (4th in SF 3) Benji – Kötéltánc (2nd in SF 1) Gergő Oláh – Győz a jó (2nd in SF 2) 2nd Karmapolis & Böbe Szécsi – Hold On To (5th in SF 2) Kállay Saunders Band – Who We Are (winner of SF2) 3rd Mushu – Uncle Tom (3rd in SF1) televoters Petruska – Trouble In My Mind (winner of SF3) 1st Reni Tolvai – Fire (5th SF1) Szilvia Agárdi – It Is Love (2nd in SF3)

Hungary will start its search for the song for Eurovision song contest 2016 in Stockholm tonight. Six out of ten acts will be voted for the next round. One can vote via A Dal app, or from the official website. My clear favorite is Freddie, not only in this heat but to win it all really. The others I would send forward are in no particular order ByTheWay, Mushu, Odett, Reni Tolvai and Jázmin Török. But I think Petra will squeeze in as well..... maybe even Fatima..... As in previous years the top-5 by the jury + App will qualify for the next stage, and then one from the remaining ones by televote . In the case of tie Jázmin and Reni the jury chose Reni. Watch here from 19.40 CET Odett – Stardust   34 Fatima Mohamed – Ott leszek   30 ByTheWay – Free To Fly   31 Mushu – Uncle Tom   36 Jázmin Török – Power Of Love   35 Benji – Kötéltánc   39 Egy Másik Zenekar – Kéne közös kép   36 Petra Veres Kovács – Singing Peace   32 Fre...