Hungary has had a roller coaster ride in Eurovision. They took part already in 1993 but didn't make it past the qualification round and therefor only 1994 they were there for real and gained a very grand debut: Friderika Bayer scored 12 from the three first countries to vote but then slipped to respectable 4th place. The year after a cold shower: second to last and relegation. They were back in 1997 and good 12th place and the year after again to the bottom and it took until Kiev 2005 that they dared to return. NOX was considered a favourite but in the end got only 12th place and Hungary stayed home again for a year. They returned to Helsinki 2007 and Magdi Ruzsa won every possible critics award, charmed the fans and scored a very respectable 9th place. And once again the good ride was over when they scored a last place in the semifinal in 2008. In 2009 they had a bit of a drama selecting their entry as the first choice broke the October 1 rule, the second one declined and the thir...