Hungary, which has refound its interest in the Eurovision Song Contest after an uncertain past with many withdrawals and unfortunate results, is holding a national final for the first time since 2008. Many big names subscribed as a result of the immense popularity of the previous years' entry "What about my dreams".
The songs were graded by 4 judges with marks from 1-10. The top 3 songs were given an automatic bye into the final. Tonight the lucky jury picks were Tibor Gyurcsík, Nika & the Kiralys. The other 7 songs faced a public vote. The jury had to pick between the Kiralys & Juli Fábián/Zoohacker, choosing the former. This was the outcome of the jury vote:
1. Tibor Gyurcsík - Mozi szélesvásznon 39
2. Nika - This Love 38
3. The Kiralys - Untried 35
4. Juli Fábián & Zoohacker - Like a Child 35
5. Anti Fitness Club - Lesz, ami lesz 34
6. Péter Puskás - Csillagok 33
7. Renáta Tolvai - Élek a szemeidben 30
8. Gina Kiss - Chasing Dreams 29
9. Monsoon - Dance 26
10. Sophistic - Yeah, OK! 18
The televoting qualifier to the final, is the 4th placed Juli Fábián & Zoohacker.
This makes the final line-up like this, in order from worst to best according to the jury vote.
Gabi Tóth - Nem Kell Végszó
Juli Fábián & Zoohacker - Like a Child
The Kiralys - Untried
Caramel - Vizió
Nika - This Love
Gabór Heincz - Learning to Let Go
Tibor Gyurcsík - Mozi szélesvásznon
Compact Disco - Sound of Our Hearts
Listen to the televoting 'wildcard', Juli & Zoohacker, below:
