Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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 Hungary
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | A Dal 2016 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Heats: 23 January 2016 30 January 2016 6 February 2016 Semi-finals: 13 February 2016 20 February 2016 Final: 27 February 2016 |
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| Selected entrant | Freddie | |||
| Selected song | "Pioneer" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (4th, 197 points) | |||
| Final result | 19th, 108 points | |||
| Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Pioneer" written by Zé Szabó and Borbála Csarnai. The song was performed by Freddie. The Hungarian entry for the 2016 contest in , Sweden was selected through the national final A Dal 2016, organised by the local Media Services and Support Trust Fund (MTVA) and the Hungarian public broadcaster Duna Media Service Provider. An initial 30 entries competed in the national final which consisted of six shows: three heats, two semi-final and a final. Entries were selected to advance in the competition based on the votes of a four-member judging panel as well as the votes from the public. Eight entries qualified to compete in the final of A Dal 2016 where the judging panel first selected four of the entries to proceed to a second round of voting. In the second round of voting, "Pioneer" performed by Freddie was selected as the winner based entirely on a public vote.
Hungary was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 4, "Pioneer" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Hungary placed fourth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 197 points. In the final, Hungary performed in position 5 and placed nineteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 108 points.
Prior to the 2016 Contest, Hungary had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since their first entry in 1994. Hungary's best placing in the contest was fourth, which they achieved with their début entry in 1994 with the song "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" performed by Friderika Bayer. Hungary had attempted participate in the contest in 1993, however, their entry was eliminated in the preselection show Kvalifikacija za Millstreet. Hungary withdrew from the contest for six years between 1999 and 2004 and also missed the 2006 and 2010 contests. In 2014, Hungary achieved their second best result in the contest since their début, placing fifth with the song "Running" performed by András Kállay-Saunders. In 2015, Hungary placed 20th in the Eurovision final with the song "Wars for Nothing" performed by Boggie.
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