Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
| Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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 Hungary
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| Selection process | A Dal 2017 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Heats: 14 January 2017 28 January 2017 4 February 2017 Semi-finals: 10 February 2017 11 February 2017 Final: 18 February 2017 |
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| Selected entrant | Joci Pápai | |||
| Selected song | "Origo" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | József Pápai | |||
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Hungary will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The local Media Services and Support Trust Fund (MTVA) and the Hungarian broadcaster Duna Media Service Provider will organise the national final A Dal 2017 in order to select the Hungarian entry for the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine.
Prior to the 2017 Contest, Hungary had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times since its 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 2016, Hungary placed 19th in the Eurovision final with the song "Pioneer" performed by Freddie.
The Hungarian national broadcaster, Media Services and Support Trust Fund (MTVA), broadcasts the event within Hungary and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. MTVA confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest on 7 May 2016. Since 2012, MTVA has organised A Dal, a national selection show which has managed to, thus far, produce entries that have qualified the nation to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest each year and has resulted in two top 10 placings in 2013 and 2014. The Hungarian broadcaster continued selecting their entry through this process for 2017 with details regarding the organization of the A Dal 2017 national final being released along with their participation confirmation.
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