Hungarian broadcaster MTV are all ready for the country's final which will be held on 8th February, at 20:10 CET, on channel M1. Fifteen acts have been selected out of thirty by a professional jury and the selection includes both established Hungarian artists as well as new faces.

Magdi Rusza's successorat the Eurovision Song Contest will be decided by a mixture of jury vote and televote during the Hungarian national final on 8th February. The 100 minute show will be hosted by Éva Novodomszky, last year's Hungarian commentator, and Levente Harsányi, host of a popular m1 TV music program. Former Hungarian Eurostars will be present to perform and participate in the studio discussions and the viewers will also be treated to Eurovision archive material. Intertnational fans will be able to watch the Hungarian final through live streaming on the official website of MTV.

MTV will be launching their official Eurovision website on 31st January. The site will offer visitors all necessary information on the Hungarian hopefuls this year and it will be complete with songs, videos, photographic material and biographical info of the participants.


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