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Hungarian national broadcaster has announced the dates of the forthcoming 2016 Hungarian Eurovision national selection; A Dal 2016.

Hungary will yet again select its Eurovision entry and act via their traditional national selection A Dal, as has been the case in the recent years.

The Hungarian national selection will be hosted by Tatár Csilla and Harsányi Levente.

A Dal 2016 will consist of a total of 6 televised shows: 3 heats, 2 semi-finals and the grand final. A Dal will kick off on Saturday 23 January and conclude on Saturday 27 February:

  • 23/01-  Heat 1
  • 30/01- Heat 2
  • 06/02- Heat 3
  • 13/02 -Semi-final 1
  • 20/02- Semi-final 2
  • 27/02- Grand Final

As in previous years, a total of 30 acts will participate in the competition:

  1. André Vásáry – Why
  2. Anna Patai – Colors 
  3. B The First – You told me you loved me
  4. Bálint Gájer – Speed bump
  5. Benji – Kötéltánc
  6. By The Way – Free to fly 
  7. C.E.T. (Alex Kabai) – Free
  8. Egy Másik Zenekar – Kéne közös kép
  9. Fatima Mohamed – Ott leszek
  10. Freddie – Pioneer
  11. Group’n’swing – Szeretni fáj
  12. Ív – Love kills me
  13. Jázmin Török – Power of love
  14. Júlia Horányi – Come Along 
  15. Kállay-Saunders Band – Who we are
  16. Karmapolis & Böbe Szécsi – Hold on to
  17. Laci Gáspár – Love and bass
  18. Maszkura & The Tücsökraj – Kinek sírjam
  19. Misztrál – Reggeli reggae
  20. Mushu – Uncle tom
  21. Nika (Mónika Veres) – Beatuiful Love 
  22. Odett – Stardust
  23. Oláh Gergő – Győz a jó
  24. Olivér Berkes – Seven seas
  25. Parno Graszt – Már nem szédülök
  26. Passed – Driftin’ 
  27. Petra Veres-Kovács – Singing peace
  28. Petruska – Trouble in my mind
  29. Reni Tolvai – Fire 
  30. Szilvia Agárdi – It is love

You can listen to the competing entries on A Dal’s official website.

The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 10, 12 and 14 May at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

In 2015 Boggie won the golden ticket to Vienna with her song Wars for nothing and represented Hungary at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.

Hungary debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 and is yet to win the event. The country achieved its best placing in the competition in 1994 with Frederika Bayer.

Stay tuned to ESCToday for the latest news on A Dal 2016, Hungary and the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 23 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.