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Which acts will be competing in the remaining 2 heats in the Hungarian Eurovision national selection? The country’s national broadcaster, MTVA, has confirmed the allocation of the second and third heat in the nation’s A Dal 2018 selection.

Hungary’s national selection for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, A Dal, kicked off last Saturday as the search for the country’s next representative begun.

Ten artists competed in the first heat of the selection, however only 6 managed to advance to the next stage of the competition.

Heat allocation confirmed

With 12 spots still remaining in the semi-final stage of A Dal, MTVA has now confirmed the next 10 acts set to compete in the second heat this coming Saturday.

Heat 2 participants

  • AWS – Viszlát nyár
  • Gergely Dánielfy – Azt mondtad
  • Gábor Heincz (BIGA) – Good vibez
  • Maya ’n’ Peti – Nekem Te
  • Nene – Mese a királyról
  • Odett – Aranyhal
  • Peet Project – Runaround
  • SativuS – Lusta lány
  • Viki Singh – Butterfly house
  • yesyes – I let you run away

This means that the 10 remaining acts will compete in the third and final heat of the Hungarian national selection.

Heat 3 participants

  • #yeahla feat. Viki Eszes – 1 szó mint 100
  • Andy Roll – Turn the lights on
  • Roland Gulyás – Hypnotized
  • Ham ko Ham – Bármerre jársz
  • Cintia Horváth & Tomi Balogh – Journey (Break your chains)
  • Tamás Horváth – Meggyfa
  • Maszkura és a tücsökraj – Nagybetűs szavak
  • Nova Prospect – Vigyázó
  • Nikoletta Szőke, Attila Kökény & Róbert Szakcsi Lakatos – Életre kel
  • Reni Tolvai – Crack my code

In total, 18 artists will qualify to the semi-final stage of A Dal 2018; with 4 artists advancing from each of the 2 semi-finals, a total of 8 acts will be competing in the selection final for the right to represent Hungary at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.

A Dal 2018 schedule

  • 20/01: Heat 1
  • 27/01: Heat 2 (Ten participants, 6 qualifiers)
  • 03/02: Heat 3 (Ten participants, 6 qualifiers)
  • 10/02: Semi-final 1 (Nine participants, 4 qualifiers)
  • 17/02: Semi-final 2 (Nine participants, 4 qualifiers)
  • 24/02: Grand final (Eight finalists, winner determined)

Jessica was born and raised in the United Kingdom. Eurovision has been a huge part of her life for a number of years, getting to see the contest live for the first time in 2015. Jessica joined the ESCToday team in November 2013.