The second heat of the Hungarian selection (A Dal) for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest will be held tonight in Budapest.

The programme:

Ten acts will perform this evening, and six of them will proceed to the semi-finals. Just like last week, the jury will choose their three favourite entries, and the televote will save three more songs out of the remaining seven.

How to watch the show:

  • Live on M1 from 20:15 CET
  • Live on Duna World from 20:15 CET
  • Online here or here (click on “m1 élő” on the left side of the page)

The line-up of tonight’s show:

  • Plastichead ft. Laci Gáspár – A szeretet él
  • Odett – Ne engedj el
  • Ádám Szabó – Hadd legyen más!
  • Gabi Völgyesi – Csak te légy
  • Gyula Éliás – Mindhalálig várni rád
  • Rami – Puzzle
  • Tamás Vastag – Holnaptól
  • ByeAlex – Kedvesem
  • Veca Janicsák – Új generáció
  • András Kállay-Saunders – My baby

The six qualifiers will compete in either of the two semi-finals which will will be held on 23 and 24 February, in Budapest.

Stay tuned for more news on the Hungarian selection – A Dal!


I'm Dan, and I live in Budapest, capital Hungary. I became part of the 'Eurovision-fanbase' after the 2009 contest, and I joined the esctoday.com team in December 2012, after the volunteer openings. I study Scandinavian Languages and Literatures and Applied Linguistics in university. I speak Hungarian, English, Swedish and Spanish.