When she left the Serbian province of Vojvodina for Budapest, Magdi Rúzsa felt that the Hungarian talent search Megasztars was her last chance to realize her dream of singing professionally. In the end she won the competition, and since then her career has taken off. Voted best Hungarian Newcomer in 2007 she has the opportunity to enter the Eurovision Song Contest on Hungary's behalf. Magdi took time to talk to esctoday.com last week. The interview is now on-line in our Specials section.

Magdi talks about making videos and her passion for singing in the first part of our two part interview. She also talks about growing up in Serbia and her thoughts on reactions when she was selected to represent Hungary in the the Eurovision Song Contest.

Click to read "Part 1 – Lady Sings the Blues" here.

In the second part of our interview Magdi talks about her song Unsubstantial blues and her planned performance in Helsinki. The song is an emotional song for her, and she talks about that "casual man". Finally Magdi hints at the directions she hopes to go after the Song Contest.

Click to read "Part 2 – Lady Sings the Blues" here.

Exclusive esctoday.com Competition

To win one of Magdi's promo CDs, simply answer the following questions and send your answers to [email protected] with your postal address and esctoday.com membership number.

1. What happened to the "casual man" Magdi sings about?
2. Who sang Magdi's favourite Eurovision Song Contest entry from previous years?
3. What does Magdi not want to wear on stage?

(all answers can be found on the interview linked above)