A Dal 2017: Semi-final 1 Results

Tonight, A Dal returned with the first semi-final. Four out of nine acts qualified for the final, which is held on February 18th.

Four songs were chosen by two rounds of voting. In the first round each of the four judges gave their points which were added to the public's average, and chose three qualifiers. In the second round the fourth qualifier was chosen only by public voting.

The hosts of the show were Rátonyi Kriszta and Harsányi Levente.

Semi-final 1 - Results

1. Kanizsa Gina - "Fall Like Rain" (45 points)
2. Papai Joci - "Origo" (45 points)
3. Radics Gigi - "See It Through" (42 points)
4. Soulwave - "Kalandor" (37 points)
5. Singh Viki - "Rain" (38 points)
6. Spoon 21 - "Deak" (37 points)
7. Henderson David - "White Shadows" (37 points)
8. Chase - "Dust In The Wind" (37 points)
9. The Couple - "Vége Van" (36 points)

A Dal 2017

Each Saturday from January 14th to February 18th, 6 shows of A Dal will be held: three elimination heats, two semi-finals and the final.

In each elimination heat six contestants out of ten will qualify for the semi-finals. From there on, four contestants from each semi-final will qualify for the final and then the winner will be determined.

Elimination Heats

• Heat 1:14 January
• Heat 2: 28 January
• Heat 3: 4 February

Semi-Finals

• Semi-Final 1: 10 February
• Semi-Final 2: 11 February

Final:

• 18 February

Hungary in Eurovision Song Contest

Hungary has participated in Eurovision Song Contest 14 times since its debut in 1994. The Best result was in the debuting year 1994 where the song "Kinek Mondjam El Vétkeimet" went 4th. Since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004 Hungary has qualified for the Grand Final 8 out of 10 times - The last 6 years Hungary did qualify for the Grand Final. Their worst result was in 2008 where Hungary went last in Semi-final 2.