Hungary: Here are the finalists for A Dal 2016

A Dal 2016 ("The Song 2016") had its fifth show tonight in Hungary: Semi-final. So now we have the complete lineup for next Saturday's Final of A Dal 2016.

We had nine performances but only four tickets for the Final on 27 February. The happy finalists are: André Vásáry, Freddie, Parno Graszt and Olivér Berkes & Andi Tóth.

The jury selected the first 3 songs, while the 4th song was selected by the Hungarian televoters.

A Dal 2016 – Finalists

• Kállay Saunders Band – "Who we are"
• Gergő Oláh – "Győz a jó"
• Petruska – "Trouble in My Mind"
• Mushu – "Uncle Tom"
• André Vásáry – "Why"
• Freddie – "Pioneer"
• Parno Graszt – "Már nem szédülök"
• Olivér Berkes & Andi Tóth – "Seven seas"

A Dal Semi-final 2 – results

• André Vásáry – "Why" (Jury)
• Freddie – "Pioneer" (Jury)
• Parno Graszt – "Már nem szédülök" (Jury)
• Olivér Berkes & Andi Tóth – "Seven seas" (Televoting)
• ByTheWay – "Free to fly"
• Egy Másik Zenekar – "Kéne közös kép"
• Laci Gáspár – "Love and bass"
• Nika – "Emlékkép"
• Passed – "Driftin'"

A Dal 2016

A Dal 2016 consists of six shows: Three heats, two semi-finals and one final:

• 23 January: Heat 1
• 30 January: Heat 2
• 6 February: Heat 3
• 13 February: Semi-final 1
• 20 February: Semi-final 2
• 27 February: Final

All the shows take place at MTVA in Budapest, and are hosted by Csilla Tatár (Levente Harsányi in the greenroom).

Heats
Each of the three heats featured 10 songs with 6 proceeding to the semi-finals from each show. The first 5 songs were decided by a jury of 4 persons. After the jury has decided, the televotes qualified 1 more song from the 5 that weren't chosen by the jury.

Semi-finals
Both of the two semi-finals featured 9 songs with 4 proceeding to the final from each show. The first 3 songs were decided by the jury. After the jury had decided, the televotes qualified 1 more song from the 6 that weren't chosen by the jury.

Final
The final will feature 8 songs with 4 songs proceeding to the super-final, all decided by the jury. In the super-final the televoting solely decides the winner of A Dal 2016.

The jury of A Dal 2016 consists of Pierrot, Zséda, Károly Freinreisz and Miklós Both.

Hungary in Eurovision Song Contest

Hungary has participated in Eurovision Song Contest 13 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 7 out of 9 times - The last 5 years Hungary did qualify for the Grand Final. Their worst result was in 2008 where Hungary went last in Semi-final 2.