Hungary’s national selection, A Dal, held its second quarterfinal this evening, with six acts qualifying for the semi-finals.  The first quarterfinal was held last Saturday (January 25) and the third heat is scheduled for February 8th.  The 18 songs that advance from Hungary’s quarterfinals will compete in the semi-finals on February 15th and 16th.  Songs that qualify in the semi-finals …

Tonight seems to be the unofficial beginning of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest National Final Season! For the last few months countries have been whittling songs down and selecting entries for the upcoming contest which will be held in Copenhagen in May. But, tonight is where we will see a number of songs being selected, as well as a number …

The first quarterfinal of Hungary’s national selection, A Dal, was held Saturday.  Six of the ten acts qualified this evening for the semi-finals, which will be held on February 15th and 16th.  The other two quarterfinals will be held February 1st and 8th, each with six more songs advancing.  The final will be held February 22nd. A jury consisting of …

The Hungarian broadcaster, M1, has released all of the 30 songs for Hungary’s national selection A Dal 2014.  All participating songs have been released on YouTube and SoundCloud.  Here’s a list of the 30 participating songs and you can listen to a compilation of the Hungarian songs here. We All – Bogi Eg Veled  – Der Heni Miert Ne Higgyem? …

The Hungarian public broadcaster MTVA announced the 30 acts chosen to take part in ‘A Dal’ the popular National Final show. The entries were chosen internally by a professional jury: •Elmaradt pillanatok – Gájer Bálint •Morning Light (Reggeli fény) – Marge •This Is My Life (Ez az életem) – Musicfabrik •Break Up – Lil C •Karcolás (Rise Again) – Polyák …

The Hungarian broadcaster MTVA announced the dates for A Dal, the popular selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest.   January 25 – Heat 1 February 01 – Heat 2 February 08- Heat 3 February 15-  Semi-final 1 February 16- Semi-final 2 February 22- Final In addition, the jury which will have a 50% say in picking the winner consist …

MTVA, The Hungarian National Broadcaster has confirmed today the country’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen. It has also been announced that this year’s entry will be selected through the “A Dal” (The Song) format. This format was successfully introduced in 2012 and includes  2 national semi-finals and one grand final. Dates are yet to be confirmed. …

ESC United talked to the acts that had their first rehearsals today. They will be performing in the second half of Semi Final 2 at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. The Semi Final will take place exactly next Thursday so let’s get to know them a little better. Unfortunately we were unable to get you the Georgia interview …

OGAE Rest of World has selected their entry for the The OGAE Second Chance Contest. It’s Gigi Radics’ “Ugy Faj”! The OGAE Second Chance Contest is a video event organised by branches of OGAE, the international fan club of the Eurovision Song Contest. Each branch submits a song that did not win their country’s national selection. Each branch then votes …

Every year our “Expert” Panel comes together to judge all entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and they’re back to take apart the 2013 entries and rank them accordingly. While their characters and comments may be wacky, the scores are dead serious. All 13 panelists will comment on the song and rank them accordingly giving it points using a scale …