Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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Hungarian national final was held on February 8, 2008.
MTV
chose 15 artists (out of 30) to perform their song on Hungarian National Final.
Every artists had to send the song in Hungarian and in English as well, so all of the songs in NF were in Hungarian, but the winner was sung in English in Serbia.
The hosts were Éva Novodomszky
and Levente Harsányi.
The jury gave 1 to 10 points to the songs, and the televoting also made a rank for the songs. The first song on each list got 15 points. The total score decided the winner. In case of a tie, the televotes decided.
The winner was Csézy
with the song "Szívverés". Three days later the new english version "Candlelight
" was published.
, one from Georgia
and one from Denmark
.
MTV
Magyar Televízió
Magyar Televízió is the Hungarian national public service television company, with three TV channels, called m1 , m2 and m3....
chose 15 artists (out of 30) to perform their song on Hungarian National Final.
Every artists had to send the song in Hungarian and in English as well, so all of the songs in NF were in Hungarian, but the winner was sung in English in Serbia.
The hosts were Éva Novodomszky
Éva Novodomszky
Éva Novodomszky is a Hungarian journalist and presenter.She started her career in a journalist school . She became reporter of news of youth in Magyar Televízió. Later she worked for Parlamenti Napló, EuroPercek, Szabadság tér and Híradó. She has been the presenter of Híradó since 2000...
and Levente Harsányi.
The jury gave 1 to 10 points to the songs, and the televoting also made a rank for the songs. The first song on each list got 15 points. The total score decided the winner. In case of a tie, the televotes decided.
The winner was Csézy
Csézy
Csézy, real name Erzsébet Csézi is a Hungarian singer.On February 8, 2008 she was chosen to represent Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade with her song Szívverés. She finished last in the second semi-final on May 22 with just six points.-Albums:-External links: — official...
with the song "Szívverés". Three days later the new english version "Candlelight
Candlelight (Csézy song)
"Candlelight" is a song performed by the Hungarian singer Csézy. This song was chosen to represent Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia...
" was published.
| # | Artist | Song | English translation | Jury points | Televotes | Total | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ez ONE | "Lesz, ki téged hazavár" | Someone Will Wait For You | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | Lola | "Legszebb nap" | The Most Beautiful Day | 30 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 7 | Zsuzsa Imre | "Érintés" | Touching | 27 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| 3 | Zsuzsi Vágó & Árpád Zsolt Mészáros | "Két szív" | Two Hearts | 34 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 3 |
| 6 | Fiesta | "Gyűlölve szeretni" | Love and Hate | 30 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 |
| 5 | Zsuzsa Antal & Fishers Company | "Falak között" | Between Walls | 36 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 |
| 11 | DURE | "Nem ismerlek már" | I Don't Know You Anymore | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 14 | 21 GRAMM | "Még egy dal" | One More Song | 27 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | Csaba Gál (Boogie) | "Úgy figyeltelek" | I Was Looking At You | 33 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 7 |
| 1 | Candies | "Van aki nyer" | Somebody Wins | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Adrien Szekeres | "Piszkos tánc" | Dirty Dance | 39 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 2 |
| 4 | Mónika Hoffmann | "Légy te az első" | Be The Number One | 31 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 15 | Orsolya Szatmári | "Véletlen" | Accidentally | 30 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 9 |
| 13 | Csézy Csézy Csézy, real name Erzsébet Csézi is a Hungarian singer.On February 8, 2008 she was chosen to represent Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade with her song Szívverés. She finished last in the second semi-final on May 22 with just six points.-Albums:-External links: — official... |
"Szívverés" | Heartbeat | 38 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 1 |
| 12 | Orsolya Pflum | "Távol" | Far Away | 34 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 |
Commentators and spokespersons
- Commentators - Gábor Gundel Takács
- Spokespersons - Éva NovodomszkyÉva NovodomszkyÉva Novodomszky is a Hungarian journalist and presenter.She started her career in a journalist school . She became reporter of news of youth in Magyar Televízió. Later she worked for Parlamenti Napló, EuroPercek, Szabadság tér and Híradó. She has been the presenter of Híradó since 2000...
At Eurovision
She competed in the second semi-final on May 22, performing fifteenth. She placed nineteenth and last with six points, getting four points from SerbiaSerbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, one from Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
and one from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.