Táncdalfesztivál was a Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 music competition and exhibition show, airing on the National Television

Magyar Televízió

Magyar Televízió is the Hungarian national public service television company, with three TV channels, called m1 , m2 and m3....

 from 1966 to 1994. It was the premier chance for young talents to show their skills and become well known in the socialist Hungary. It was the starting point in the career of the era's most popular performers, like Kati Kovács

Kati Kovács

Kati Kovács is a Hungarian singer and actress.She became first famous nationally in 1965 when she won the seminal TV talent show in Hungary “Who Knows What?”...

, Pál Szécsi

Pál Szécsi

Pál Szécsi was a Hungarian singer, arguably one of the most popular of all times, achieving unprecedenced cult status during his lifetime.- Biography :...

, Klári Katona

Klári Katona

Klári Katona is a Hungarian singer.-Career:She began to sing in 1966, aged 13, with a professional career starting after her song Bővízű forrás on the Táncdalfesztivál of 1972, winning an award. He provided vocals for Kék Csillag and Neoton, then pursued a solo career...

, Zsuzsa Koncz

Zsuzsa Koncz

Zsuzsa Koncz is a Hungarian singer, whose lyrics were sometimes highly critical of the country's pre-1990 political system....

 and also a good opurtinity to become more famous for those performers who were already known from radio, but never seen on television. Performers who gained fame through the show include Éva Mikes

Éva Mikes

Éva Mikes was a Hungarian pop singer, who rose to fame during the 1960s.- Biograpghy :...

, Mária Toldy, Katalin Sárosi, János Koós, and László Aradszky.