HungaryHungary: the 'come and go' country. They joined the ESC family back in 1994, and scored top marks from the first three juries but eventually came 4th. In 1995 they came second last however and they failed to qualify for the 1996 edition of the contest.
After another bad result in 1998 they ditched us all in 1999, only to come back in 2005, to spare us the happiness of having them again in 2006.
In 2007 they were back, and Rusza Magdi (surname first) came 9th, the highest result for any participant without significant automatic votes.
2008
Wearing an ostrich, Csézy won the national final with the ballad Szívverés, which in Belgrade will be sung in English under the title Candlelight, possibly refering to the funeral atmosphere it will create in the hall.
Latest news entries about Hungary
* Compact Disco's hearts to Baku - Sun 12 Feb
* Four qualify to the Hungarian final [vids] - Sat 28 Jan
* Helloooo, zis is Hungary! (song clips) - Tue 10 Jan
* Hellooo, zis is Hungary! - Sun 22 May
* Hungarian Dreams Will Come True! [vid] - Wed 9 Mar
* Win Ten CD singles of the Hungarian Entry ! - Fri 24 Apr
* Quiz: What's Gayer Than a Carola CD Resting On Liberace's Piano? - Tue 24 Feb
* Hung out (again)... And some more! [Videos] - Wed 4 Feb
* Csezy to Belgrade! [Videos] - Fri 8 Feb