# Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Hungary was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?", written by Szilveszter Jenei, and performed by Friderika Bayer. The Hungarian participating broadcaster, Magyar Televízió (MTV), selected its entry through a national final. This was the first-ever entry from Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Hungarian in the contest, after MTV was unable to debut in the previous contest by failing to pass the qualifying round.

## Before Eurovision
### Táncdalfesztivál 1994

Táncdalfesztivál 1994 was the national final organised by Magyar Televízió (MTV) to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. The contest consisted of three semi-finals and a final held over four weeks which were all hosted by Dorottya Geszler and held in the MTV studios in Budapest.

#### Competing Entries

MTV received 963 songs from which 45 were chosen to compete in Táncdalfesztivál 1994.

#### Semi-Finals

The semi-finals were held on 15, 22, and 29 January 1994. Each semi-final had a 20-member jury panel, representing the 19 counties of Hungary and Budapest, who each awarded between 1 and 9 points per song with the top four in each semi-final going to the final. One more finalist was chosen by an audience vote in every semi-final.
Artists who are known to have competed but aren't listed below are: Róbert Szikora, Dolly Roll, András Payer, Annamária Sasvári, and Péter Poór.
Marcellina performed the song "Feltaláltad a fájdalmat című szerzeményt" in either the second or third semi-final.
Jury qualifier Audience vote qualifier
Semi-Final 1 – 15 January 1994 :
| Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| Kata Janza | "Úgy vártalak" | 169 | 1 |
| Andrea Szulák | "Fenn a szabad ég" | 163 | 2 |
| Grażyna Kowalczyk and Lui | "Úgy gondolj rám" | 153 | 3 |
| Ágnes Bogolin | "A pillanat" | 142 | 4 |
| Boldizsár László | "Vége már" | 141 | 5 |
| Gábor Majsai | Un­known | 133 | 6 |
| Apostol | Un­known | 129 | 7 |
| Andrea Tohai | "Várj még" | 121 | 8 |
| Janula Stefanidu | Un­known | 120 | 9 |
| Magdi Bódy | Un­known | 118 | 10 |
| Martony Klári | "Ennyi volt" | 110 | 11 |
| Kriszta Kránitz | Un­known | 103 | 12 |
| Edit Clapton | Un­known | 97 | 13 |
| Szénási Pál Bertalan | Un­known | 86 | 14 |
| Károly Kadlott | Un­known | 77 | 15 |
It is known that the winner of the second semi-final received 140 points.
Semi-Final 2–22 January 1994 :
| Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| Kati Bontovics | "Gyere haza" | Un­known | Un­known |
| László Gombos | "Szívemben élsz" | Un­known | Un­known |
| Maya Vas | "Tavaszváróval" | Un­known | Un­known |
| Un­known | "Az élet egyszer mindent visszakér" | Un­known | Un­known |
| Albatross | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Emőd Oláh | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Gábor Varga | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Attila Horváth | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
Semi-Final 3 – 29 January 1994 :
| Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| Enikő Détár and Pál Makrai | "Miért pont én" | Un­known | Un­known |
| Rita Pap and Attila Bodnár | "Az élet megy tovább" | Un­known | Un­known |
| Gábor Király | "Add a kezed" | Un­known | Un­known |
| Anikót Domány | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Enikőt Gáspár | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Jánost Szabolcsi | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Rokanok | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Lavina | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |

#### Final

There were 15 songs in the final with the winner being chosen by a 16-member jury who each awarded between 1 and 9 points per song. Votes were given out generously as "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" received only 4 points short of the maximum total possible, and even the last placed song had an average score of 6.1. A non-competitive public vote conducted through televoting was also held and selected "Az élet megy tovább" performed by Rita Pap and Attila Bodnár as the winner with 4,518 votes.
Final – 5 February 1994 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Zsolt Bognár | "Eszembe jutott" | 102 | 14 |
| 2 | Adrienne, Csaba and the 4 Nem Piskóta | "Elmentél" | 116 | 9 |
| 3 | Kati Bontovics | "Gyere haza" | 116 | 9 |
| 4 | Andrea Szulák | "Fenn a szabad ég" | 134 | 3 |
| 5 | Beáta Karda | "Könyörgés a kedvesemért" | 138 | 2 |
| 6 | Kata Janza | "Úgy vártalak" | 127 | 5 |
| 7 | Enikő Détár and Pál Makrai | "Miért pont én" | 122 | 6 |
| 8 | Grażyna Kowalczyk and Lui | "Úgy gondolj rám" | 130 | 4 |
| 9 | László Gombos | "Szívemben élsz" | 118 | 8 |
| 10 | Rita Pap and Attila Bodnár | "Az élet megy tovább" | 109 | 12 |
| 11 | Friderika Bayer | "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" | 140 | 1 |
| 12 | Kati Farkas | "Remélni kell" | 120 | 7 |
| 13 | Boldizsár László | "Vége már" | 106 | 13 |
| 14 | Tamás Aczél and Új Rákfogó | "Jó leszek" | 98 | 15 |
| 15 | Ágnes Bogolin | "A pillanat" | 116 | 9 |

## At Eurovision

On the night of the final Bayer performed 22nd in the running order, following Spain and preceding Russia. "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" got off to the a strong start in the voting, receiving maximum 12s from the first three juries (Sweden, Finland, and Ireland). However the votes received then became more mixed, with only one further 12 (from Poland) and six juries bypassing the song altogether. At the close of voting "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" had received 122 points, placing Hungary 4th of the 25 entries, which remains the country's best Eurovision placement to date.