Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 29

Hungary participated in the twenty-nineth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged which was hosted in Barcelona, Spain. The Hungarian entry was selected through the national competition A Dal 17, organised by the Hungarian broadcaster MTVA. Hungary was represented by Lola with the song "Telihold". The entry did not qualify from the second semi-final, finishing 15th with 50 points.
== Before Eurovision Tengaged==
On 23rd January 2018, MTVA announced that Hungary would participate in the twenty-nineth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged.
=== A Dal 17 ===
The format returned to the previous system format with 2 rounds. MTVA presented the 4 candidates with some familiar faces in it.
A total of 20 country juries took part in the jury voting, whose votes were added up to the televoting later. The final started on 30th January, ending on 6th February 2018. The winner announcement took place on 7th February 2018 where Lola was announced as the winner and won the right to represent Hungary in Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 29 with her song "Telihold".
#	Singer 	Song 	Jury	Televote	Televote	Points	Place
1	Babé Sila 	"Luna" 	136 	126 	22,58% 	262 	4
2	Rico ft. Miss Mood	"Cella" 	130 	163 	29,03% 	293 	2
3	Lola 	"Telihold"	152 	145 	25,81% 	297 	1
4	Dimitri 	"Heaven" 	142 	126 	22,58% 	268 	3
== At Eurovision Tengaged==
On 5 February 2018, the semi-final allocation draw for the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 29 took place. Hungary was drawn to perform in the second half of the second semi-final.
Lola finished in fifteenth place with 55 points in the semifinal.
== Voting ==
Hungary participated and had to vote in the second semi-final. In the final, Hungary announced their votes as 10th.
=== Points awarded to Hungary ===
Points Awarded to Hungary (Semifinal)
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=== Points awarded by Hungary ===
Semifinal 2 votes
Points	Country
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Final votes
Points	Country
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=== Spokesperson and commentators ===
In Hungary, the semifinals and final were aired on MTVA. The Hungarian spokesperson in the grand final was Freddie.
== See also ==
* Hungary
* Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 29