Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Hungary
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	13 March 2005
Selected entrant	NOX
Selected song	"Forogj, világ!"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	5th, 167 points
Final result	12th, 97 points
Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1998 • 2005 • 2007►

Hungary returned to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 after seven years of absence, with the song "Forogj, Világ" (Spin, World), performed by NOX. The song is written by Attila Valla and composed by Szabolcs Harmath.

NOX was the name of an ancient goddess who was believed to be the queen of the night. Nox was probably the biggest surprise on the Hungarian pop scene in 2002. The frontman of the band is the acclaimed Nagy Tamás who is considered to be one of the greatest talents in Hungarian folk dancing. Péter Szabó Szilvia, is the new talented lead singer. The creative team behind the band has paid special attention to giving Nox a unique image that stands out in the world of Hungarian pop music. The group has released four albums so far.

The spokesperson who revealed Hungary's votes for other countries was model and MTV host Zsuzsa Demcsák.^[1] The commentators during the Contest's broadcast were Zsuzsa Demcsák, András Fáber, and Dávid Szántó.

National final

The Hungarian National Final 'Eurovíziós Dalfesztivál' was held on March 13, organised by MTV and hosted by Tünde Nagy. After a pre-selection by a professional jury, twelve songs were performed at a televised National Final. After a short break, a super-final took place with the four best songs according to the televoting audience. In the super-final a jury of five members voted on the songs.

At Eurovision

Due to missing the 2004 contest, Hungary had to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.In SF they performed 15th, following Romania and preceding Finland. Hungary qualified to the final, placing 5th in the semi-final and scoring 167 points.In the final they performed 1st preceding UK placed 12th in the final, scoring 97 points.As Hungary failed to reach the top 11 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2006 Contest.

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