Hungary officially made its Eurovision debut in 1994. It attempted to participate in 1993 but did not advance from the Kvalifikacija za Millstreet pre-qualifying round set up for the ex-Soviet and ex-Yugoslav states. It has only participated 14 times out of 21 contests, missing 8 of them, all of which they chose not to participate.
Their first-ever official entry (excluding the Millstreet entry) in 1994 continues to be their highest placing, with Friderika Bayer finishing 4th overall (receiving consecutive top scores from the first three juries). In the semi-final era, Hungary only failed to qualify three times, including a qualification streak from 2011 to 2018. They also managed four top ten finishes in the final.
In 2020, the country withdrew from the contest and have yet to make a return. Some speculated that it was due to rising homophobia in the country, despite the broadcaster claiming otherwise.
Gallery[]
Participants[]
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points | Semi | Points |
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1993 | Andrea Szulák | Árva reggel | Hungarian | -- | -- | 6 | 44 |
1994 | Friderika | Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet? | 4 | 122 | No Semi Finals | ||
1995 | Csaba Szigeti | Új név a régi ház falán | 22 | 3 | |||
1996 | Gjon Delhusa | Fortuna | -- | -- | 23 | 26 | |
1997 | V.I.P | Miért kell, hogy elmenj? | 12 | 39 | No Semi Finals | ||
1998 | Charlie | A holnap már nem lesz szomorú | 23 | 4 | |||
1999 | Relegated from Participation | ||||||
2000–2004 | Did not participate | ||||||
2005 | NOX | Forogj, világ! | Hungarian | 12 | 97 | 5 | 167 |
2006 | Did not participate | ||||||
2007 | Magdi Rúzsa | Unsubstantial Blues | English | 9 | 128 | 2 | 224 |
2008 | Csézy | Candlelight | English, Hungarian | -- | -- | 19 | 6 |
2009 | Zoli Ádok | Dance with Me | English | -- | -- | 15 | 16 |
2010 | Did not participate | ||||||
2011 | Kati Wolf | What About My Dreams? | English, Hungarian | 22 | 53 | 7 | 72 |
2012 | Compact Disco | Sound of Our Hearts | English | 24 | 19 | 10 | 52 |
2013 | ByeAlex | Kedvesem (Zoohacker Remix) | Hungarian | 10 | 84 | 8 | 66 |
2014 | András Kállay Saunders | Running | English | 5 | 143 | 3 | 127 |
2015 | Boggie | Wars For Nothing | 20 | 19 | 8 | 67 | |
2016 | Freddie | Pioneer | 19 | 108 | 4 | 197 | |
2017 | Joci Pápai | Origo | Hungarian, Romani | 8 | 200 | 2 | 231 |
2018 | AWS | Viszlát Nyár | Hungarian | 21 | 93 | 10 | 111 |
2019 | Joci Pápai | Az én apám | -- | -- | 12 | 97 | |
2020–present | Does not participate |