Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Hungarian entry was selected through A Dal, consisting of two semi-finals and a final, organised by the Hungarian broadcaster M1. Compact Disco represented Hungary with the song "Sound of Our Hearts", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 24th in the final, scoring 19 points.
Before Eurovision
A Dal 2012
A Dal 2012 was the first edition of the Hungarian national selection that selected Hungary's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. All shows were broadcast live on m1 and Duna TV World, and were hosted by Zsóka Kapócs and Gábor Gundel-Takács.Competing entries
On 1 December 2011, MTVA opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 30 December 2011. Artists were permitted to collaborate with international composers. After the submission deadline had passed, a preselection jury selected thirty entries for the competition. The competing artists and songs were announced on 10 January 2012.| Artist | Song ' | Composer |
| András Kállay-Saunders | "I Love You" | András Kállay-Saunders, Krisztián Szakos, Krisztián Burai |
| Annamari Dancs | "Feel" | Annamari Dancs |
| Anti Fitness Club | "Lesz, Ami Lesz" ' | Tamás Molnár |
| Attila Kökény & Tamara Bencsik | "Állítsd Meg Az Időt!" ' | Péter Krajczár, Márk Pacsai, István Tabár, Attila Kökény |
| Barna Pély & Eszter Pál feat. Szalonna | "Hangok A Szívekért" ' | Barna Pély, Eszter Pál, István Pál “Szalonna” |
| Caramel | "Vízió" ' | Molnár Ferenc “Caramel” |
| Compact Disco | "Sound Of Our Hearts" | Behnam Lotfi, Gábor Pál, Csaba Walkó, Attila Sándor |
| Gabi Tóth | "Nem Kell Végszó" ' | Zé Szabó, Tamás Molnár |
| Gábor Heincz | "Learning To Let Go" | Naughty Monkey |
| Gina Kiss | "Chasing Dreams" | Barnabás Jónás, Gina Kiss |
| Juli Fábián & Zoohacker | "Like A Child" | Zoltán Palásti Kovács, Julianna Fábián |
| Mónika "Nika" Veres | "This Love" | Imre Molnár, Chris Landon, Taryn Murphy |
| Monsoon | "Dance" | Márton Vödrös, Tibor Fábián, György Horváth, Johnny K. Palmer |
| Niki Gallusz & Márton Vizy | "Európa, egy a szívünk" ' | Vizy Márton, Kristóf Vigh |
| Péter Puskás | "Csillagok" ' | Gábor Molnár, Péter Puskás |
| Renáta Tolvai | "Élek a szemeidben" ' | Péter Krajczár, Márk Pacsai, István Tabár, Renáta Tolvai |
| Rudi Krisz | "A Fél Veled Egész" ' | Rudi Krisz, Zoltán Hamza |
| Sophistic | "Yeah, OK!" | Péter Krajczár, Orsolya Juhász, Alexandra Rozman, Kolos Schilling |
| Tibor Gyurcsík | "Back In Place" | Zé Szabó, Johnny K. Palmer |
| The Kiralys | "Untried" | Pras Michel, Roy Hamilton, Linda Király |
'''Shows'''
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 28 January 2012 where ten entries competed. Four entries qualified to the semi-finals after two rounds of voting. The jury panel rated each song from 1-10 with the top three highest scoring songs qualifying as the jury's choice: Compact Disco, Gábor Heincz and Caramel were the jury qualifiers, which left the remaining seven songs facing a public televote. Gabi Tóth was the televoting qualifier.| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury total | Result | ||||
| 1 | Attila Kökény & Tamara Bencsik | "Állítsd Meg Az Időt!" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | Eliminated |
| 2 | András Kállay-Saunders | "I Love You" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Barna Pély & Eszter Pál feat. Szalonna | "Hangok A Szívekért" | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 29 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Annamari Dancs | "Feel" | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Gábor Heincz | "Learning To Let Go" | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 38 | Advanced |
| 6 | Compact Disco | "Sound Of Our Hearts" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | Advanced |
| 7 | Rudi Krisz | "A Fél Veled Egész" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Niki Gallusz/Márton Vizy | "Europe, Our Heart Is One" | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | Eliminated |
| 9 | Gabi Tóth | "Nem Kell Végszó" | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 34 | Advanced |
| 10 | Caramel | "Vízió" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | Advanced |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 4 February 2012 where ten entries competed. Four entries qualified to the semi-finals after two rounds of voting. The jury panel rated each song from 1-10 with the top three highest scoring songs qualifying as the jury's choice: Tibor Gyurcsík, Mónika "Nika" Veres and The Kiralys were the jury qualifiers, which left the remaining seven songs facing a public televote. Juli Fábián & Zoohacker was the televoting qualifier.| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury total | Result | ||||
| 1 | Monsoon | "Dance" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Péter Puskás | "Csillagok" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 33 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sophistic | "Yeah, OK!" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Juli Fábián & Zoohacker | "Like A Child" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | Advanced |
| 5 | Gina Kiss | "Chasing Dreams" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Anti Fitness Club | "Lesz, Ami Lesz" | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Mónika "Nika" Veres | "This Love" | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 | Advanced |
| 8 | Tibor Gyurcsík | "Back In Place" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | Advanced |
| 9 | Renáta Tolvai | "Élek a szemeidben" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | Eliminated |
| 10 | The Kiralys | "Untried" | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Advanced |
Final
The final of took place on 11 February 2012. Four songs from each semifinal, eight songs in total, qualified to compete. In the first round, a public SMS vote selected the top four songs which proceeded to the second round of voting. The Kiralys, Compact Disco, Caramel and Gábor Heincz advanced to the second round after their songs achieved the highest scores from the SMS vote. The jury exclusively decided the result in the second round. A different voting system for the jury was used, with each jury voting for their favourite song among the top four. Compact Disco and the song "Sound of Our Hearts" was the winner after achieving the highest score from the jury.| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury total | Result | ||||
| 1 | The Kiralys | "Untried" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Tibor Gyurcsík | "Back In Place" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Gabi Tóth | "Don't Save Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Compact Disco | "Sound of Our Hearts" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Juli Fábián & Zoohacker | "Like A Child" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Caramel | "Vertigo" | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Mónika Veres | "This Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Gábor Heincz | "Learning To Let Go" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
At Eurovision
Hungary competed in the second half of the first semi-final on 22 May and qualified to the Grand Final, where it finished in 24th place with a total of 19 points.Split results
- In the Semi-final 1 Hungary came 10th with 52 points: the public awarded Hungary 11th place with 39 points and the jury awarded 7th place with 76 points.
- In the Final Hungary came 24th with 19 points: the public awarded Hungary 22nd place with 20 points and the jury awarded 23rd place with 30 points.
Points awarded to Hungary
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |