A Dal 2019: Joci Papai and Leander Kills among 30 acts in Hungary’s national selection

A Dal might have a new look – but that’s not stopping some familiar faces from appearing in the 2019 edition. This morning, Hungarian broadcaster MTVA revealed the 30 acts who’ll be taking part in the national selection.

There’s plenty of recognisable names, but two names in particular stand out. Andras Kállay-Saunders returns as part of his new band, The Middletonz. Can he make a successful return to Eurovision after stumbling in the national final on recent occasions?

Also joining the list is Joci Papai. Joci became the first Romani singer to represent Hungary in 2017, where he finished a very strong 8th with “Origo”. He returns with “Az én apám”.

Other returning acts from previous editions of A Dal include Leander Kills, who appear for a third straight year. They made the final in both 2017 and 2018. Can they reach Tel Aviv with “Hazavágyó”?

Also back are 2018 runners-up, yesyes. After just losing out to AWS, they look to go one better with “Incomplete”.

You can see the full list of competing acts for A Dal 2019 here:

A Dal 2019: Participating Acts

• Acoustic Planet – “Nyári zápor”
• Barni Hamar – “Wasted”
• Bence Vavra – “Szótlanság”
• Bogi Nagy – “Holnap”
• Dávid Heatlie – “La Mama Hotel”
• DENIZ – “Ide várnak vissza”
• Diana – “Little bird”
• Fatal Error – “Kulcs”
• Gergő Oláh – “Hozzád bújnék”
• Gergő Szekér – “Madár, repülj!”
• Gotthy – “Csak 1 perc”
• Joci Pápai – “Az én apám”
• Klára Hajdu – “You’re gonna rise”
• Konyha – “Százszor visszajátszott”
• Kyra – “Maradj még”
• László Váray – “Someone who lives like this”
• Leander Kills – “Hazavágyom”
• Mocsok 1 Kölykök – “Egyszer”
• Monyo Project – “Run Baby Run”
• Nomad – “A remény hídjai”
• Olivér Berkes – “Lighthouse”
• Petruska – “Help Me Out of Here”
• Rozina Pátkai – “Frida”
• Ruby Harlem – “Forró”
• Salvus – “Barát”
• The Middletonz – “Roses”
• The Sign – “Ő”
• Tímea Antal feat. Gergő Demko – “Kedves Világ!”
• USNK – “Posztolj”
• yesyes – “Incomplete”

What do you think of the A Dal acts this year? Are you glad to see Joci Papai and Andras Kállay-Saunders back? Let us know all your thoughts in the comments below!

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