Poll: Who should qualify from the first heat of Hungary’s A Dal 2019?

Great line-up. Sadly Deniz and Oliver will have to battle for one last spot.

10 – DENIZ – “Ide várnak vissza”

It works for what it is and I find this entry quite enjoyable. Still, rap is not always well received in Eurovision so this would be a risky choice.

8.5/10

09 – Gerg? Oláh – “Hozzád bújnék”

Very good, well-performed contemporary ballad.

8/10

Thank you to A Dal for the show. I will now be covering France from this point onwards, but I’ll be sure to check back later on the other performances tonight. x

08 – Nomad – “A remény hídjai”

Ok rock song, but quite formulaic. Lacks passion and doesn’t really excite me.

5.5/10

07 – Timi Antal feat. Gerg? Demko – “Kedves Világ!”

We’ve heard better folkloristic entries in A Dal. It’s not terrible, but emotionally undecided. I can’t really tell where this song was supposed to be heading.

5/10

Juries are really tough this year. When it started, i was afraid that Gergo Szeker might not qualify due to ”only” 41 points (A Dal sometimes gives up to 46), but now I see that he certainly will, because other ratings are way below expected. 33 points for Lighthouse? 31 for Frida? Seriously?

06 – Olivér Berkes – “Világítótorony”

It’s a beautiful melody, but Olivér sings the song in a slightly old-fashioned, over-acting kind of way, which bothers me a little. However, he’s confident. Also the musical arrangement could be a bit more creative.

7/10

05 – Barni Hamar – “Wasted”

I’m not a fan of this entry. They tried hard but I don’t find the overall package authentic. It’s a sum of various bits and pieces that seem “contemporary” or “interesting” but they don’t really blend. I’m also missing some charisma in the performance.

4/10

04 – Rozina Pátkai – “Frida”

Very, very good. It has that “mystical” kind of style but it’s still focussed. The performance is “Eurovision ready”. The only thing I’m missing is some kind of variation in the second half.

8.5/10

03 – László Váray – “Someone Who Lives like This”

Musically, I love this entry, it has this “Eurovision moment” kind of emotionality to it without being cheesy. It shouldn’t be performed in English though.

9/10

02 – Konyha – “Százszor visszajátszott”

It’s a nice piece of 1990s-style Britpop. The verses are a bit lengthy and the chorus (as well as the instrumental bits) lack a bit of energy. A decent effort but this would most likely be swallowed in a field of 26 acts in a Eurovision final.

6/10

01 – Gerg? Szekér – “Madár, repülj!”

I’m not really a fan of spoken word but I think the melody in the verses is quite nice (maybe a bit too “static”). The staging is decent but somehow the singer seems to be a tad too nervous to show the emotions that are needed to pull off this kind of song.

5.5/10

Without using a VPN, is there a way to watch this show outside Hungary?

A Dal always delivers one of the best national selections. My votes go to Oliver Berkes and Konyha.

MADÁR, REPÜLJ! <3

My favourites here are 3: 1. OLIVÉR BERKES: Do you remember these ballads in Eurovision that were not boring at all but beautiful in their simplicity? That’s what this song reminds me. I don’t speak Hungarian but I don’t mind because I like the song whatsoever. 2. DENIZ : At first listen I didn’t quite like it. But the more I hear it the more I like it. Even the rap part is good, though I’m not a fan of rap. It blends nicely with the music and the female voice. 3. GERG? SZEKÉR: A very interesting song. It starts… Read more »

Oliver Berkes and Konyha. Barni Hamar and Gergo Olah are good too. I can’t rememeber the other ones.

OMG. Hungary is getting better and better. They will win sooner than later me thinks. They have so much musical talent.

Great semi, but I do still think yesyes will remain my favorite from this years A Dal. But great luck Hungary!

I love how Hungary do their thing and don’t care about what others think. Pretty much like Italy, and both are doing very well in the contest. Hope to see Budapest hosting the contest soon.

What a great semi! The two songs I care about the most are GERG? SZEKÉR – “MADÁR, REPÜLJ!” and OLIVÉR BERKES – “VILÁGÍTÓTORONY”. As long as these make it through, I’m more than happy…

Picking four to get eliminated from here is tough.
There are actually no bad songs here. You have to expect Laszlo and Nomad to find it tough going and probably need to do something special to qualify.
For the other two eliminations, I would expect one of the groups (Deniz/Konyha) and one of the girls (Think it’s harsh that the two best female acts seem to have been paired up).

1 Konyha – szaszor viszaszajatszot
2 deniz – ide varnak vissza
3 Oliver Berkes – Vilagitotorony

Again, why do so many quality songs have to be in the same semi. Really hoping for Gergo Szeker, Rozina, Konyha, Deniz and Oliver to go through. Good luck! My overall ESC winner could be in this semi.