Joci Pápai to represent Hungary in Eurovision 2019 with “Az én apám”!
A Dal 2019, Hungary’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest has ended moments ago. Eight acts competed in tonight’s final, and after the jury selected the top four, the public then chose the winner – Joci Pápai with “Az én apám”, who will go on to represent Hungary in Eurovision for the second time.
Four member jury – Misi Mező, Lilla Vincze, Feró Nagy and Miklós Both have listened to the eight songs competing in tonight’s show, and gave out 4, 6, 8 and 10 points to their four favorites. After all four jurors gave out their points, the result was:
26 Joci Pápai – Az én apám
22 Acoustic Planet – Nyári zápor
20 Bence Vavra – Szótlanság
16 Bogi Nagy – Holnap
12 Gergő Szekér – Madár, repülj!
8 Fatal Error – Kulcs
8 The Middletonz – Roses
0 Gergő Oláh – Hozzád bújnék
The top four acts – Joci Pápai, Acoustic Planet, Bence Vavra, and Bogi Nagy went into the “Super Final” round, where televoters from all over the world had a chance to vote for their personal favorite via SMS, and once the lines were closed, it was announced that the winner, and Hungary’s entrant in Eurovision this year is going to be Joci Pápai.
Listen to the winning song here:
Stay tuned for an exclusive interview with the winner to come up shortly.