
“Jury will eliminate all of Joci Pápai’s competition”
Joci Pápai is the clear favorite to win A Dal 2019, says ESCDaily’s chief editor Steef van Gorkum. Pápai, who came 7th in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest representing Hungary, is popular with both the televote and the jury. On top of that, “the jury [read more…]

Oláh Gergö reaches A Dal final after Petruska gets disqualified
Petruska and his song “Help me out of here” have been disqualified from the A Dal competition. Due to accusations of plagiarism, Petruska will not take part in the Grand Final this Saturday. Oláh Gergö will take his place.

Joci Pápai moves into A Dal Final as top favorite
Joci Pápai (ESC2017) has won the second semi final of A Dal. In the strongest of the two semi finals, Joci Pápai beat metal band Fatal Error, who qualified through televoting. Oláh Gergö was eliminated.

Acoustic Planet wins, Kállay-Saunders saved by televoting
Surprising newcomers Acoustic Planet have won the first semi final of A Dal in Hungary. Rap group The Middletonz, featuring András Kállay-Saunders, qualified at the last moment when the televoters saved them.

Shortlist: One of these six will represent Hungary in Tel Aviv
The first round of A Dal 2019 in Hungary is over. 18 songs have qualified for the semi final stage. But for those of you who do not have time to listen to all those songs, our chief editor & Hungary expert Steef van Gorkum [read more…]