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Hungary In The Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The Hungarian broadcaster, Magyar Televízió (MTV), confirmed their participation in November 2008. Before Eurovision Internal selection Artists and composers were able to submit their applications and entries for the competition between 14 January 2009 and 2 February 2009. Artists were permitted to collaborate with international composers and submit songs in any language. After the submission deadline had passed, 105 entries were received by the broadcaster. On 3 February 2009, MTV announced during a press conference that the song "If You Wanna Party", written by Figge Boström, George Németh, Johan Lindman, Lasse Anderson, Zé Szabó and performed by Márk Zentai would be the Hungarian entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The five-member jury that selected the entry consisted of Andrea Szulák (singer selected to represent Hungary in the 1993 contest), Zsolt Lengyel (director), Laszlo Szuts (representative of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoli Ádok
Zoli Ádok, pseudonym of Zoltán Ádok (born Szeged, Hungary, 22 March 1976) is a Hungarian pop/musical singer, actor and dancer who represented his nation at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "'' Dance With Me''". Biography Early life Zoli Ádok was born on 22 March 1976 in Szeged, Hungary. He is the second child in his family. He has one sister. Career Zoli's career began from 1996 when after finishing his dance studies in Pécs, he started his career with Ivan Marko in the Hungarian Festival Ballett then joined the Le Dance Contemporary Dance Company led by award-winning Andrea Ladányi. He moved on to travel around the world as a dancer and musical actor in Switzerland in the musical Fame. Cats (Berlin) 2002–2004 In 2008 Zoli released his debut album, which is called "Tánclépés". In 2009 Zoli represented his nation at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "'' Dance With Me''". Zoli's song was the internal selection jury's third choice, but after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magyar Televízió
Magyar Televízió (''Hungarian Television'') or MTV is a nationwide public television broadcasting organization in Hungary. Headquartered in Budapest, it is the oldest television broadcaster in Hungary and today airs five channels: M1 HD, M2 HD, M3, M4 Sport and M5. MTV is managed and primarily funded by the Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund ( hu, Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap, abbreviated MTVA). This government organization, formed in 2011, also manages the public service broadcasters Magyar Rádió and Duna Televízió as well as the Hungarian news agency Magyar Távirati Iroda. On 1 July 2015, Magyar Televízió as well as the three other public media organizations managed by the MTVA were merged into a single organization called Duna Médiaszolgáltató. This organization is the legal successor to Magyar Televízió and is an active member of the European Broadcasting Union. History Early years (1954–1969) First pioneer tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figge Boström
Fredrik "Figge" Boström (born 11 November 1969, in Stockholm) is a Swedish musician, songwriter and music producer. Eurovision Song Contest (national entries) Discography * 1998 Meja - Seven Sisters - All´bout The Money, Too Many Nigh's Late, Caught Up In The Middle - ''bass'' * 1998 Meja - Radio Radio - Japan single - ''producer'' * 1999 Eiko Masumoto (Jpn) - From The First Touch - ''bass'' * 1999 Eva Dahlgren - La La Live - ''bass'' * 1999 Orup - Elva Hjärtan - ''producer'' * 2000 André De Lang - Educate Your Soul - Sunshine, Educate Your Soul, Could You Be (My Favourite Girl), Finally, For Your Love - ''co-writer'' * 2000 Emilia Rydberg - Girlfriend, If It's Gonna Be U - ''producer'' * 2000 Real Group - Commonly Unique - ''groove consultant'' * 2001 Eva Dahlgren - Too Many Beliefs - single - ''producer'' * 2001 Bosson - One In A Million - ''bass'' * 2002 No Angels (Ger)- Still in Love with You - ''co-writer'' * 2002 Afro-Dite - Celebration, MamaLou, Since Your Love Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nemeth
George Nemeth (April 10, 1933 – October 2, 2009) was a Hungarian Canadian psychologist, avant-garde trend poet, and writer. Biography Nemeth was born in 1933, and grew up under Mátyás Rákosi's socialist regime. After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Nemeth fled Hungary, and settled in Canada. In 1957, Nemeth got his PhD in psychology from McGill University and taught psychology at Concordia University. Nemeth began his poetic career in the 1960s. In 1981, he co-founded the Arkánum Magazine, which he also co-edited with Sándor András, Jószef Bakucz, and László Kemenes Géfin. He died in 2009 in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple .... References 1933 births 2009 deaths Canadian psychologists Academic staff of Concordia University H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary In The Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Hungary has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 17 times since making its debut in . Hungary attempted to participate in but failed to qualify from ''Kvalifikacija za Millstreet'', a special qualifying competition set up for seven former Eastern Bloc countries. Hungary's first contest in 1994 remains its most successful, with Friderika Bayer finishing in fourth place. The country's only other top five result is András Kállay-Saunders' fifth-place in . Their other top ten results are Magdi Rúzsa finishing ninth in , ByeAlex tenth in , and Joci Pápai eighth in , giving Hungary a total of five top ten placements. History The country's first entry would have been "Árva reggel", performed by Andrea Szulák, in , but a qualification round was installed just for former Eastern Bloc countries, and the song did not manage to qualify to the grand final. The first official participation was of "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?", performed by Friderika Bayer, in . Hungary recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Hungarian Record Companies
Hungarian Recording Industry Association (Hungarian: ''Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége'', more commonly abbreviated to MAHASZ or Mahasz) is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. MAHASZ issues the Hungarian Music Awards, awards music recording certification and maintains the music charts for Hungary. Charts Mahasz runs the following weekly charts: * Album Top 40 * Radio Top 40 * Editor's Choice Top 40 * Hungarian Radio Top 40 * Dance Top 40 * Single Top 40 * Stream Top 40 Certification levels Since 1 January 2018, MAHASZ combined all music recording certification into one combined "album" certifications, which includes albums and singles of all genres and origins. For Gold status an album needs to sell 2,000 units and for Platinum 4,000 units, where ten singles are counted as one album. The certification also includes streaming at a rate of 1,000 paid streams or 5,000 free streams per album. Certification levels history Certifications have existed in Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levente Harsányi
Levente Harsányi (born 21 March 1970, Budapest) is a Hungarian television presenter and singer. Career Harsányi's career started in 1996 when he hosted the TV3 programs ''Aszfaltbetyár ''and ''Zenefon ''in 1997. In 1998, he made his radio debut on the Radio 1 special program ''Telefonbetyárral''. Meanwhile, he also graduated from a university, majoring in communications. From 2000 to 2002, he hosted the Luxor gaming show on Magyar Televízió. Between 2001 and 2003, he was a regular on the morning show Radio Roxy and from 2003 to 2004, he was a co-host of Dalnokok ligája. From 2003 to 2005, he was also on another morning show, Radio Deejay, and again in 2005, he was on the show ''Vásott kölykök''. Along with Gábor Gundel Takács and Tibor Dévényi, he was also co-host of ''Csináljuk a fesztivált''. He was the host of the 2008 national final for Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with Éva Novodomszky. Between 2006 and February 2012, he was also a host for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother Sweden
''Big Brother'' or ''Big Brother Sverige'' was the Swedish version of the reality television franchise '' Big Brother'' created by producer John de Mol in 1999. The show followed a number of contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom-built house. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate remaining winning a cash prize. The show was aired in 2000 and again from 2002 to 2004 on Kanal 5, from 2011 to 2012 on TV11, Kanal 11 on 2015 and finally on Sjuan from 2020 to 2021. The show was finally brought to an end when TV4 cancelled ''Big Brother Sverige'' on Christmas Eve in 2021, after 9 seasons and 913 episodes due to low ratings Series overview Big Brother 1 The first season of ''Big Brother Sverige'' started on 4 September 2000 and ended on 15 December 2000 lasting for 103 days. Being one of the first ten countries to air the format, the show saw several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kátya Tompos
Kátya Tompos (born Katalin Tompos March 13, 1983) is a Hungarian actress who was supposed to represent Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (E ... with the song "Magányos csónak". However, on 10 February 2009, Tompos announced her withdrawal from the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest due to theatrical commitments. Filmography * '' Coming Out'' (2013) - Linda * '' Question in Details (Köntörfalak)'' (2010) - Eszti * ''Poligamy'' (2009) – Lilla * ''Valami Amerika 2'' (2008) – Vivi * ''Kire ütött ez a gyerek?'' (2007) - Borinka * ''Bianco'' (2006) * ''Régimódi történet'' (2006) - Kislenke * ''A gyertyák csonkig égnek'' (2005) * ''Melletted'' (2005) * ''Szerelem meg hal'' (2003) - Hajnal Awards * Bárka Theatre - The best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Four (Eurovision)
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and Live radio, radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of 2.1 million (2,108,708 people). Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 and became the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state. In 1920, the country was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR. The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the same year. In September 1991, the ethnic Armenian majority of the Nagorno-Karabakh region formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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