"Új név a régi ház falán" ("New name on an old house") was the entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 13 May 1995 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ) and presented by Ir ...
, performed in
Hungarian by .
The song was performed 13th on the night, following 's
Nathalie Santamaria with "
Il me donne rendez-vous" and preceding 's
Frédéric Etherlinck
Frédéric Idesbald Van Goitsenhoven-Maeterlinck (born 11 August 1968 in Brussels) is a Belgian former singer and actor, best known for his participation in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest.
Early life
Etherlinck was born in Brussels but soon af ...
with "
La voix est libre
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
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* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
". At the close of voting, it had received three points, placing 22nd in a field of 23.
The song is a
ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...
, with Szigeti singing about his attempt to meet with an old friend but having no luck. It appears, for example, that she has moved and that someone else now lives in her house.
Due to a change in qualification rules prior to the
1996 contest, all entries had to pre-qualify based on the opinions of judges listening to recordings of the song, something which the proposed Hungarian entry for that contest did not do. This rule was rescinded for the
1997 contest, hence the song was succeeded as Hungarian representative that year by
V.I.P. with "
Miért kell, hogy elmenj?
"Miért kell, hogy elmenj?" (English translation: "Why Do You Have To Go?") was the Hungarian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1997, and was performed in Hungarian by V.I.P..
The song was the nineteenth performed on the night of the ...
".
Eurovision songs of Hungary
Eurovision songs of 1995
1995 songs
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