Hungary returned to the

Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...

after skipping the 2006 Contest. It was represented by

Magdi Rúzsa Magdolna "Magdi" Rúzsa (; sr, Магдолна Ружа, Magdolna Ruža; born 28 November 1985) is a Hungarian singer who won the 2006 title of ''Megasztár'' (''"Megastar"''), Hungary's nationwide talent search, that resembles, but is not base ...

with the song "Unsubstantial Blues".

Before Eurovision

''Fonogram Hungarian Music Awards 2007''

The Hungarian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was selected through the "Discovery of the Year" category of the 2007 Fonogram Hungarian Music Awards (Hungarian: Fonogram – Magyar Zenei Díj), which took place on 24 February 2007 at the Jövő Háza Theater in

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and was broadcast on the First Channel of Magyar Televízió. A preselection jury nominated six artists for the category and the winner,

, was selected by a public vote consisting of votes submitted through telephone and SMS voting. SMS voting started 2 weeks before the event and closed 1 hour before the end of the show. The gala included guest appearances from Back II Black, Magna Cum Laude, Quimby, Adrien Szekeres & Laci Gáspár, Moby Dick, Sugarloaf, Erős & Spigiboy, Desperado, Ghymes, Tamás Mester, Cotton Club Singers, Tankcsapda, Charlie and eventual winner

. Rúzsa's win caused controversy in Hungary, as the singer was born & raised in the Serbian province of

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, leading people to question why a "Serb" was representing the country rather than a Hungarian, leading to speculation that the reason Rúzsa was crying upon receiving her award was due to the crowd heckling her beforehand.

Song selection

Magdi Rúzsa's Eurovision entry, "Unsubstantial Blues", selected from her debut album ''Ördögi angyal'', was released and presented to the public on 12 March 2007. Controversy arose after it was selected because Rúzsa had sung a verse as part of her audition for the television program ''

Megasztár ''Megasztár - Voice of the Year'' was a Hungarian a music talent show that started in 2003 on TV2. While it is widely considered an unlicensed clone of the British television show ''Pop Idol'' (and sometimes even referred to as ''Hungarian Id ...

'' in February 2006. The EBU required that no portion of an entry be "commercially released and/or publicly performed" before October 1, 2006, to be eligible for the contest. In the end the song was allowed to remain in the competition.

At Eurovision

Due to missing the 2006 contest, Hungary had to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Magdi Rúzsa represented Hungary at Eurovision, singing "Unsubstantial Blues" performed 22nd, following

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and preceding

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. In the semi-final she came 2nd with 224 points and qualified to the final. She performed 8th in final, following

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and preceding Lithuania, and finished the contest in ninth place with 128 points. The Hungarian commentator was Gábor Gundel Takács and the spokesperson was

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Voting

Points awarded to Hungary

Points awarded by Hungary

References

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