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Freddie wins the 2016 A Dal and will represent Hungary in Stockholm
The 2016 A Dal selection process has climaxed with a win for Freddie and his song Pioneer. He will represent Hungary at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in May in Sweden. Eight acts competed in the final and they were –
- Freddie – Pioneer
- Parno Graszt – Már nem szédülök
- André Vásáry – Why
- Olivér Berkes & Andi Tóth – Seven Seas
- Petruska – Trouble in My Mind
- Gergő Oláh – Győz a jó
- Kállay Saunders Band – Who We Are
- Mushu – Uncle Tom
The expert jury decided on four acts for the super final and then it was the public who would decide which of the four acts would represent Hungary in Sweden. The four super finalists were –
- Freddie
- Gergő Oláh
- Kállay Saunders Band
- Petruska
So Freddie came out on top of the public vote and won with Pioneer. You can see Freddie perform his winning entry below.
Source: www.eurovision.tv
Hungary: Second semi-final of 2016 A Dal
The second semi-final of the 2016 A Dal competition in Hungary has seen four more acts make it the final. Nine acts competed and they were –
- Egy Másik Zenekar – Kéne közös kép
•Olivér Berkes & Andi Tóth – Seven Seas
•André Vásáry – Why
•Passed – Driftin’
•Laci Gáspár – Love And Bass
•Nika – Emlékkép
•ByTheWay – Free To Fly
•Freddie – Pioneer
•Parno Graszt – Már nem szédülök
The four acts to make it to the final are –
- Freddie (jury)
•Parno Graszt (jury)
•André Vásáry (jury)
•Olivér Berkes & Andi Tóth (televoting)
Source: www.eurovision.tv
Hungary: 2016 A Dal – First semi-final results
The 2016 A Dal competition continued in Hungary with nine acts competing and four of them making it all the way to the final. The nine acts were –
- Reni Tolvai – Fire (33 points)
- Petruska – Trouble in My Mind
- Szilvia Agárdi – It Is Love
- B the First – You Told Me That You Loved Me
- Gergő Oláh – Győz a jó
- Benji – Kötéltánc
- Kállay Saunders Band – Who We Are
- Karmapolis & Böbe Szécsi – Hold On To
- Mushu – Uncle Tom
The acts through to the final are –
- Petruska (jury)
- Gergő Oláh (jury)
- Kállay Saunders Band (jury)
- Mushu (televoting)
Source: www.eurovision.tv
Hungary: Third quarter final of A Dal – Six acts progress
Hungary held the third and final quarter final of the 2016 A Dal national selection. 10 acts competed and six of them have made it through to the semi-finals.
The 10 acts were –
- Nika – Emlékkép
- B the First – You Told Me That You Loved Me
- Ív – Love Kills Me
- Bálint Gájer – Speed Bump
- Parno Graszt – Már nem szédülök
- Viki Singh – Katonák
- Juli Horányi – Come Along
- Petruska – Trouble In My Mind
- Olivér Berkes & Andi Tóth – Seven Seas
- Szilvia Agárdi – It Is Love
Five acts went straight through via the expert jury and one more act qualified by televoting.
- Petruska
- Parno Graszt
- B the First
- Mónika Veres – Nika
- Szilvia Agárdi
- Olivér Berkes & Andi Tóth (televoting)
Source: www.esccovers.com
Hungary: Six more acts qualify in 2016 A Dal
The second quarter-final of the 2016 A Dal has taken place in Hungary. 10 acts competed and six qualified for the next phase.
- Passed – Driftin’
- Group’N’Swing – Szeretni fáj
- Anna Patai – Colors
- Maszkura és a Tücsökraj & Sika Finuccsi – Kinek sírjam
- C.E.T. – Free
- Gergő Oláh – Győz a jó
- Laci Gáspár – Love And Bass
- André Vásáry – Why
- Karmapolis & Böbe Szécsi – Hold On To
- Kállay Saunders Band – Who We Are
Five acts qualified immediately via the expert jury votes and one via televoting –
- Gergő Oláh
- Laci Gáspár
- André Vásáry
- Karmapolis & Böbe Szécsi
- Kállay Saunders Band
- Passed (Televoting)
Source: www.eurovision.tv; www.esccovers.com
Interview: Passed (2016 A Dal)
Passed are the four piece group from Hungary consisting of Dorottya Nizalowski, Fanni Nizalowski, Levente Szabó and Áron Farkas. They participated in the 2015 A Dal Eurovision selection with the sensational Mesmerize.
Passed are back again for the 2016 A Dal. They have also released the official video for their song Driftin’. Videography is by Róbert Szín and video editing by dkart | dkartpictures@gmail.com.
Here the band speak to esccovers.com –
Hello Passed. Congratulations on making to the 2016 A Dal competition. Could you tell us something about your song Driftin’?
Fanni Nizalowski: Driftin’ is kind of an ambivalent song for us. It has a joyful, upbeat tune and sad, even desperate lyrics. It was written in three days, and we finished it just hours before the A Dal deadline. We really enjoyed working on it, and it started a new phase in the band’s life, because we are really new, we started making music only a year ago and it’s the first song we could work on like a real band.
How did you all get together?
Levente Szabó: The girls are twins and I met them online. We instantly clicked and soon became really good friends, so it was obvious to make music together. Áron joined us after last year’s A Dal, when we were introduced by a fellow friend, Marge, who also participated in A Dal a few years ago. We liked how he played the bass and we got on well with each other, so it was only natural.
Mesmerize was a big success last year. What have the band been up to since the 2015 A Dal?
Dorottya Nizalowski: It was an amazing year for us! We got the chance to play before musicians like Bonobo, Matisyahu, Parov Stelar and many many great Hungarian acts. We toured all over Hungary and had a few concerts abroad, it was all fun! We released our first EP called ‘1919’. Really it was the best beginning we could imagine, we learned and worked a lot and that’s all we wanted in the first place.
Do you have plans for an album, and can you tell us when it will be released?
Áron Farkas: Yes! We are releasing our first album this month titled ‘Dead Generation’. We don’t know the exact date, but the album release show will be on 23 January.
What can we expect from the album? What style of music?
LSZ: I couldn’t put it in one category, the songs’ styles will vary between many genres including acoustic songs and heavy hardstyle beats. We just wanted to try ourselves in everything we liked, and give space to all members to do whatever they desired.
Have Passed been touring and do you have more plans to tour soon?
FN: As Dorottya mentioned we toured all year, and we plan to have even more concerts in 2016.
What would it mean to you all if you won A Dal and represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden?
DN: Wow, representing our country would be a dream came true! That’s our main goal: to increase the good reputation of Hungary. We truly believe that this is a wonderful place and nowadays magic happens here. Let’s think about all the young, world-famous Hungarian inventors, sportsmen and artists!
Thank you Dorottya, Fanni, Levente and Áron. Good luck with Driftin’
Thank you
You can see the official video for Driftin’ below.
Source: www.esccovers.com