Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

{{lang|hu|Táncdalfesztivál|i=no}} 1994 was organised by {{lang|hu|Magyar Televízió|i=no}} (MTV) to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. The contest consisted of three semi-finals and a final held over four weeks which were all hosted by Dorottya Geszler and held in the MTV studios in Budapest.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

MTV received 963 songs from which 45 were chosen to compete in {{lang|hu|Táncdalfesztivál|i=no}} 1994.{{Cite news |date=4 January 1994 |title=Táncdalfestivál 1994 |work=Tolnai Népújság |page=2}}

The semi-finals were held on 15, 22, and 29 January 1994. Each semi-final had a 20-member jury panel, representing the 19 counties of Hungary and Budapest, who each awarded between 1 and 9 points per song with the top four in each semi-final going to the final. One more finalist was chosen by an audience vote in every semi-final.{{Cite news |last=Bakos |first=András |date=20 January 1994 |title=Mértéktartó 'voúú' |work=Délmagyarország |page=16}}{{Cite news |date=4 January 1994 |title=Táncdlafesztivál |work=Észak-Magyarország |page=2}}{{Cite news |date=25 February 1994 |title=Csalás a táncdalfesztiválon? |work=Délmagyarország |page=6}}

Artists who are known to have competed but aren't listed below are: Róbert Szikora, Dolly Roll, András Payer, Annamária Sasvári, and Péter Poór.{{Cite news |date=4 January 1994 |title=Táncdalfesztivál '94 |work=Magyar Nemzet |page=34}}{{Cite news |date=4 January 1994 |title=Új előadók - a régi szignállal |work=Népszava |page=8}}

Marcellina performed the song "Feltaláltad a fájdalmat című szerzeményt" in either the second or third semi-final.{{Cite news |last=Erdei |first=Sándor |date=5 February 1994 |title=Zsűritagként a táncdalfesztiválon |work=Hajdú-Bihari Napló |page=7}}

{{legend-inline|navajowhite|Jury qualifier}} {{legend-inline|paleturquoise|Audience vote qualifier}}

It is known that the winner of the second semi-final received 140 points.{{Cite news |last=Pass |first=András |date=25 January 1994 |title=Táncdalfesztivál '94 |work=Kisalföld |page=24}}

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There were 15 songs in the final with the winner being chosen by a 16-member jury who each awarded between 1 and 9 points per song. Votes were given out generously as "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" received only 4 points short of the maximum total possible, and even the last placed song had an average score of 6.1.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

A non-competitive public vote conducted through televoting was also held and selected "Az élet megy tovább" performed by Rita Pap and Attila Bodnár as the winner with 4,518 votes.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

On the night of the final Bayer performed 22nd in the running order, following {{esccnty|Spain|y=1994}} and preceding {{esccnty|Russia|y=1994}}. "{{lang|hu|Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?|i=no}}" got off to the a strong start in the voting, receiving maximum 12s from the first three juries ({{esccnty|Sweden|y=1994}}, {{esccnty|Finland|y=1994}}, and {{esccnty|Ireland|y=1994}}). However the votes received then became more mixed, with only one further 12 (from {{esccnty|Poland|y=1994}}) and six juries bypassing the song altogether. At the close of voting "{{lang|hu|Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?|i=no}}" had received 122 points, placing Hungary 4th of the 25 entries,{{cite web |title=Final of Dublin 1994 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417121756/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-status=live}} which remains the country's best Eurovision placement to date.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

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