Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 1997
| Broadcaster = {{lang|hu|Magyar Televízió|i=no}} (MTV)
| Country = Hungary
| Selection process = National final
| Selection date = 28 February 1997
| Song = {{lang|hu|Miért kell, hogy elmenj?|i=no}}
| Artist = V.I.P.
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Viktor Rakonczai|Krisztina Bokor Fekete}}
| Final result = 12th, 39 points
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Hungary was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "{{lang|hu|Miért kell, hogy elmenj?|i=no}}", composed by Viktor Rakonczai, with lyrics by Krisztina Bokor Fekete, and performed by the band V.I.P. The Hungarian participating broadcaster, {{lang|hu|Magyar Televízió|i=no}} (MTV), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
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= National final =
Magyar Televízió (MTV) held the national final on 28 February 1997 at its television studios in Budapest, hosted by István Vágó. 19 songs took part with the winner being chosen by voting from five regional juries, who each awarded 10-7-5-3-1 to their top five songs.
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|+ Final – 28 February 1997 |
| Draw
! Artist ! Song ! Points ! Place |
|---|
| 1
| align="left" | Rockfort | align="left" | "Jolly" | 14 | 3 |
| 2
| align="left" | Marianna Rozsi | align="left" | "Nem bújhatsz el" | 0 | 14 |
| 3
| align="left" | Adrienne Almási | align="left" | "Eltévedt üzenet" | 0 | 14 |
| 4
| align="left" | Szerda Délután | align="left" | "Valami eltűnt" | 0 | 14 |
| 5
| align="left" | Melinda and Lui | align="left" | "Talán" | 0 | 14 |
| 6
| align="left" | Orsi | align="left" | "Választok egy csillagot" | 10 | 6 |
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| 7 | align="left" | V.I.P. | align="left" | "Miért kell, hogy elmenj?" | 27 | 1 |
| 8
| align="left" | Orsolya Ferencz | align="left" | "Ne bántsd a feketerigót" | 0 | 14 |
| 9
| align="left" | CET | align="left" | "Egy pillanat volt" | 12 | 5 |
| 10
| align="left" | Péter Popper | align="left" | "Szavak nélkül" | 5 | 9 |
| 11
| align="left" | Veronika Nádasi | align="left" | "Tavasz a télben" | 21 | 2 |
| 12
| align="left" | Csilla Auth | align="left" | "Nem lehet az utolsó az első szerelem" | 3 | 11 |
| 13
| align="left" | Dina | align="left" | "Ugye szólsz" | 5 | 9 |
| 14
| align="left" | Cotton Club Singers | align="left" | "Úgy szeress, mint én" | 8 | 7 |
| 15
| align="left" | Gábor Majsai | align="left" | "Mitől olvad a szíved fel?" | 3 | 11 |
| 16
| align="left" | Harvest | align="left" | "A hatordik sorban" | 0 | 14 |
| 17
| align="left" | Yellow Rebel | align="left" | "Csak te legyél" | 1 | 13 |
| 18
| align="left" | Tamas Takáts | align="left" | "Újra itt volnál" | 8 | 7 |
| 19
| align="left" | Renáta Krassy | align="left" | "Dal neked" | 13 | 4 |
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| + Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||
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! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Debrecen}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Szeged}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Pécs}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Szombathely}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Budapest}} ! scope="col" | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| align="left" | "Jolly" | 10 | 1 | 3
| 14 | ||
| 2
| align="left" | "Nem bújhatsz el" | | | 0 | |||
| 3
| align="left" | "Eltévedt üzenet" | | | 0 | |||
| 4
| align="left" | "Valami eltűnt" | | | 0 | |||
| 5
| align="left" | "Talán" | | | 0 | |||
| 6
| align="left" | "Választok egy csillagot" | | 10
| 10 | |||
| 7
| align="left" | "Miért kell, hogy elmenj?" | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7
| 27 | |
| 8
| align="left" | "Ne bántsd a feketerigót" | | | 0 | |||
| 9
| align="left" | "Egy pillanat volt" | | 7 | 5
| 12 | ||
| 10
| align="left" | "Szavak nélkül" | 5 | | 5 | |||
| 11
| align="left" | "Tavasz a télben" | 1 | 10 | 10 | | 21 | |
| 12
| align="left" | "Nem lehet az utolsó az első szerelem" | | 3 | | 3 | ||
| 13
| align="left" | "Ugye szólsz" | | 5 | | 5 | ||
| 14
| align="left" | "Úgy szeress, mint én" | | 5 | 3 | | 8 | |
| 15
| align="left" | "Mitől olvad a szíved fel?" | | 3 | | 3 | ||
| 16
| align="left" | "A hatordik sorban" | | | 0 | |||
| 17
| align="left" | "Csak te legyél" | | 1 | | 1 | ||
| 18
| align="left" | "Újra itt volnál" | | 1 | 7 | | 8 | |
| 19
| align="left" | "Dal neked" | 7 | 5 | 1
| 13 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final V.I.P. performed 19th in the running order, following {{esccnty|Malta|y=1997}} and preceding {{esccnty|Russia|y=1997}}. At the close of voting "{{lang|hu|Miért kell, hogy elmenj?|i=no}}" had picked up 39 points, placing Hungary joint 12th (with {{esccnty|Greece|y=1997}}) of the 25 entries.{{cite web |title=Final of Dublin 1997 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1997/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414084557/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1997/final |archive-date=14 April 2021 |url-status=live}} The Hungarian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom.
= Voting =
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| + Points awarded to Hungary{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Dublin 1997 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1997/final/results/hungary |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414115023/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1997/final/results/hungary |archive-date=14 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
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| scope="row" | 12 points
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| scope="row" | 10 points
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| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1997}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
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| scope="row" | 6 points
| |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Estonia|y=1997}}|{{Esc|France|y=1997}}|{{Esc|Iceland|y=1997}}|{{Esc|Poland|y=1997}}}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Ireland|y=1997}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Turkey|y=1997}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Croatia|y=1997}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=1997}}}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
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References
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{{Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1997}}