Hungary withdraws from Eurovision 2020 (1 Viewer)

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This has been rumoured for a while and now appears to be confirmed.

The NQ last year probably didn't help matters, but I get the impression this is largely a political decision, what with Orban stirring up homophobic, xenophobic nationalism to score at the polls. In which case, don't expect to see them back any time soon.

Remember them this way I guess. It was slim fucking pickings afterwards...

 
I loved the ode to domestic violence too

 
They had their moments, but they had a tendency to qualify with some right dreary shite.

Post-comeback rate

11 What About My Dreams? :disco:
06 Sound of Our Hearts
06 Kedvesem
07 Running
00 Wars for Nothing - DREADFUL dreary bollocks and one of my all-time Eurovision hate songs.
02 Pioneer - Yes he was hot but that's literally all this had to recommend it
08 Origo
05 Vizlat Nyar
06 Ez am apam - Liked it at the time, instantly forgot it once it NQ'd.
 
Oh wow how did I forget Sound of our Hearts?! Early-teens Hungary was great, then it turned awful.
 
It's a shame to see a country withdraw but they're probably one of my least favourite countries at Eurovision, at least recently. What About My Dreams? is probably in my top 10 of all time, so there's at least that. Oh well...
 
Ahh, I mean I know their recent entries weren't to everyone's tastes but I was selfishly was hoping this would be the year of the return of Wolf Kati. :(
 
Well I’d like everyone to be in, but Hungary is the one I’m least bothered about losing, with their potent combination of mostly being shitty and undeserved qualification.

Kati wasn’t enough to balance the books, and even HER perf wasn’t all that
 
Ag said:
Bulgaria are back!
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As much as on the whole I'd prefer everyone back in, I'll take the Hungary/Bulgaria trade off.

Now who can we boot off to get Monaco back?
 
Bulgaria back is a bit of a surprise as BNT are absolutely skint, but apparently they have a sponsor who is paying for the whole thing. So they're the new San Marino basically.

Let's hope they've learned to be a bit more humble after 2018 which was one of the most unlikeable performances and groups ever to grace the Eurovision stage. From the pretentious 'collective' nonsense to the audacity of having the female singer mime her vocals to someone off stage, the desperation was seeping through them. I'm not holding my breath though!
 
Hexit has hit the British media

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-...of-eurovision-amid-rise-in-anti-lgbt-rhetoric

Hungary will not participate in next year’s Eurovision song contest, amid speculation the decision was taken because the competition is “too gay” for the taste of the country’s far-right government and public media bosses.

While no official reason has been given for the withdrawal, the move comes amid an increase in homophobic rhetoric in Hungary, where the anti-migration prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has launched a “family first” policy aimed at helping traditional families and boosting birth rates.

Earlier this year, the speaker of the Hungarian parliament compared same-sex adoption to paedophilia, while a pro-government television commentator referred to Eurovision as “a homosexual flotilla” and said not participating would benefit the nation’s mental health.
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I must say, I do enjoy the term 'Homosexual Flotilla'. :disco:
 
Despite being out, Hungary still ran the show that usually operates as their national final (A Dal).

This won


I quite like it. Not that it would have upped the banger quotient.
 
Not sure if anyone here will remember her but Kátya Tompos, who was originally chosen to be their entrant in 2009 with "Magányos csónak" before having to withdraw due to prior commitments has died at the age of 41 :( the song lived on as a bit of a fan favourite.

 
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