Hungary returned to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 after seven years of absence, with the song "Forogj, Világ", performed by NOX. The song is written by Attila Valla and composed by Szabolcs Harmath. NOX was the name of an ancient goddess who was believed to be the queen of the night. Nox was probably the biggest surprise on the Hungarian pop scene in 2002. The frontman of the band is the acclaimed Nagy Tamás who is considered to be one of the greatest talents in Hungarian folk dancing. Péter SzabóSzilvia, is the new talented lead singer. The creative team behind the band has paid special attention to giving Nox a unique image that stands out in the world of Hungarian pop music. The group has released four albums so far.
Before Eurovision
Eurovíziós Dalfesztivál
Eurovíziós Dalfesztivál was the Hungarian national selection that selected Hungary's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
Competing entries
MTV received 37 entries during a submission period. A five-member jury evaluated the received submissions and the twelve selected artists and songs were announced on 9 March 2005.
Final
The final was held on 13 March 2005, organised by MTV and hosted by Tünde Nagy. Twelve songs competed and the winner was chosen in two rounds of voting. In the first round, a public televote selected the top four songs which proceeded to the second round, the superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner was selected by a five-member jury panel who each assigned scores to each superfinalist ranging from 1 to 10.
At Eurovision
Due to missing the 2004 contest, Hungary had to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. In SF they performed 15th, following Romania and preceding Finland. Hungary qualified to the final, placing 5th in the semi-final and scoring 167 points. In the final they performed 1st preceding UK placed 12th in the final, scoring 97 points. As Hungary failed to reach the top 11 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2006 Contest. The spokesperson who revealed Hungary's votes for other countries was model and MTV host Zsuzsa Demcsák. The commentators during the Contest's broadcast were Zsuzsa Demcsák, András Fáber, and Dávid Szántó.
