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Part thirty-eight
Introducing the 2009 entries: Hungary
Basic information
| Performer: | Zoli Ádok (Zoltán Ádok) |
| Song: | Dance with me |
| Language: | English |
| Music: | Zé Szabó |
| Lyrics: | Kasai |
| Draw: | 11th in the second semi final |
The song
Dance with me is an uptempo pop song. As the title suggests, the lyrics are an invitation to dance with the singer:
Just by the way you move
You make me beg for more
I'm burning with desire
It's the night I've waited for
Don't you lose your emotion
Don't you be shy tonight
Let the rhythm show you
Baby, you can do it right
Alright, tonight
The singer
Zoli Ádok is a successful musical actor in his country. He graduated as a dancer from the school of performing arts in Pécs and would travel the world with a music company to appear in shows like Cats and Fame. He returend to Hungary in 2007 and took part in the talent search A star is born. Currently, he starrs in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat. In 2008, his debut album as a solo performer was released. The title track Tánclépés was submitted for the internal selection for the Hungarian entry in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.
The song was eventually chosen as Hunagrian entry in Moscow being the third choice following a disqualified entry and a withdrawal. In 2009, he starrs in the Hungarian comedy film Alom.net and he also performs two of the songs on the soundtrack album. After the Eurovision Song Contest, he will appear in the new musical Contact. Zoli Ádok is the third male solo performer to represent the country and the first one since the country's return in 2005. On stage, he will be backed by two singers and three female dancers.
The national selection
Hungary went for an internal selection this year. The orginal choice was Márk Zentai with the song If you wanna party. However, the song was disqualified after accusations of plagiarism. The replacement was Kátya Tompos with Magányos csónak, but she withdrew because of time problems. Therefore Zoli Ádok was chosen with Dance with me.
Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest
Having not qualified from the Eastern Europe semi final in 1993, Hungary debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 and achieved its best result to date finishing fourth. Lower placings and an elimination in the 1996 internal semi final followed and the country did not return in 2000 after its relegation in 1999. In 2005 Hungary came back, withdrew again but returned for the 2007 and 2008 contests. Last year, they did not make it past the second semi final, where they finished last.
Magyarországnak és az Àdok Zolinak sok szerencsét és jó eredményt kívánunk Moszkvában!
Videos
The preview video:
Live performance of the Hungarian version:
Velem a fény from the film Alom.net:
Other parts of this series
- France
- Portugal
- Romania
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Cyprus
- Latvia
- Ireland
- Malta
- Armenia
- Germany
- Serbia
- Belgium
- Greece
- Croatia
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Iceland
- Moldova
- Switzerland
- Slovenia
- Andorra
- Ukraine
- Spain
- Sweden
- Montenegro
- Finland
- Lithuania
- Russia
- Turkey
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria
- Belarus
- Norway
- Israel
- Slovakia
- United Kingdom
Tomorrow, we will take a look at the Albanian entry.
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Nothing Special. A big no no for me this year
I like it, 6 points from Poland 
Apart from the evident similarity to Madonna's "Vogue" (the begining of the song), I overall like it! I can't see it in the top ten but I think it deserves to be in the final!
Good luck Hungary!
Good Luck friend! Adok Zoli's going to make the best show in Moscow with 3 dancinggirls and 2 vocalists. TOP 5!
-->>>PLS VOTE FOR HUNGARY, ÁDOK ZOLI!
I always love hungarian songs; but this year, it's just AWFULL!
the jury is still out on this one for me
im not sure about it yet
5/10
This felt more like a performance out of "Dancing with the stars" than anything else. Anyhow...this could have a chance of slipping through to the final. Good luck Hungary!
I think that this song is nothing special.
Anyway, good luck to you Hungary !
Great song! Third on my list after Spain and Denmark. Hope it does better. Hope he sings in Hungarian.
velem a feny - anyone got it ?
very bad song...
I like this entry very much. I hope to see Hungary in the final to give one of my votes.
@E 
oh! well I get lost with what everyone is doing and where they are these days!, anyway, I'm going to bed, the Barcelona football match just finished and I can now get sleep after the noise from my street! take care and enjoy the songs, buenas noches p x
I like this song and act. it is refreshing and different for Eurovision. Would love to see it in the top five of final.
wow, bagpuss, you're in Lithuania! one of my favourite countries, hope you have a great time and enjoy the fish, thanks for your support re:my song, lawyers will be on the case after the contest..I remember my big love in Vilnius in 1995, will never forget...oh the memories! have a great time (ru on your way to Moscow?!)
@E.P
you are so right, specially about the quality of songs in a "SONG" contest btw, Bagpuss has heard my original version (from 2005) versus Montegro entry 2009, Bagpuss, over to you please...!
Since 2005 , i have loved 3 out of 4 Hungarian entries;
2005 It was very good.. But surely not my type - in my Top 20
2007 Excellent!!! My best!!! In my top...1!!!!!!
2008 Wonderful ! In my Top 5 (as of songs)
2009 Because of Zoli , in my Top 5
Go on Hungary! Keep on surprising us!!!!!!!
As an uptempo SONG, this is certainly ONE of my favourites, this year!!!
"Dance with ME" 
, Zoli Adok!!!!!!!!
Best of luck to Hungary!
Good luck to all SONGS of participating countries!
With the ESC 2009 Moscow full speed ahead ...
this link can remind you of past ESC hits:
--> http://www.arionradi(...)n/player/default.asp
Special wishes to Greece's "This Is Our Night" with 
S A K I S !
@E.P
well whatever you are, in the end, you support your country and the songs you like in a very intelligent and encouraging way, unlike some here, so good luck to Sasha and long live commentators like u here on ESCtoday!! ps sorry for my singing when u finally get to hear it!
@E.P
believe me, don't deny it, you are truly a Eurofan!, I came out of the "closet" myself around 1990, when my cousin sang, and since then, apart from songwriting etc, am proud to be a fan, although these days I don't like many of the songs...hallo hallo!, goodbye goodbye!
@E.P
I hope also that Sasha wil pass to to the final, for the quality of the song and the performance, as I hope the Hungarian singer will too (more cause he's Hungarian), saying that you're not a big ESCfan you spend a lot of time here giving your excellent comments!, are you sure you're not a big fan in secret?! I've been a Eurofan since I first watched it in 1976, but for other reasons than comments here theseedays, I sent u a couple of mails, hope u like them!
@E.P
no problem, at the end of the day I'm happy being a eurofan like u, and that who knows, one day, I'll win Eurovision LOL!, will send u a few more things soon, take care, Lithuanian fan no1, paul cX!
I like the song, it's not bad, but it's not my favorite.
@E.P
Ok just u sent u an example me singing 
orry ! and will now send you the song and lyrics which started the Montegran "controversy!" would appreciate your opinion some time paulc X
formidable! (French)
It's my the loveliest song this year! I really think that it's the best dance song of this year! Wish him victory=) 12 point from me from Russia
@E.P
ok well I can send u then some "significant" songs , more in relation to Eurovision, I see you're a lot younger than me so I guess that's why I've been writing for so long, I appreciate the Lithuanian entry for its 3-minute melody/lyrics which, believe me is very hard to do, and for the fact that it doesn't rely on any shake-shake-shake tactics which even our Spanish entry has!..
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