Új Név A Régi Ház Falán
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"Új név a régi ház falán" (English
translation: "A New Name On The Old House Wall") was the Hungarian
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
, performed in Hungarian
by Csaba Szigeti.
The song was performed 13th on the night (following France
's Nathalie Santamaria with "Il me donne rendez-vous
" and preceding Belgium
's Frédéric Etherlinck
with "La voix est libre
"). At the close of voting, it had received three points, placing 22nd in a field of 23.
The song is a ballad
, with Szigeti singing about his attempt to meet with an old friend but having no luck. It appears, for example, that she has moved and that someone else now lives in her house.
Due to a change in qualification rules prior to the 1996 Contest
, all entries had to pre-qualify based on the opinions of judges listening to recordings of the song, something which the proposed Hungarian entry for that Contest did not do. This rule was rescinded for the 1997 Contest
, hence the song was succeeded as Hungarian representative
at that Contest by V.I.P. with Miért kell, hogy elmenj?
.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation: "A New Name On The Old House Wall") was the Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...
, performed in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
by Csaba Szigeti.
The song was performed 13th on the night (following France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's Nathalie Santamaria with "Il me donne rendez-vous
Il Me Donne Rendez-Vous
"Il me donne rendez-vous" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in French by Nathalie Santamaria....
" and preceding Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
's Frédéric Etherlinck
Frédéric Etherlinck
Frédéric Etherlinck is a Belgian singer, best known for his participation in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest.-Early life:...
with "La voix est libre
La Voix Est Libre
"La voix est libre" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in French by Frédéric Etherlinck....
"). At the close of voting, it had received three points, placing 22nd in a field of 23.
The song is a ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
, with Szigeti singing about his attempt to meet with an old friend but having no luck. It appears, for example, that she has moved and that someone else now lives in her house.
Due to a change in qualification rules prior to the 1996 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...
, all entries had to pre-qualify based on the opinions of judges listening to recordings of the song, something which the proposed Hungarian entry for that Contest did not do. This rule was rescinded for the 1997 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest and it was held at the Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997. Boyzone member Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley were the presenters of the show....
, hence the song was succeeded as Hungarian representative
Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest
Hungary has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nine times. The first participation would have been Andrea Szulák's in 1993 but a qualification round was just installed for former Eastern Bloc countries and she did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final.The first real participation was of...
at that Contest by V.I.P. with Miért kell, hogy elmenj?
Miért Kell, Hogy Elmenj?
Miért kell, hogy elmenj? was the Hungarian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, performed in Hungarian by V.I.P.....
.