Format

The format of the competition consisted of six shows: three heats, two semi-finals and a final. The six shows took place at MTVA studios in Budapest and were hosted by Gábor Gundel-Takács and Éva Novodomszky, with Márton Buda conducting backstage interviews.^[1] The three heats, held on 2 February 2013, 9 February 2013 and 16 February 2013, each featured ten entries with six advancing to the semi-finals from each show. The semi-finals, held on 23 and 24 February 2013 during A Dal-hétvége (A Dal-weekend), each featured nine entries with four advancing to the final from each show. The final, held on 2 March 2013, selected the Hungarian entry for Malmö from the eight remaining entries.

Voting

Results during each show were determined by each member of the five-member judging panel and votes from the public. During the heats and the semi-finals, two rounds of voting determined which entries advanced to the next stages of the competition. In the first round of voting, each judge assigned scores to each entry ranging from 1 (lowest score) to 10 (highest score) immediately after the artist(s) conclude their performance. The summation of the judges scores determined the final scores for the first round. In the heats, the top three entries with the highest scores advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the top two entries with the highest scores advanced to the final in the first round of voting. In the case of a tie among the entries in the first round of voting, the judging panel would deliberate and determine which entries would advance. In the second round of voting, the remaining entries that did not qualify during the first round faced a public vote via submitting an SMS. The three entries that received the most votes from each heat would also advance to the semi-finals, while the two entries that received the most votes from each semi-final would also advance to the final. In the case of a tie during the second round of voting, the entry which received a higher score during the first round of voting would advance and should a tie still persist, the judging panel would deliberate and determine which entry advanced.^[1]

In the final, the eight remaining entries also faced two rounds of voting. In the first round, the judges assigned points to their four preferred entries: 4 (lowest), 6, 8 and 10 (highest). The top four entries determined by the judges qualified to the second round of voting. In the second round, a public vote exclusively determined the winning entry.

Judges

The members of the judging panel were announced on 4 January 2013. The judging panel participated in each show by providing feedback to the competing artists and selecting entries to advance in the competition. The panel consisted of:^[2]

• Viktor Rakonczai – Composer and member of V.I.P. who represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
• Csaba Walkó – Member of Compact Disco who represented Hungary in Baku in 2012 with "Sound Of Our Hearts"
• Magdi Rúzsa – Singer who represented Hungary in 2007 in Helsinki with "Unsubstantial Blues"
• Philip Rákay – Programme director
• Jenő Csiszár – Radio anchor

Competing entries

Artists and composers were able to submit their applications and entries for the competition between 24 October 2012 and 31 December 2012.^[3] Competing artists were required to either hold Hungarian citizenship or be able to speak Hungarian fluently. Artists were permitted to collaborate with international composers and submit songs in English, however, in such cases a translation of the lyrics to Hungarian were required.^[4] After the submission deadline had passed, 244 entries were received by the broadcaster. A five-member preselection jury selected thirty entries for the competition. The competing entries were announced during a press conference on 10 January 2013.^[5][6][7] Among the competing artists was former Eurovision Song Contest entrant Gergő Rácz, who represented Hungary in the 1997 Contest as a member of V.I.P..

The songs "Ha virág lennék" and "Anyáddal", written by Edina Mókus Szirtes and Balázs Horváth respectively, and to have been performed by Edina Mókus Szirtes and The Hated Tomorrow respectively, were disqualified on 11 January 2013 as the songs were presented before 1 September 2012, breaching the rules of the competition. "Hullócsillag" by Mónika Hoffman and "Ne engedj el" by Odett were announced as the replacements.^[8][9][10] The song "Katatón dal", written by Jenő Bartalos and to have been performed by Egy Másik Zenekar was disqualified on 14 January 2013 as the song was also presented before 1 September 2012. "Élj pont úgy" by Laura Cserpes was announced as the replacement.^[11]

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Points awarded to Hungary

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Points awarded to Hungary (Semi-final 2)[30] Score Country 12 points   Switzerland 10 points  Germany 8 points  Finland 7 points  Albania 6 points  Bulgaria  Romania 5 points 4 points  San Marino 3 points  France  Georgia  Israel 2 points  Latvia  Norway 1 point

Points awarded to Hungary (Final)[31] Score Country 12 points  Germany 10 points  Finland   Switzerland 8 points  Albania 7 points  Netherlands 6 points  Bulgaria  San Marino 5 points  Lithuania 4 points  Croatia  Estonia 3 points  Italy  Sweden 2 points  Greece  Norway  Serbia 1 point

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Points awarded by Hungary

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Points awarded by Hungary (Semi-final 2)[30] Score Country 12 points  Azerbaijan 10 points  Iceland 8 points  Malta 7 points  Norway 6 points   Switzerland 5 points  Finland 4 points  Georgia 3 points  Greece 2 points  San Marino 1 point  Bulgaria

Points awarded by Hungary (Final)[31] Score Country 12 points  Azerbaijan 10 points  Denmark 8 points  Malta 7 points  Ukraine 6 points  Iceland 5 points  Netherlands 4 points  Belgium 3 points  Armenia 2 points  Norway 1 point  Greece

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