Viszlát nyár
"Viszlát nyár" ([ˈvislaːt ˈɲaːr]; "Summer, Gone") is a song performed by Hungarian Heavy Metal band AWS. The song was released as a digital download on 21 October 2017 through EDGE Records and was written by Dániel Kökényes, Bence Brucker, Áron Veress, Soma Schiszler, and Örs Siklósi. It represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.[1]
"Viszlát nyár" | ||||
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Single by AWS | ||||
from the album Fekete részem | ||||
Released | 21 October 2017 | |||
Genre | Post hardcore, metalcore | |||
Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | EDGE | |||
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"Viszlát nyár" on YouTube |
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Finals performance | |
Semi-final result | 10th |
Semi-final points | 111 |
Final result | 21st |
Final points | 93 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Origo" (2017) | |
"Az én apám" (2019) ► |
Eurovision Song Contest
AWS was confirmed as one of the entrants in A Dal 2018, the Hungarian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, on 6 December 2017.[2] They went on to compete in the second heat on 27 January 2018, and advanced to the semi-finals through the jury vote.[3][4] They later competed in the second semi-final on 17 February 2018 and were able to qualify to the finals via the jury vote.[5][6] The final was held on 24 February, where the song was declared the winner after winning the public vote.[7][8]
The song competed in the second semi-final, held on 10 May 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.[9][10]
Composition
Viszlát nyár is lyrically about the singer Örs Siklósi's deceased father. The song runs at 164 BPM.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Viszlát nyár" | 3:25 |
2. | "Summer Gone" | 3:05 |
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Hungary (Single Top 40)[12] | 1 |
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[13] | 11 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | 21 October 2017 | Digital download | EDGE |
References
- Mercereau, Damien (9 March 2018). "Eurovision 2018 : le rock musclé du Groupe AWS pour la Hongrie" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- Casselini, Stefano (6 December 2017). "Hungary: Here are the 30 songs for A Dal 2018". ESCToday.
- Agadellis, Stratos (27 January 2018). "Hungary: Results of A Dal 2018 Heat 2". ESCToday.
- Herbert, Emily (27 January 2018). "Hungary: Six Artists Progress From A Dal 2018 Heat Two". Eurovoix.
- Granger, Anthony (17 February 2018). "Hungary: A Dal 2018 Finalists Determined". Eurovoix.
- Knoops, Roy (17 February 2018). "Hungary: A Dal 2018 semi-final 2 results are in, Grand Final line-up complete!". ESCToday.
- Casselini, Stefano (24 February 2018). "Hungary: AWS will fly to Lisbon!". ESCToday.
- Herbert, Emily (24 February 2018). "Hungary: AWS to Eurovision 2018". Eurovoix.
- "Lisbon revealed as Host City of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- Jordan, Paul (12 January 2018). "All Aboard for the Semi-Final Allocation Draw". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "Viszlát nyár - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 26 May 2018.