eurovision 2005
Nox
Nox represented Hungary at Eurovision 2005 in Kyiv with “Forogj, világ”, finishing 12th of 24.
- what
- Hungarian band
- contest
- 2005
- best result
- 12th, 2005
- music
- folk
- active
- since 2002
- record labels
- Universal Music Group
- members
- Szilvia Péter Szabó past and present
- sang for
- Hungary
Biography
Nox were a Hungarian pop band that mixed traditional Hungarian music with modern sounds, built around Szilvia Péter Szabó and Tamás Nagy, and released seven albums. “Forogj, világ” was Hungary’s first entry since 1998 and finished twelfth in Kyiv in 2005.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Nox (band)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2005 Kyiv
“Forogj, világ”
12th of 24 Finished 12th of 24 in the final, with 97 points.
- Sung in
- Hungarian
- Written by
- Szabolcs Harmath, Attila Valla
- Running order
- 1st of 24 in the final
- Semi-final
- 5th of 25, 167 points
- Won that year
- Greece: Helena Paparizou, “My Number One”
The story of Eurovision 2005: The fiftieth contest, and the Big Four at the bottom
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