eurovision 1997
V.I.P.
V.I.P. represented Hungary at Eurovision 1997 in Dublin with “Miért kell, hogy elmenj?”, finishing 12th of 25.
Hungary
1997
- what
- Hungarian band
- formed
- 1997
- contest
- 1997
- best result
- 12th, 1997
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1997
- sang for
- Hungary
Biography
V.I.P. were a Hungarian pop group of four, founded in 1997 and dissolved in 2001. “Miért kell, hogy elmenj?” finished joint twelfth in Dublin in 1997.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “V.I.P. (Hungarian band)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1997 Dublin
“Miért kell, hogy elmenj?”
12th of 25 Finished 12th of 25, with 39 points.
- Sung in
- Hungarian
- Written by
- Krisztina Bokor Fekete, Sándor Józsa, Attila Környei, Viktor Rakonczai
- Conductor
- Péter Wolf
- Running order
- 19th of 25
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Katrina and the Waves, “Love Shine a Light”
The story of Eurovision 1997: The public gets a vote, and the orchestra starts to leave
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