and should a tie still persist, the judging panel would deliberate and determine which entry advanced. In the final, the eight remaining entries also faced two rounds of voting. In the first round, The top four entries determined exclusively by a public vote qualified to the second round of voting. In the second round, the judges exclusively determined the winning entry by assigning one vote to their preferred entry. Judges 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: Viktor Rakonczai – Composer and member of V.I.P. who represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 Kati Wolf – Singer who represented Hungary in 2011 in Düsseldorf with "What About My Dreams?" 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 1 December 2011 and 30 December 2011. Artists were permitted to collaborate with international composers. After the submission deadline had passed, a preselection jury selected twenty entries for the competition. The competing entries were announced during a press conference on 10 January 2012. Semi-finals Two semi-finals took place on 28 January and 4 February 2012. In each semi-final ten entries competed and four entries qualified to the final after two round of voting. In the first round of voting, three qualifiers were determined by the combination of scores from each judge. In the second round of voting, the remaining seven entries that were not in the initial top three faced a public vote consisting of votes submitted through SMS in order to determine one additional qualifier. Final The final took place on 11 February 2012 where the eight entries that qualified from the semi-finals competed. The winner of the competition was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a public vote consisting of votes submitted through SMS determined the top four entries that advanced to the second round. In the second round, the jury determined "Sound of Our Hearts" performed by Compact Disco as the winner. The voting system for the four jurors was different from the method used in the semi-finals. The jurors assigned one vote for their preferred entry and the entry with the highest total scores was selected as the winner. At Eurovision Hungary competed in the second