Éliás has tried three times to represent his home country Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest : Firstly in 1996 , with the song '' Jó éjszakát '' , tying in last place ( 9th with four points ) . The eventual representative , Gjon Delhusa , was eliminated in the pre-qualifying round in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 . The second time was nearly twenty years later , with the new format of A Dal 2013 . He attempted again with the song '' Mindhalálig várni rád '' , and was eliminated in the heats . He tried for a third time in A Dal 2015 , this time in English and in collaboration with the jazz band Fourtissimo with the song '' Run to you '' , this time only getting to the semi-finals
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Gyula Éliás