On 8 December 2016 , it was announced that Pápai would be one of the thirty acts participating in the 2017 edition of A Dal , the national selection for Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the self-penned " Origo " , in which he progressed to the final and won the competition , giving him the right to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 , coming in 8th place overall . He competed again in the 2019 edition , with the song " Az én apám " . He won that as well and represented Hungary again at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv , Israel . This time , however , he failed to qualify from the semifinal
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Joci Pápai