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Every weekend Songfestival.be keeps you informed of the progress of the national finals in all participating countries at the Eurovision Song Contest by 2017. You will find here all information about the countries, the participants, the voting systems and the livestreams. With tonight include the start of the qualifying rounds in Hungary.

 Hungary | 7:30 pm-21.39 hours, Watch Lithuania | 20:00-21.50 hours, Watch

Hungary | A Valley (1st heat) Start time: 7:30 pm, livestream2 livestream1,voting system: Four jury members (80%) and the public (20%) give each song a score out of ten. The top five will advance to the semi-final (Q). The public will make a sixth semi finalist (Q) from the five remaining songs by televoting. Presentation: Csilla Tatár & Levente Harsányi

The candidates are arranged alphabetically, because the exact running order was not given.

Lithuania | Eurovizijos (2nd heat) Start time: 8 pm, livestream2 livestream1,voting system: a professional jury (50%) and televoting (50%) determine the outcome. The top six goes through to the next round (Q). Presentation: Gabrielei Martirosianaitei & Ievai Stasiulevičiūtei