Forogj, világ!

Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Hungary Forogj, Világ!


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year = 2005
country = Hungary
artist = NOX
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with =
language = Hungarian
languages =
composer = Szabolcs Harmath
lyricist = Attila Valla
conductor =
place = 12th
points = 97
place_semi = 5th
points_semi = 167
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2005hu from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = A holnap már nem lesz szomorú
prev_link = A holnap már nem lesz szomorú
prev_year = 1998
next = Unsubstantial Blues
next_link = Unsubstantial Blues
next_year = 2007

Forogj, világ! (English translation: "Spin, World!") was the Hungarian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Hungarian by NOX.The song is folk-inspired, in which the singer asks the world to continue spinning in order that she may discover more about herself. She sings "I want to be somewhere else for a long time", implying that she is impatient for the world to spin in order to leave her old life behind.

The Eurovision performance featured Hungarian folk dancers, reminiscent of Ruslana's energetic performance of "Wild Dances" at the 2004 Contest, as well as of Riverdance (itself a former Contest interval act). At the opening, a solo dancer (Tamás Nagy} was eventually joined by four others who provided vocal support for lead singer Szilvia Péter Szabó, who wore a revealing black costume and performed a simplified version of the dance routine during the chorus.

As Hungary had not taken part in the Contest since 1998, the song was initially performed in the semi-final of the Contest. Here, it was performed fifteenth (following Romania's Luminiţa Anghel & Sistem with "Let Me Try" and preceding Finland's Geir Rönning with "Why"). In the semi-final voting, it received 167 points, and placed 5th in the 25-strong field; high enough to qualify for the final.

In the final, it was performed first (preceding the United Kingdom's Javine with Touch My Fire). At the close of voting, it had received 97 points, placing 12th in a field of 24 despite strong early results. This result would have relegated Hungary to the semi-final had they competed in the 2006 Contest.

It was succeeded as the Hungarian representative at the 2007 Contest by Magdi Rúzsa with Unsubstantial Blues.

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