Their entry was selected through the national competition A Dal, organised by the Hungarian broadcaster Magyar Televízió (MTV).

András Kállay-Saunders represented Hungary with the song "Running", which qualified from the first semi-final and placed 5th in the final, scoring 143 points.

Thirty entries competed in the competition that consisted of three shows which commenced on 25 January 2014 and concluded with an eight-song final on 22 February 2014.

The six shows took place at MTVA studios in Budapest and were hosted by Éva Novodomszky and Gábor Gundel Takács, with Levente Harsányi and Krisztina Rátonyi conducting backstage interviews.

[1][2] Last year's winner, ByeAlex, also took part in the show as a digital commentator, providing reports and facts regarding the competition.

The semi-finals, held on 15 and 16 February 2014 during A Dal-hétvége (A Dal-weekend), each featured nine entries with four advancing to the final from each show.

The judging panel participated in each show by providing feedback to the competing artists and selecting entries to advance in the competition.

Artists were permitted to collaborate with international composers and submit songs in English and/or in a recognised minority language in Hungary, however, in such cases a translation of the lyrics to Hungarian were required.

[14] During the winner's press conference for the first semi-final qualifiers, Hungary was allocated to compete in the second half of the final.

[17] On stage, András Kállay-Saunders was joined by dancers Alexandra Likovics and Tibor Nagy and backing vocalists Rozina Cselovszky and Kyra Fedor.

[18] The Hungarian performance was based on the song's theme of domestic violence with the choreography between the two dancers resembling a fight.

The LED projections during the performance transitioned from a nighttime cityscape during the verses to fast moving red lines during the chorus.