Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Broadcasting company
- First participation
- 1993
- Last participation so far
- 2016
- Number of participations
- 19 (as of 2016)
- Highest ranking
- 3 ( 2006 )
- Highest Score
- 229 (2006)
- Lowest Score
- 13 ( 1996 )
- Points average (since first post)
- 70.84 (as of 2016)
- Average points per voting country in the 12-point system
- 2.23 (as of 2016)
This article deals with the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a participant in the Eurovision Song Contest .
Participation before 1993
Even before 1993, Bosnia-Herzegovina, as part of the SFR Yugoslavia, could look back on 30 years of Eurovision history. A total of five Yugoslav contributions were made by the Bosnian-Herzegovinian broadcaster TV Sarajevo:
- 1964 - Sabahudin Kurt could not convince with Život je sklopio krug in Copenhagen and took 13th place out of 16 participants.
- 1965 - Croatian singer Vice Vukov with Čežnja reached 12th place in Naples .
- 1973 - Zdravko Čolić with Gori vatra reached 15th place in Luxembourg .
- 1976 - The Ambasadori group just missed last place in The Hague with Ne mogu skriti svoj bol and came in 17th.
- 1981 - The last Bosnian representative, Seid-Memić Vajta , came in 15th with Lejla in Dublin .
Regularity of participation and successes in competition
After the split from Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina first took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993. After the successful qualification via the Eastern European preliminary decision, the country started a mediocre debut at the Song Contest with 16th place. In the following year, Bosnia & Herzegovina again reached only a place in the midfield with position 15. In 1995 Davor Popović ended up only in 19th place out of 23 and thus in the lower midfield. Then in 1996 the worst place in the competition followed. Amila Glamočak only reached the penultimate place and with 13 points Bosnia and Herzegovina's lowest score to date. Since only 18th place was reached in 1997, Bosnia had to sit out of the competition in 1998. Finally, eligibility to participate was calculated on the basis of the points scored in the last five participations. Only in 1999 was the country allowed to return to the competition. The duo Dino & Beatrice then achieved Bosnia and Herzegovina's best result so far. Finally, her song Putnici landed in 7th place, which was still not good enough, so that the country had to suspend again in 2000. The country was only allowed to participate again in 2001.
When he returned in 2001, an average result of 14th place was achieved. In 2002 and 2003, positions 15 and 16 were again placed in the middle of the field. It was not until 2004 that the country was able to achieve a good result again. The singer Deen reached number 9 with his song In the Disco . In 2005 Feminnem could not repeat this success and only achieved a place in midfield with 14th place. In 2006, however, Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved its best result to date. The group Hari Mata Hari was able to reach 2nd place in the semifinals and 3rd place in the final. With 229 points, the number of points to date is Bosnia and Herzegovina's highest score ever achieved in the competition. In the following years, too, things went a lot better for the country at the Song Contest. In 2007, Marija Šestić just missed a place in the top ten with 11th place. In 2008 and 2009, the Bosnian performers took 10th and 9th place, two consecutive places in the top ten. It was not until 2010 that the country was no longer so successful.
In 2010 Vukašin Brajić reached 17th place in the final, the worst result for the country since 1997. However, 2011 was all the more successful for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dino Merlin, who already represented the country with Beatrice in 1999 and took 7th place, returned to the ESC in 2011 with his song Love in Rewind . With 6th place in the final, he achieved the second best result for the country at the ESC to date. Maya Sar, who played the background vocals for Dino Merlin in 2011, was allowed to compete for the country in 2012, but could not repeat the success of the previous year. So she reached the final, but with 18th place only got an average placement. In 2013 the country withdrew from the competition due to financial difficulties. In 2014 and 2015, too, the country was unable to solve these difficulties and stayed away from competition. It wasn't until 2016 that the country returned to competition.
In 2016, the return was only possible because the broadcaster in Almir Ajanović found a sponsor who financed the entire participation. He was also instrumental in the song Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016. The broadcaster BHRT did not have to provide any money for participation either. In 2016, the country was represented by Dalal, Deen, Ana Rucner and Jala. With their song Ljubav je they only reached 11th place in the semifinals, making them the first performers in the country to not reach the final. In the same year , the country and Greece lost the status of having qualified for the final every time. In 2017, the country withdrew from the competition because the station's financial situation remained poor. For 2018 and 2019, BHRT also canceled, as the broadcaster has now accumulated so much debt that the country is no longer allowed to participate in EBU events.
A total of 7 of the 19 entries ended up in the left half of the table. In addition, the country has so far missed the final once and has never reached the last place. With a third place and five other places in the top ten, Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the average successful countries in the competition.
List of posts
Color legend: - 1st place. - 2nd place. - 3rd place. - Equal points with last place. - Eliminated in the semifinals / in the qualification / in the Eastern European preliminary decision. - no participation / not qualified.
year | Interpreter | Title Music (M) and Text (T) |
language | translation | final | Semi-final / qualification |
National preliminary decision |
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1993 | Fazla |
Sva bol svijeta M: Dino Merlin ; T: Fahrudin Pecikoza-Peca, Dino Merlin |
Bosnian | All the pain in the world | 16/25 | 27 | 2/7 | 52 | BH Eurosong 1993 |
1994 | Alma & Dejan |
Ostani kraj mene M: Adi Mulahalilović; T: Edo Mulahalilović |
Bosnian | stay with me | 15/25 | 39 | Qualified directly for the final | BH Eurosong 1994 | |
1995 | Before that, Popović |
Dvadeset i prvi vijek M: Sinan Alimanović, Zlatan Fazlić; T: Zlatan Fazlić |
Bosnian | The 21st century | 19/23 | 14th | BH Eurosong 1995 | ||
1996 | Amila Glamočak |
Za našu ljubav M: Sinan Alimanović, Adnan Bajramović, Aida Frljak; T: Adnan Bajramović |
Bosnian | For our love | 22/23 | 13 | 21/29 | 29 | BH Eurosong 1996 |
1997 | Alma Čardžić |
Goodbye M: Milić Vukašinović, Sinan Alimanović; T: Milić Vukašinović |
Bosnian a. | Goodbye | 18/25 | 22nd | Qualified directly for the final | BH Eurosong 1997 | |
1998 | Not qualified | ||||||||
1999 | Dino & Beatrice |
Putnici M / T: Edin Dervišhalidović |
Bosnian, French | traveler | 7/23 | 86 | Qualified directly for the final | BH Eurosong 1998 | |
2000 | Not qualified | ||||||||
2001 | Nino Pršeš |
Hano M / T: Nino Pršeš |
Bosnian, English | Hannah | 14/23 | 29 | Qualified directly for the final | BH Eurosong 2001 | |
2002 | Maja Tatić |
Na jastuku za dvoje (На јастуку за двоје) M: Dragan Mijatović; T: Ružica Čavić |
Serbian , English | On a pillow for two | 15/24 | 33 | BH Eurosong 2002 | ||
2003 | Mija Martina |
Ne brini (Could It Be?) M: Ines Prajo; T: Arjana Kunštek |
Croatian , English | Don't you worry (can it be?) | 16/26 | 27 | BH Eurosong 2003 | ||
2004 | Deen |
In the Disco M / T: Vesna Pisarović |
English | At the disco | 9/24 | 91 | 7/22 | 133 | BH Eurosong 2004 |
2005 | Feminine |
Call Me M / T: Andrej Babić |
English | call me | 14/24 | 79 | Qualified directly for the final | BH Eurosong 2005 | |
2006 | Hari Mata Hari |
Lejla M: Željko Joksimović ; T: Fahrudin P.-Peca, Dejan Ivanović |
Bosnian | Lejla | 3/24 | 229 | 2/23 | 267 | internal selection |
2007 | Marija Šestić |
Rijeka bez imena M: Goran Kovačić; T: Aleksandra Milutinović |
Serbian | River with no name | 11/24 | 106 | Qualified directly for the final | internal selection | |
2008 | Elvir Laković Laka |
Pokušaj M / T: Elvir Lakovic Laka |
Bosnian | attempt | 10/25 | 110 | 9/19 | 72 | internal selection |
2009 | Regina |
Bistra voda M / T: Aleksandar Čović |
Bosnian | Clear water | 9/25 | 106 | 3/18 | 125 | internal selection |
2010 | Vukašin Brajić |
Thunder and Lightning M: Edin-Dino Šaran; T: Edin-Dino Šaran, Ulvija Tanović, Vukašin Brajić |
English | lightning and thunder | 17/25 | 51 | 8/17 | 59 | internal selection |
2011 | Dino Merlin |
Love in Rewind M / T: Dino Merlin |
English, Bosnian | Love rewound | 6/25 | 125 | 5/19 | 109 | internal selection |
2012 | Maya Sar |
Korake ti znam M: Maya Sar; T: Mahir Sarihodzic, Adriano Pennino |
Bosnian | I know your steps | 18/26 | 55 | 6/18 | 77 | internal selection |
2013 2014 2015 |
No participation | ||||||||
2016 | Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & Jala |
Ljubav je M: Almir Ajanović; T: Almir Ajanović, Jasmin Fazlić Jala |
Bosnian | love is | "Eliminated" | 11/18 | 104 | internal selection | |
since 2017 | No participation |
National preliminary decisions
Up until 2005, all Bosnian contributions were selected in a national preliminary decision, using different procedures. In 1993, eleven artists each presented a title before a jury determined the winner. From 1994 to 1997 the Bosnian representatives were selected internally and from 1994 to 1996 each presented eight titles, and in 1997 ten titles. In 1994 the songs were not performed live, but recorded as videos beforehand; only short excerpts were shown. 1999 to 2003 there was again a classic preliminary round like 1993, the number of participants fluctuated between 16 and 19. In 2004 Deen was selected internally and sang five songs in the preliminary round; In addition to a jury, televoting was used for the first time to vote. In 2005 there was another classic preliminary round, this time with 14 participants. From 2006 to 2012, BHRT then selected its interpreters and their songs internally. The songs were then presented to the audience for the first time in a large gala broadcast. This system was also used when they returned in 2016.
languages
According to the rules, the contributions from 1993 to 1997 were mostly presented in Bosnian , but as early as 1997, with the English title Goodbye, there was a tendency towards multilingual contributions: In 1999, in addition to Bosnian, French was sung, in 2001, 2002 and 2003 in Bosnian and English . In 2004 and 2005 the songs were sung entirely in English, while the country returned to the national language in 2006. In 2010 and 2011, Bosnia and Herzegovina reverted to the English language. In 2012 and 2016, however, the country decided to sing in Bosnian again.
Scoring
The following countries received the most points from or awarded the most points to Bosnia and Herzegovina (as of 2018):
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Award of the highest rating
Since its debut in 1993, Bosnia and Herzegovina has awarded the highest number of points to twelve different countries, four of which to Serbia.
Sustaining land | ||
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year | country | space |
1993 | Austria | 14th |
1994 | Malta | 5 |
1995 | Malta | 10 |
1996 | Ireland | 1 |
1997 | Turkey | 3 |
1998 | Not qualified | |
1999 | Sweden | 1 |
2000 | Not qualified | |
2001 | France | 4th |
2002 | Sweden | 8th |
2003 | Turkey | 1 |
2004 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2 |
2005 | Croatia | 11 |
2006 | Croatia | 12 |
2007 | Serbia | 1 |
2008 | Serbia | 6th |
2009 | Croatia | 18th |
2010 | Serbia | 13 |
2011 | Slovenia | 13 |
2012 | North Macedonia | 13 |
2013 2014 2015 |
No participation | |
2016 | Ukraine (J) | 1 |
Serbia (T) | 18th | |
since 2017 | No participation |
Impressions
Individual evidence
- ↑ 39 countries to take part in Eurovision 2013
- ^ Bosnia & Herzegovina: Eurovision Participation Will Not Cost BHRT Anything
- ↑ Bosnia & Herzegovina: BHRT will not participate in Eurovision 2017
- ^ Bosnia & Herzegovina: BHRT Turns Down Ralph Siegel's Eurovision Participation Sponsorship
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest National Finals Homepage (accessed November 6, 2009)