Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 explained

Year:1994
Broadcaster:Bosnian: [[Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina|Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine]]|i=no (RTVBiH)
Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag Variant:1992
Preselection:Artist: Internal selection
Song: BH Eurosong 1994
Preselection Date:26 February 1994
Entrant:Alma and Dejan
Song:Bosnian: Ostani kraj mene|i=no
Final Result:15th, 39 points

Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Bosnian: Ostani kraj mene|i=no", composed by Adi Mulahalilović, with lyrics by Edo Mulahalilović, and performed by Alma and Dejan. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian participating broadcaster, Bosnian: [[Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina|Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine]]|i=no (RTVBiH), selected its entry for the contest through a national final, after having previously selected the performers internally.

Before Eurovision

BH Eurosong 1994

Bosnian: [[Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina|Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine]]|i=no (RTVBiH) announced at the end of 1993 that it had internally selected Alma Čardžić as its representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, and it was subsequently decided that she would be accompanied by Dejan Lazarević. Alma previously participated in and . A total of 39 songs were submitted to the competition, and 8 were chosen to be performed by Alma and Dejan at the national final.[1] RTVBiH held the national final at its television studios in Sarajevo on 26 February 1994, hosted by Ismeta Krvavac. Alma and Dejan recorded videoclips of all 8 songs, but only about 1 minute of each song was shown. An expert jury chose the winner, and only the name of the winning song was announced.[2]

Final – 26 February 1994
DrawSong
1"Probaj"
2"Hajde, pjesmo"
3"Ljubavna"
4"Ostani kraj mene"
5"Volim te"
6"Poljubi me"
7"Pjevam za druge"
8"Nije to kraj, moj anđele"

At Eurovision

Alma & Dejan performed 18th on the night of the contest, following Norway and preceding Greece. At the close of voting the duo received 39 points, placing 15th of the 25 competing countries.[3] The Bosnian jury awarded its 12 points to Malta.

Big applause rang throughout the hall before the performance of the duo, causing Dejan to miss first line of the song.

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nastupi Bosne i Hercegovine na Takmičenju za Pjesmu Evrovizije. 2023-06-17. 2010-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20100123181940/http://www.bhrt.ba/eurosong2010/istorijat.html. bot: unknown.
  2. Web site: BOSNIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1994.
  3. Web site: Final of Dublin 1994 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417121756/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final . 17 April 2021 . live.
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Dublin 1994 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417132621/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final/results/bosnia-herzegovina . 17 April 2021 . live.