Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Participating broadcaster	Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine (RTVBiH)
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
National selection
Selection process	Artist: Internal selection; Song: BH Eurosong 1994
Selection date(s)	26 February 1994
Selected artist(s)	Alma and Dejan
Selected song	"Ostani kraj mene"
Selected songwriter(s)	Adi Mulahalilović; Edo Mulahalilović;
Finals performance
Final result	15th, 39 points
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest

Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Ostani kraj mene", composed by Adi Mulahalilović, with lyrics by Edo Mulahalilović, and performed by Alma and Dejan. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine (RTVBiH), selected its entry for the contest through a national final, after having previously selected the performers internally.

Before Eurovision

BH Eurosong 1994

Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine (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 Jugovizija 1992 and BH Eurosong 1993. 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
Draw	Song
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

Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina^[4]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points	France
8 points	Slovakia
7 points	Malta Spain
6 points
5 points
4 points	Croatia
3 points
2 points	Finland
1 point	Hungary

Points awarded by Bosnia and Herzegovina^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Malta
10 points	Ireland
8 points	Poland
7 points	Germany
6 points	Norway
5 points	Austria
4 points	United Kingdom
3 points	Hungary
2 points	France
1 point	Finland

References

^ "Nastupi Bosne i Hercegovine na Takmičenju za Pjesmu Evrovizije". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2023-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "BOSNIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1994".
^ "Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[1] "Nastupi Bosne i Hercegovine na Takmičenju za Pjesmu Evrovizije". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2023-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] "BOSNIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1994".

[3] "Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[1994detailed-4] "Results of the Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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