Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
National selection
Selection process	BH Eurosong 1999
Selection date(s)	6 March 1999
Selected entrant	Dino & Béatrice
Selected song	"Putnici"
Finals performance
Final result	7th, 86 points
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1997 • 1999 • 2001►

Bosnia and Herzegovina returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999, after being relegated from the 1998 contest due to a low point average after the 1997 contest.

For the 1999 contest, the Bosnian broadcaster Radio-Televizija Bosne i Hercegovine (RTVBiH) held a national final, BH Eurosong, to select the Bosnian Eurovision entry.

BH Eurosong 1999

The Bosnian national final was held on 6 March 1999 at the Skenderija City Hall in Sarajevo, hosted by Segmedina Srna and Lejla Babović. 17 songs competed, with the winner being decided by 8 regional juries.

The original winner was declared to be Hari Mata Hari with "Starac i more" (The old man and the sea), however was later disqualified after it became aware that the song had previously been released in 1997 by a Finnish singer. Consequently, the runner-up, Dino & Béatrice with "Putnici", was declared the new winner and represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999.

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Dino and Béatrice performed 22nd, following Germany and preceding Estonia. The song received 86 points at the close of the voting, placing 7th of 23 countries competing.

Hari Mata Hari, the original winners of the contest, were later selected to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2006 Contest, performing "Lejla", where they came third.

Points Awarded by Bosnia and Herzegovina^[1]

12 points	Sweden
10 points	Germany
8 points	Croatia
7 points	Malta
6 points	Poland
5 points	Slovenia
4 points	Netherlands
3 points	Estonia
2 points	Israel
1 point	United Kingdom

Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina scored 79 points from televoting but only 7 points from juries.

See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1999

References

External links

• Bosnian National Final 1999

Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 to 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1990s Fazla Alma & Dejan Davorin Popović Amila Glamočak Alma Čardžić 1998 Dino & Beatrice 2000s 2000 Nino Pršeš Maja Tatić Mija Martina Deen Feminnem Hari Mata Hari Maria Laka Regina 2010s Vukašin Brajić Dino Merlin Maya Sar 2013 to 2015 Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & Jala 2017
Songs 1990s "Sva bol svijeta" "Ostani kraj mene" "Dvadeset prvi vijek" "Za našu ljubav" "Goodbye" 1998 "Putnici" 2000s 2000 "Hano" "Na jastuku za dvoje" "Ne brini" "In The Disco" "Call Me" "Lejla" "Rijeka bez imena" "Pokušaj" "Bistra voda" 2010s "Thunder and Lightning" "Love in Rewind" "Korake ti znam" 2013 to 2015 "Ljubav je" 2017
(Note: Entries scored out are when Bosnia and Herzegovina did not compete)