Bosnia and Herzegovina has participated in the Contest 19 times since making its debut at the 1993 Contest in Millstreet, Cork. Prior to this they participated as part of Yugoslavia.
Their best result was in 2006, when Hari Mata Hari finished third with the song "Lejla". This remains the country's only top five result in the Contest. They returned to the Contest for the first time since 2012 at the 2016 Contest in Stockholm, where they failed to advance from the semi-finals for the first time. They have not competed since.
Participants[]
Year | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Position | Points | Semi | Points | |
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1993 | Fazla | "Sva bol svijeta" | Bosnian | All the pain in the world | 16 | 27 | 2 | 52 | |
1994 | Alma Čardžić & Dejan Lazarević | "Ostani kraj mene" | Stay beside me | 15 | 39 | No semi-finals | |||
1995 | Davorin Popović | "Dvadeset prvi vijek" | The 21st century | 19 | 14 | ||||
1996 | Amila Glamočak | "Za našu ljubav" | For our love | 22 | 13 | 21 | 29 | ||
1997 | Alma Čardžić | "Goodbye" | - | 18 | 22 | No semi-finals | |||
Did not participate in 1998 | |||||||||
1999 | Dino & Béatrice | "Putnici" | Bosnian, French | Travellers | 7 | 86 | No semi-finals | ||
Did not participate in 2000 | |||||||||
2001 | Nino Pršeš | "Hano" | Bosnian, English | Hannah | 14 | 29 | No semi-finals | ||
2002 | Maja Tatić | "Na jastuku za dvoje" | Serbian, English | On a pillow for two | 13 | 33 | |||
2003 | Mija Martina | "Ne brini" | Croatian, English | Don't worry | 16 | 27 | |||
2004 | Deen | "In the Disco" | English | - | 9 | 91 | 7 | 133 | |
2005 | Feminnem | "Call Me" | - | 14 | 79 | Top 12 Previous Year | |||
2006 | Hari Mata Hari | "Lejla" | Bosnian | Layla | 3 | 229 | 2 | 267 | |
2007 | Marija Šestić | "Rijeka bez imena" | Serbian | River without a name | 11 | 106 | Top 10 Previous Year | ||
2008 | Laka | "Pokušaj" | Bosnian | Try | 10 | 110 | 9 | 72 | |
2009 | Regina | "Bistra voda" | Clear water | 9 | 106 | 3 | 125 | ||
2010 | Vukašin Brajić | "Thunder and Lightning" | English | - | 17 | 51 | 8 | 59 | |
2011 | Dino Merlin | "Love in Rewind" | English, Bosnian | - | 6 | 125 | 5 | 109 | |
2012 | Maya Sar | "Korake ti znam" | Bosnian | I know your steps | 18 | 55 | 6 | 77 | |
Did not participate between 2013 and 2015 | |||||||||
2016 | Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & Jala | "Ljubav je" | Bosnian | Love is all | Failed to qualify | 11 | 104 |