Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Selection date(s) 6 March 1999 Selected song "Putnici" | Selection process BH Eurosong 1999 Selected entrant Dino & Béatrice Final result 7th, 86 points | |
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.
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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 to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina scored 79 points from televoting but only 7 points from juries.