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| Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTVBiH) | |||
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| Selection process | BH Eurosong 1993 | |||
| Selection date | 28 February 1993 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Sva bol svijeta" | |||
| Artist | Fazla | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 27 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Sva bol svijeta", composed byDino Dervišhalidović, with lyrics byFahrudin Pecikoza, and performed by Fazla. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian participating broadcaster,Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTVBiH), selected its entry for the contest through a national final. This was the first-ever entry from independent Bosnia and Herzegovina in theEurovision Song Contest.
During the disintegration of Yugoslavia, the state broadcaster at the time,Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), decided to continue its participation in Eurovision, holdingone last national final for the1992 contest, held on 28 March 1992. Only the broadcasters from the republics ofSerbia,Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina competed in the national final, despite the latter declaring independence on 1 March. The broadcasters from Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia did not compete after their countries declaring independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. The winning song was "Ljubim te pesmama" by Extra Nena, representing Serbia. However, by the time Extra Nena competed at Eurovision for Yugoslavia, theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had already ceased to exist, and a new country, theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia, had been formed.[1][2][3]
After the 1992 contest, Bosnia and Herzegovina's former sub-national Yugoslav broadcaster RTV Sarajevo became the country's national broadcaster, renamedRadiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina (Bosnian:Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine; RTVBiH). The broadcaster became a member of theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU) on 1 January 1993, allowing it to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time representing Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent nation.
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RTVBiH decided to hold a national final to select its first entry in Eurovision. The broadcaster heldBH Eurosong 1993 on 28 February at its television studios inSarajevo, hosted by Ismeta Krvavac, who had previously representedYugoslavia in 1976 as the lead singer of the groupAmbasadori. A total of 43 songs were submitted to the contest, out of which 11 songs were selected to compete to be the first entry for the independent country.[4] The group Nina, who competed with "Zapleši", were unable to get to the studio, and so a video-clip of their song was presented instead. Only the winner of the contest was announced, with an expert jury selecting the winner.
The winner was Fazla with the song "Sva bol svijeta". The song describes theBosnian War occurring at that time in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Alma Čardžić was rumoured to have come second with "Svi na ulice", however this was never confirmed.
| Draw | Artist | Song |
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| 1 | Fazla | "Sva bol svijeta" |
| 2 | Monia Sušac | "Ti i ja" |
| 3 | Grupa Izvodjaca | "Srce Evrope" |
| 4 | Nina | "Zapleši" |
| 5 | Fuad Buzadžić | "Vrijeme ljubavi" |
| 6 | Dražen Žerić | "Monroe" |
| 7 | Davorin Popović | "Raspored zvijezda" |
| 8 | Alma Čardžić | "Svi na ulice" |
| 9 | Edo and Adi Mulahalilović | "Bosna će još pjevati" |
| 10 | Selver Brdarić | "Mona Liza" |
| 11 | Alen Mustafić | "Ljeto i maline" |
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In the early 1990s, the number of broadcasters eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest increased significantly with the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the subsequent admission into theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU) of the broadcasters of the countries that emerged from the breakup. The merger of the EBU with its Eastern European counterpart, theInternational Radio and Television Organisation (OIRT), further expanded the number of broadcasters by including those from countries of the former Eastern Bloc. The broadcasters from seven of those new countries confirmed their intentions to debut at the 1993 contest. With this large influx of participants, the EBU was forced to create a new measure to counter overcrowding in the contest. The EBU decided to hold a one-off qualification round to select the entries from three of those seven new countries, which would join the entries from the twenty-two countries already competing in the Eurovision Song Contest.
TheKvalifikacija za Millstreet (Qualification for Millstreet) contest was held inLjubljana, Slovenia on 3 April at the television studios of Slovene broadcasterRadiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO). Seven countries in total competed, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, for a place in the final on 15 May 1993. Fazla performed first, precedingCroatia. The band received 52 points, placing 2nd, qualifying to the Eurovision Song Contest final alongsideSlovenia and Croatia.[5]
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Fazla performed 18th at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 inMillstreet, Ireland, followingFinland and preceding theUnited Kingdom. The group received 27 points, receiving the maximum 12 points fromTurkey, placing 16th of the 25 competing countries.[6]
Warm applause rang throughout the hall during the voting when the Bosnian votes were announced in the midst of thewar in the country. Static in the telephone line was clearly heard as the spokesperson attempted to read the points, as the organizers had to use satellite connection to get a link since most of the telephone lines were down in the country during that time.[7]
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