Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
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Bosnia and Herzegovina will be present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The Bosnian and Herzegovinian broadcaster, Bosanskohercegovačka radiotelevizija (BHRT), will held an internal selection to select the 2009 Bosnian and Herzegovinian representative. BHRT selected Regina
to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at Eurovision, and will perform the "Bistra voda
" at the contest.
At least 50 applications were submitted to BHRT, however more songs may have been submitted due to composers tendency to more than one song when applying. Some names have come forward in saying that they have entered songs into the selection process. These include Irina & Storm, popular rock musicians, as well as Hari Mata Hari
, who achieved Bosnia and Herzegovina's best placing at Eurovision, 3rd place in 2006
.
BHRT selected Sarajevo
rock band Regina
compete for Bosnia and Herzegovina at Eurovision with their song, "Bistra voda
" (Clear water) composed by Aleksandar Čović.
The song was first presented at a special presentation show, called BH Eurosong, on 1 March 2009. The show included performances by various Eurvision participants: Regina for Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Quartissimo
and Martina Majerle
for Slovenia
, Hadise
for Turkey
, Next Time
for FYR Macedonia
, Jade Ewen
for the United Kingdom
, Sakis Rouvas
for Greece, Chiara for Malta
and Andrea Demirović
for Montenegro
. Sabahudin Kurt
, the 1964 Eurovision
entry for Yugoslavia
was also present as a special guest.
during the semi-final of the Serbian national final
, Beovizija 2009
. and the Netherlands
during the Eurovision Promo Concert in Amsterdam
on 18 April.
Regina made an extensive promo tour throughout the Balkans. The band appeared in both Albania and Montenegro, as well as performing on TV Bingo Show on Croatia's HRT 1
on 4 April, where they performed "Bistra voda" for the Croatian public. Regina also performed on RTV SLO's TV show Spet Doma in Slovenia. Further promotion was made with the release of English and Russian versions of the song, as well as the final Eurovision version and a remix of the song.
came 10th Bosnia and Herzegovina had to competed in one of the two semi-finals in the 2008 contest
. At the semi-final draw on 30 January, it was decided that the country would compete in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009. It won a place in the final and eventually finished 9th.
Regina (band)
Grupa Regina is a rock band founded in 1990 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia.- Band career :Three of the members, Aleksandar, Bojan and Denis, started a garage band. It was hard for them to find the right lead singer, but after a long while of searching, they found Davor Ebner....
to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at Eurovision, and will perform the "Bistra voda
Bistra voda
"Bistra voda" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia. The song was composed by Aleksandar Čović, and was performed by the Bosnian rock band Regina....
" at the contest.
Song selection
BHRT held an open call for songs for those interested in representing Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2009 contest in Moscow. Artists could only be from Bosnia and Herzegovina, while songwriters could be of any nationality. The deadline for entries passed on 20th December, and the winning song was made public on 1 March 2009, on a special television show called BH Eurosong 2009, however the performer was known on 12 January 2009.At least 50 applications were submitted to BHRT, however more songs may have been submitted due to composers tendency to more than one song when applying. Some names have come forward in saying that they have entered songs into the selection process. These include Irina & Storm, popular rock musicians, as well as Hari Mata Hari
Hari Mata Hari
Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has performed over 1,000 concerts and sold 5,000,000...
, who achieved Bosnia and Herzegovina's best placing at Eurovision, 3rd place in 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
.
BHRT selected Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
rock band Regina
Regina (band)
Grupa Regina is a rock band founded in 1990 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia.- Band career :Three of the members, Aleksandar, Bojan and Denis, started a garage band. It was hard for them to find the right lead singer, but after a long while of searching, they found Davor Ebner....
compete for Bosnia and Herzegovina at Eurovision with their song, "Bistra voda
Bistra voda
"Bistra voda" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia. The song was composed by Aleksandar Čović, and was performed by the Bosnian rock band Regina....
" (Clear water) composed by Aleksandar Čović.
The song was first presented at a special presentation show, called BH Eurosong, on 1 March 2009. The show included performances by various Eurvision participants: Regina for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Quartissimo
Quartissimo
Quartissimo are the string quartet made of Žiga Cerar , Matjaž Bogataj , Luka Dukarić and Samo Dervišić ....
and Martina Majerle
Martina Majerle
Martina Majerle is a Croatian singer. Majerle represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia with the string quartet Quartissimo with the song "Love Symphony". It competed in the second semi-final but failed to reach the final...
for Slovenia
Slovenia
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, Hadise
Hadise
Hadise Açıkgöz , is a Belgian born Turkish singer of Circassian descent. Hadise's career began in 2004 with the release of her debut single "Sweat", which peaked at 19 on the Flanders chart. Hadise continued to release more successful singles, most notably the single "Milk Chocolate Girl"...
for Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, Next Time
Next Time
Next Time is a rock duo from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The duo consists of twin brothers Martin and Stefan Filipovski. Stefan fronts the band as the lead singer, while Martin plays the guitar and sings back-up vocals...
for FYR Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, Jade Ewen
Jade Ewen
Jade Almarie Louise Ewen is an English singer, songwriter, actress and member of the Sugababes. Ewen began her singing career in a girl group named Trinity Stone signed to Sony BMG in 2005, but they disbanded in 2007 with no album released...
for the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, Sakis Rouvas
Sakis Rouvas
Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas II , often referred to mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek musician, television and film artist, businessman, and former pole vaulter who is one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time in Greece and Cyprus...
for Greece, Chiara for Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
and Andrea Demirović
Andrea Demirovic
Andrea Demirović also known as simply Andrea, is a Montenegrin singer and a student of the Cetinje Music Academy - Music Pedagogy....
for Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
. Sabahudin Kurt
Sabahudin Kurt
Sabahudin Kurt is a Bosnian singer who representated the former Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the entry "Život je sklopio krug". He finished 13th with the dreaded nul points....
, the 1964 Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest 1964
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark after the Danish victory the previous year. Sweden did not participate because of a boycott by singers. They did however broadcast it...
entry for Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
was also present as a special guest.
Promotion
Before performing in Eurovision, Regina visited various competing countries in order to promote "Bistra voda". These countries included SerbiaSerbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
during the semi-final of the Serbian national final
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Serbia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, after hosting the 2008 contest in Belgrade.-Beovizija 2009:Beovizija 2009 was the 7th edition of Beovizija music festival. The semi-finals were held on March 7, 2009, while the finals were held a day later on March 8...
, Beovizija 2009
Beovizija 2009
Beovizija 2009 was the 7th Beovizija music festival, Serbian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The semi-finals were held on March 7, 2009 while the finals were held a day later on March 8...
. and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
during the Eurovision Promo Concert in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
on 18 April.
Regina made an extensive promo tour throughout the Balkans. The band appeared in both Albania and Montenegro, as well as performing on TV Bingo Show on Croatia's HRT 1
Croatian Radiotelevision
Croatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite...
on 4 April, where they performed "Bistra voda" for the Croatian public. Regina also performed on RTV SLO's TV show Spet Doma in Slovenia. Further promotion was made with the release of English and Russian versions of the song, as well as the final Eurovision version and a remix of the song.
At Eurovision
After LakaLaka
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came 10th Bosnia and Herzegovina had to competed in one of the two semi-finals in the 2008 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
. At the semi-final draw on 30 January, it was decided that the country would compete in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009. It won a place in the final and eventually finished 9th.
See also
- Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song ContestBosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song ContestBosnia and Herzegovina debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 after coming second in the qualification round "Kvalifikacija za Millstreet", and has taken part every year since except 1998 and 2000, when low average scores forced Bosnia and Herzegovina to skip the contest.-History of Bosnia...
- Eurovision Song Contest 2009Eurovision Song Contest 2009The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....