"Dvadaset prvi vijek" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian

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...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

Eurovision Song Contest 1995

The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...

, performed in Bosnian

Bosnian language

Bosnian is a South Slavic language, spoken by Bosniaks. As a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect, it is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina....

 by Davorin Popović

Davorin Popovic

Davorin Popović was a Bosnian musician, well known throughout the former Yugoslavia. He was the lead singer and frontman of the progressive and pop rock band Indexi throughout most of their career. He was a popularly associated with a bohemian lifestyle. In his youth, he was a successful...

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The song was performed fourth on the night, following Germany

Germany

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's Stone & Stone with "Verliebt in Dich

Verliebt In Dich

"Verliebt in Dich" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in German by Stone & Stone.The song was performed third on the night, following Ireland's Eddie Friel with "Dreamin'" and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina's Davorin Popović with "Dvadeset prvi vijek"...

" and preceding Norway

Norway

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's Secret Garden

Secret Garden (duo)

Secret Garden is an award-winning Irish-Norwegian duo playing New Instrumental Music, also sometimes erroneously known as Neo-classical music.Secret Garden features the Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and the Norwegian composer/pianist Rolf Løvland...

 with "Nocturne". At the close of voting, it had received 14 points, placing 19th in a field of 23.

The song is a power ballad, in which the singer wonders where his lover is. He explains his desperation by saying that "The 21st century is coming my dear", and presumably he wants her with him to celebrate that momentous occasion.

It was succeeded as Bosnian and Herzegovinian representative

Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest

Bosnia 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...

 at the 1996 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1996

The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...

 by Amila Glamočak

Amila Glamocak

Amila Glamočak is a popular Bosnian singer. She participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with "Za Našu Ljubav" for Bosnia & Herzegovina, finishing 21st out of 23. She appeared in the Bosnian national final on two other occasions but failed to qualify.- External links :*...

 singing "Za našu ljubav

Za Našu Ljubav

"Za našu ljubav" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Bosnian by Amila Glamočak....

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