"Lejla" 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 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...

, performed in the country's native language by 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...

. It was composed by Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...

 runner-up Željko Joksimović

Željko Joksimovic

Željko Joksimović or often credited Zeljko Joksimovic is a popular Serbian singer, songwriter and producer. He is also well known in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Germany, Austria and other European countries...

 from Serbia

Serbia

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, and the lyrics were written by Fahrudin Pecikoza and Dejan Ivanović.

The song was first performed in the semi-final, as Bosnia had not finished in the top ten at the previous Contest. Here, it was performed twenty-second (following Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

's Sandra Oxenryd

Sandra Oxenryd

Sandra Oxenryd is a Swedish singer who won Fame Factory in 2005.Oxenryd is a former economics student and floorball player. Aged eleven, she started her singing career by performing on national television. At 18, she placed second in a look-alike competition, where she mirrored Swedish superstar...

 with "Through My Window

Through My Window

"Through My Window" was the Estonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Sandra Oxenryd.As Estonia had not qualified for the final in their previous appearance, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed twenty-first...

" and preceding Iceland

Iceland

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's Silvia Night

Silvía Night

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 with "Congratulations

Congratulations (Silvía Night song)

Congratulations was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Silvía Night....

"). Here, it received 267 points, placing second in a field of 23 and qualifying for the final. The song later on also won the journalists' award for best composition of the 2006 Eurovision song contest.

In the final, it was performed thirteenth (following Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

's Mihai Trăistariu

Mihai Traistariu

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 with "Tornerò

Tornerò

Tornerò was the Romanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English and Italian by Mihai Trăistariu and composed by Mihai Traistariu and Eduard Cîrcotă. Tornero was ranked first in the Romanian national selection on 26 February 2006, receiving 22 points in total.The song is an...

" and preceding Lithuania

Lithuania

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's LT United

LT United

LT United is a six-piece alternative-pop musical group created in 2006 for the sole purpose of representing Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006...

 with "We Are The Winners

We Are the Winners

"We Are the Winners" was the 2006 entry into the Eurovision Song Contest for Lithuania, sung by Lithuanian all-star group LT United.The song, thematically reminiscent of Queen's "We Are the Champions", is a cheery tongue-in-cheek celebration of their supposedly inevitable victory at the Eurovision...

"). At the close of voting, it had received 229 points, placing third in a field of 24 and meaning that Bosnia would have an automatic final berth in their next Contest.

The performance featured the entire band wearing white suits and, as the final bridge began, linking arms and walking towards the front of the stage. The third-place finish was Bosnia's best as an independent nation.

Charts

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Croatian Top 20 Chart Croatian Top 20 Chart The Croatian Top 20 Chart is a Croatian radio show that airs on the HR1 channel of Croatian Radio.The show first aired in 1985, though it was put on hiatus by the war in Croatia in the early 1990s. Since 1993 and the end of the war, it has been airing continuously...	1