Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in

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, Norway.

Amila Glamočak Amila Glamočak (; born 19 July 1966 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian singer. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song " Za našu ljubav" for Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzego ...

represented Bosnia and Herzegovina with the song "Za našu ljubav". They finished on 22nd place out of 23 countries with 13 points. It was the worst result for Bosnia and Herzegovina until .

Before Eurovision

BH Eurosong 1996

The final was held on 7 March 1996 at Bosnian TV Studios in Sarajevo and was hosted by Segmedina Srna who should be a spokesperson in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. All of the songs were sung by

and the winner was chosen by an "expert" jury.

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. "Za našu ljubav" placed 21st with 29 points, thus qualifying for the final. On the night of the final Amila Glamočak performed 21st in the running order, following

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and preceding

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. At the end of the voting, Bosnia and Herzegovina received 13 points (highest being 6 from Turkey) placing 22nd out of 23 entries, ahead of only

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. It would be the worst result for Bosnia and Herzegovina until

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. The Bosnian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners

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Voting

Qualifying round

Final

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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