Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in

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, Ireland.

Davorin Popović Davorin Popović (23 September 1946 – 18 June 2001) was a Bosnian singer and songwriter, born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was well known throughout the former Yugoslavia. He was the lead singer and frontman of the progressive and pop rock ba ...

represented Bosnia and Herzegovina with the song "Dvadeset prvi vijek". They finished on 19th place out of 23 countries with 14 points.

Before Eurovision

BH Eurosong 1995

The final was held on 8 March 1995 at the Bosnian TV Studios in

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, hosted by Ismeta Krvavac.

sang all the songs and the winner was chosen by an "expert" jury. Initially there was a tie between "Dvadeset i prvi vijek" and "Bez tebe" so the "expert" jury had to vote again between these two songs. Eventually, "Dvadeset i prvi vijek" was declared the winner.

At Eurovision

Davorin Popović performed 4th on the night of the contest, following Germany and preceding eventual winners Norway. At the close of voting Bosnia and Herzegovina received 14 points, placing 19th of the 23 competing countries. The Bosnian jury awarded its 12 points to Malta.

Voting

References

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