Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at the

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with the song "", composed by Adi Mulahalilović, with lyrics by Edo Mulahalilović, and performed by

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and Dejan. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian participating broadcaster, Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTVBiH), selected its entry for the contest through a national final, after having previously selected the performers internally.

Before Eurovision

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Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTVBiH) announced at the end of 1993 that it had internally selected Alma Čardžić as its representative in the

, and it was subsequently decided that she would be accompanied by Dejan Lazarević. Alma previously participated in ' and '. A total of 39 songs were submitted to the competition, and 8 were chosen to be performed by Alma and Dejan at the national final. RTVBiH held the national final at its television studios in

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on 26 February 1994, hosted by Ismeta Krvavac. Alma and Dejan recorded videoclips of all 8 songs, but only about 1 minute of each song was shown. An expert jury chose the winner, and only the name of the winning song was announced.

At Eurovision

Alma and Dejan performed 18th on the night of the contest, following Norway and preceding Greece. At the close of voting the duo received 39 points, placing 15th of the 25 competing countries. The Bosnian jury awarded its 12 points to Malta. Big applause rang throughout the hall before the performance of the duo, causing Dejan to miss first line of the song.

Voting

References

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