Nino Pršeš

Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "" written and performed by Nino Pršeš. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PBSBiH), selected its entry for the contest through the national final ''BH Eurosong 2001''. They returned to the contest after a one-year absence following their relegation in as one of the six entrants with the lowest average scores over the previous five contests. Nineteen entries participated during the show on 10 March 2001 and an eight-member jury selected "" performed by Nino Pršeš as the winner.

Bosnia and Herzegovina competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2001. Performing during the show in position 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina placed fourteenth out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 29 points.

Background

Prior to the 2001 contest, Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTVBiH) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Bosnia and Herzegovina six times since its first entry in . Its best placing in the contest was seventh, achieved with the song "" performed by Dino and Béatrice. Its least successful result has been 22nd place, have achieved .

After RTVBiH's membership in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was transferred to the new parental broadcasting organisation Public Broadcasting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PBSBiH) in 2000, it was the latter who participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, PBSBiH organised the selection of its entry in the contest and broadcast the event in the country. From to , RTVBiH selected the artist through an internal selection process, while a national final was set up to choose the song. In , the broadcaster selected the entry through a national final that featured several artists and songs, a procedure that PBSBiH continued for its 2001 entry.

Before Eurovision

''BH Eurosong 2001''

PBSBiH held the sixth edition of ''BH Eurosong'', ''BH Eurosong 2001'', on 10 March 2001 at its television studios in Sarajevo, hosted by Selma Alispahić and Darko Gutović. The show was broadcast on BHTV1 and BH Radio 1.

Competing entries

The broadcaster opened the submission period for composers to submit their songs up until 20 December 2000. A total of 82 submissions were received at the closing of the deadline and a selection committee consisting of representatives from the two Bosnian broadcasters, Radio-Television of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTVBiH) and (RTRS), selected nineteen songs to compete in the national final. Among the competing artists was Amila Glamočak, who represented .

Final

The final was held on 10 March 2001 at the PBSBiH studios in Sarajevo. Nineteen entries participated and the votes from a jury panel selected "Hano" performed by Nino Pršeš as the winner. The eight-member jury panel that voted during the show consisted of Zlatan Fazlić ( 1993 Bosnian Eurovision entrant), Jasmin Komić (Vice Dean of the Academy of Economics at the University of Banja Luka), Miro Janjanin (musician), Aida Kurtović (member of the Apeiron Mostar Youth Association), Mladen Matović (student at the University of Banja Luka), Predrag Đajić (music editor), Anica Vrilić (music student at the University of Banja Luka), and Branislav Petar Štumf (music editor).

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, the host country, the " Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), and the 12 countries with the highest average scores between the and contests competed in the final. On 21 November 2000, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Bosnia and Herzegovina was set to perform in position 15, following the entry from the and before the entry from . Bosnia and Herzegovina finished in fourteenth place with 29 points.

The show was broadcast in Bosnia and Herzegovina on BHTV1 with commentary by Ismeta Dervoz-Krvavac.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to and by Bosnia and Herzegovina in the contest. The Bosnian jury awarded its 12 points to .

PBSBiH appointed Segmedina Srna as its spokesperson to announced the Bosnian-Herzegovinian votes during the show.

References

{{Eurovision Song Contest 2001

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