Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Bosnia and Herzegovina selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through an internal selection process. A public call for songs was held by the Bosnian national broadcaster Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine (BHRT), and Vukašin Brajić was selected by the broadcaster to represent the country with the song "Munja i grom". The song was premiered in a special programme to be broadcast on BHT 1 on 14 March 2010. It has since been confirmed that Brajić will perform the English version of the song, "Thunder and Lightning", at the Contest in May.[1][2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 11 January 2010
Song: 14 March 2010
Selected entrantVukašin Brajić
Selected song"Thunder and Lightning"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 59 points)
Final result17th, 51 points
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2009 • 2010 • 2011►

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 24 November 2009, BHRT opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 20 December 2009. Songwriters from any nationality were able to submit songs, however artists were required to have Bosnian citizenship. At the closing of the deadline, between 80 and 100 submissions were received by BHRT.[3] On 11 January 2010, the broadcaster announced that they had internally selected Vukašin Brajić to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in Oslo.[4]

The song to be performed at the contest, "Munja i grom", was presented during a television special entitled BH Eurosong 2010 on 14 March 2010.[5] The show was broadcast on BHT 1 and BH Radio 1 as well as streamed online via the broadcaster's website bhrt.ba and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[6] In addition to the presentation of the song, the show featured guest performances by 2010 Polish Eurovision entrant Marcin Mroziński, 2005 Bosnian and 2010 Croatian Eurovision entrants Feminnem, 2010 Macedonian Eurovision entrant Gjoko Taneski, 2010 Serbian Eurovision entrant Milan Stanković, 1993 and 2010 Irish Eurovision entrant Niamh Kavanagh, 2009 Bosnian Eurovision entrants Regina, Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest 2009 winner Alexander Rybak, 2002 and 2007 Macedonian Eurovision entrant Karolina Gočeva and Operacija trijumf participant Ana Bebić.[7][8] 1994 Bosnian Eurovision entrants Alma Čardžić and Dejan Lazarević were also present during the show as the guests of honour.[9][10] An English language version of the song, "Thunder and Lightning", was prepared. BHRT decided that the song would be performed in English at the Eurovision Song Contest.[1]

Financial debt

It was revealed on 19 February 2010 that Bosnia and Herzegovina's participation in the Contest may be put in danger due to substantial debts owed to the EBU nearing 2.9 million Swiss francs (close to €2 million), with the EBU requesting a payment of 250,000CHF (€170,000) to be paid by 30 April or BHRT will not be allowed to take part at the contest.[11] The Bosnian Head of Delegation Dejan Kukric has denied that there is a crisis with unpaid debt, and that Bosnia and Herzegovina's participation in the 2010 Contest will go ahead as planned.[12]

At Eurovision

Bosnia and Herzegovina will compete in the first semi-final of the contest on 25 May, performing during the first half of the draw. On 17 March it was confirmed that Brajić will perform "Munja i grom" in English, as "Thunder and Lightning", with lyrics by Ulvija Tanović and Brajić himself.[1]

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina came 8th with 59 points: the public awarded Bosnia and Herzegovina 11th place with 42 points and the jury awarded 5th place with 86 points.
  • In the Final Bosnia and Herzegovina came 17th with 51 points: the public awarded Bosnia and Herzegovina 16th place with 35 points and the jury awarded 14th place with 65 points.

Points awarded by Bosnia and Herzegovina[13]
Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Semi-final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
  •  Macedonia
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. "Vukašin Brajić will perform in English". Oikotimes. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  2. Siim, Jarmo (5 February 2010). "'Exclusive: Lyrics of Bosnia-Herzegovina song'". EBU. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  3. Floras, Stella (24 November 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina call for songs". ESCToday. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  4. Horvat, Ivan (31 December 2010). "BHRT to announce its representative on 11th January". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  5. Hadziahmetovic-Jurida, Sanel (11 January 2010). "B & H: Vukasin Brajic to Oslo with 'Thunder & Lightning'". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  6. Grillhofer, Florian (14 March 2010). "Tonight: Song presentation show in Bosnia & Herzegovina". ESCToday. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  7. Murray, Gavin (9 February 2010). "Rybak's national final tour schedule". ESCToday. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  8. "BH EUROSONG – TV gala SHOW" (in Bosnian). Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  9. Dahlander, Gustav (14 March 2010). "Vukašin Brajić will be singing Munja i grom in Oslo". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  10. Grillhofer, Florian (14 March 2010). "Vukasin Brajic presented Munja i grom". ESCToday. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  11. Floras, Stella (19 February 2010). "B&H participation in jeopardy due to debt". ESCToday. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  12. Horvat, Ivan (19 February 2010). "Dejan Kukric denies rumours on Eurovision ban". ESCToday. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  13. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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