Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
National selection
Selection process	BH Eurosong 2005
Selection date(s)	6 March 2005
Selected entrant	Feminnem
Selected song	"Call Me"
Finals performance
Final result	14th, 79 points
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest

Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the group Feminnem and the song "Call Me". The song is written and composed by Andrej Babić.

Feminnem is a female trio composed of contestants from the television show Hrvatski Idol (the Croatian version of Pop Idol).

Before Eurovision

BH Eurosong 2005

BH Eurosong 2005 was the Bosnian national selection which selected Bosnia and Herzegovina's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Competing entries

PBSBiH opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 17 January 2005. Foreign songwriters were also eligible to submit songs for the first time. 87 songs were submitted, and a selection committee selected 15 songs for the competition. The selection jury consisted of Nataša Bogdanović (Radio RS music producer), Kristijan Čarapina (Director of the Melodije Mostara Music Festival), Ferida Duraković (poet), Milorad Kenjalović (Dean of Academy of Arts at the Banja Luka University), Dejan Kukrić (member of the BH Eurosong 2005 team), Samir Pašalić (music editor at FTV), Antonio Šajin (Executive Director of Radio Dobre Vibracije"), Nurudin Vatrenjak (music producer), Ninoslav Verber (member of the BH Eurosong 2005 team) and Vesna Andree Zaimović (BH Eurosong 2005 Project Manager).[1]

Aleksandra Kovač was due to take part in the national final as a songwriter with the song "C'mon Boy", but withdrew from the competition due to a lack of time to find another performer for the song after an unsuccessful agreement with the initial performer Selma Bajrami. The song was not replaced.[2]

Final

The final took place on 6 March 2005 at the PBSBiH Studios in Sarajevo, hosted by Maja Tatić, Deen and Seid Memić Vajta. Fourteen entries competed and the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of points awarded by an expert jury and televoting. As there was a tie at the winner between Feminnem and Igor Vukojević, the jury vote took precedence and led to the victory of Feminnem.[3][4]

Final – 6 March 2005
Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Jury	Televote	Total	Place
1	Maja Nurkić & Nedim Šuta	"U očima"	Melisa Salihović-Ibrahimbegović	0	3	3	12
2	Tinka Milinović	"Sometimes I Wish I Were A Child Again"	Serge Bonheur, Gunter Johansen	10	10	20	2
3	Feminnem	"Zovi"	Andrej Babić	12	8	20	1
4	G.D.H.	"No More"	Đorđe Striček Vukasović	2	1	3	11
5	Lea Mijatović	"Baš me briga što će mama reći"	Narcis Vučina	0	2	2	13
6	Ružica Cavić	"Ruza bez trna"	Aleksandra Milutinović	7	0	7	7
7	IF	"Groznica me trese zbog tebe"	Sanela Dedić, Haris Dedić	0	4	4	9
8	Igor Vukojević	"Jabuka"	Igor Vukojević	6	12	18	3
9	Jasna Gospić	"Čarolija"	Edo Mulahalilović, Adi Mulahalilović	5	0	5	8
10	Nikita	"You're Gonna Get What You Deserve"	Robin Rex, Anders Nyman, Jan Garthe, Maurizio Sorroni	3	0	3	10
11	Marija Šestić	"In This World"	Marc Paelinck, Dirk Paelinck	8	5	13	4
12	Josip Bilać	"Dar s neba"	Marko Tomasović, Emilija Kokić	0	0	0	14
13	Unplugged Plug	"Everything She'll Do"	Narcis Hadžismajlović	1	7	8	6
14	Mija Martina	"Ruzice rumena"	Ines Prajo, Arjana Kunštek	4	6	10	5

At Eurovision

Bosnia & Herzegovina automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was on the top 12 last year. At Eurovision, Feminnem performed the English-language version of the song entitled "Call Me". The group wore light pink, cream-coloured skirts. They had some choreography during the chorus that was noticeable, but for most of the performance, the girls just stood in place and sang the song. The group performed 21st following Russia and preceding the Switzerland came 14th with 79 points. As Bosnia & Herzegovina failed to reach top 11 in the final, the country was forced to compete in semi-final of the 2006 contest.

The spokesperson who revealed Bosnia and Herzegovina's votes for other countries was Ana Mirjana Račanović who was Miss Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001.

Points awarded by Bosnia and Herzegovina

Semi-final
12 points	Croatia
10 points	Macedonia
8 points	Slovenia
7 points	Norway
6 points	Moldova
5 points	Romania
4 points	Ireland
3 points	Hungary
2 points	Switzerland
1 point	Bulgaria

Final
12 points	Croatia
10 points	Serbia and Montenegro
8 points	Turkey
7 points	Macedonia
6 points	Greece
5 points	Albania
4 points	Moldova
3 points	Norway
2 points	Romania
1 point	Hungary

Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina (final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
	Austria Croatia Turkey	Slovenia	Norway Sweden	Netherlands
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Switzerland	Denmark Serbia and Montenegro United Kingdom	Macedonia		Ireland

References

"bh final 05". Eurobosnia.
Phillips, Roel (15 February 2005). "Mija Martina in final Bosnia & Herzegovina". Esctoday.
"BOSNIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2005".
"BH Eurosong 2005". 4lyrics.

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[1] "bh final 05". Eurobosnia.

[2] Phillips, Roel (15 February 2005). "Mija Martina in final Bosnia & Herzegovina". Esctoday.

[3] "BOSNIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2005".

[4] "BH Eurosong 2005". 4lyrics.