| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | BH Eurosong 2002 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 February 2002 | |||
| Selected entrant | Maja Tatić | |||
| Selected song | "Na jastuku za dvoje" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 33 points | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented by Maja Tatić with the song "Na jastuku za dvoje".
Before Eurovision
BH Eurosong 2002
BH Eurosong 2002 was the national final organised by PBSBiH in order to select Bosnia and Herzegovina's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The show took place on 23 February 2002 at the FTV studios in Sarajevo, hosted by Segmedina Srna and Mladen Vuković and broadcast on BHTV 1 as well as streamed online via the broadcaster's website pbsbih.ba.[1]
Competing entries
115 valid submissions out of 170 were received by PBSBiH after the broadcaster opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries. An eight-member selection committee selected fifteen entries for the competition. The selection committee consisted of Milorad Kenjalović (Dean of Academy of Arts at the University of Banja Luka), Dragan Džidić (Melodije Mostara director), Elmir Rekić (Festival Bihać director), Ismeta Dervoz (FTV Eurovision 2002 executive producer), Miroslav Maraus (Head of Delegation for Bosnia at the Eurovision Song Contest), Sinan Alimanović (PBSBiH music director), Vasilije Pokrajčić (RTRS music director) and Luka Sekara (professor).[2] The selected entries were announced on 11 January 2002.[3]
Final
The final took place on 23 February 2002. Eighteen entries participated and the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top five entries were selected by an eight-member jury panel to proceed to the second round: "Nemoj danas" performed by Mija Martina, "Ti i ja smo mogli sve" performed by Boris Režak feat. Karney, "Na jastuku za dvoje" performed by Maja Tatić, "Sanjam bolji svijet" performed by Al' Dino and "Emina – U, la, la" performed by Emina & KC. In the second round, "Na jastuku za dvoje" performed by Maja Tatić was selected by an alternate three-member jury panel as the winner. The jury in the first round assigned scores to each entry ranging from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) and the alternate jury in the second round awarded 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 points to their top five entries.[4]
| First Round – 23 February 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composer(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | Slađana Mandić | "Kapije bola" | Mladen Matović | 53 | 8 |
| 2 | Romeo & Biljana | "Primabalerina" | Ivica Vinković, Suzana Vinković | 49 | 12 |
| 3 | Dragana Ilić Venus | "Trnje i ruže" | Ser Jean | 53 | 8 |
| 4 | Edin Pašić | "Priznajem" | Dino Muharemović | 42 | 16 |
| 5 | Tinka Milinović | "Sve što imaš ti" | Hamdija Salihbegović | 47 | 14 |
| 6 | Lada & Lana | "Slušaj moju pjesmu" | Lada Olujić | 43 | 15 |
| 7 | Mija Martina | "Nemoj danas" | Ines Prajo, Arijana Kunštek | 60 | 5 |
| 8 | Boje noći | "Budi malo moja" | Hamdija Mešić, Dinko Zukanović | 49 | 12 |
| 9 | Mica & Selma | "Samo zapjevaj" | Milić Vukašinović | 54 | 7 |
| 10 | Željka | "Ponoćno sunce" | Alen Mustafić, Miroslav Pilj | 50 | 11 |
| 11 | Boris Režak feat. Karney | "Ti i ja smo mogli sve" | Boris Režak | 69 | 2 |
| 12 | Lily | "Vjerujem" | Ljiljana Lily Galić | 58 | 6 |
| 13 | Dragana & Geronimo | "Zlatno, zlatnije" | Dragana Kajtazović, Geronimo | 53 | 8 |
| 14 | Maja Tatić | "Na jastuku za dvoje" | Dragan Mijatović, Ružica Čavić | 73 | 1 |
| 15 | Al' Dino | "Sanjam bolji svijet" | Al' Dino | 65 | 3 |
| 16 | Emina & KC | "Emina – U, la, la" | Dino Dervišhalidović | 61 | 4 |
| Second Round – 23 February 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Mija Martina | "Nemoj danas" | 19 | 2 |
| 2 | Boris Rezak feat. Karney | "Ti i ja smo mogli sve" | 15 | 4 |
| 3 | Maja Tatić | "Na jastuku za dvoje" | 25 | 1 |
| 4 | Al' Dino | "Sanjam bolji svijet" | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | Emina feat. K.C. | "Emina – U, la, la" | 3 | 5 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Maja Tatić performed 15th in the running order, following Denmark and preceding Belgium. At the close of voting, Bosnia and Herzegovina received 33 points (highest being 7 from Austria and Croatia) placing joint 13th (with Slovenia and Belgium) out of 24 entries. The Bosnian jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.
Points awarded by Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 12 points |  Sweden |
| 10 points |  Estonia |
| 8 points |  France |
| 7 points |  United Kingdom |
| 6 points |  Spain |
| 5 points |  Latvia |
| 4 points |  Malta |
| 3 points |  Finland |
| 2 points |  Croatia |
| 1 point |  Slovenia |
Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (23 February 2002). "Maja Tatic to represent Bosnia-Herzegovina May 25". Esctoday.
- ^ "bosnian final 2002". Eurobosnia.
- ^ "2002 ARTICLES". Eurobosnia.
- ^ "BOSNIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2002".