Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Ostani kraj mene", composed by Adi Mulahalilović, with lyrics by Edo Mulahalilović, and performed by Alma 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Participating broadcaster	Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTVBiH)
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Selection process	Artist: Internal selection Song: BH Eurosong 1994
Selection date	26 February 1994
Competing entry
Song	"Ostani kraj mene"
Artist	Alma and Dejan
Songwriters	Adi Mulahalilović Edo Mulahalilović
Placement
Final result	15th, 39 points
Participation chronology
◄1993 • 1994 • 1995►

Before Eurovision

BH Eurosong 1994

Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTVBiH) announced at the end of 1993 that it had internally selected Alma Čardžić as its representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, and it was subsequently decided that she would be accompanied by Dejan Lazarević. Alma previously participated in Jugovizija 1992 and BH Eurosong 1993. 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.^[1]

RTVBiH held the national final at its television studios in Sarajevo 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.^{[citation needed]}

Final – 26 February 1994

Draw	Song
1	"Probaj"
2	"Hajde, pjesmo"
3	"Ljubavna"
4	"Ostani kraj mene"
5	"Volim te"
6	"Poljubi me"
7	"Pjevam za druge"
8	"Nije to kraj, moj anđele"

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.^[2] The Bosnian jury awarded its 12 points to Malta.^[3]

Big applause rang throughout the hall before the performance of the duo, causing Dejan to miss first line of the song.^{[citation needed]}

Voting

Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina[3] Score Country 12 points 10 points  France 8 points  Slovakia 7 points  Malta  Spain 6 points 5 points 4 points  Croatia 3 points 2 points  Finland 1 point  Hungary

Points awarded by Bosnia and Herzegovina[3] Score Country 12 points  Malta 10 points  Ireland 8 points  Poland 7 points  Germany 6 points  Norway 5 points  Austria 4 points  United Kingdom 3 points  Hungary 2 points  France 1 point  Finland