- Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Bosnia and Herzegovina ’s entry for theEurovision Song Contest 2006 was "Lejla " byHari Varešanović . It was selected as the country's entry by the national broadcaster,PBSBiH . At the European final, it came third, giving the country its highest result ever after finishing second in the semifinal.The song was composed by
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 runner-upŽeljko Joksimović fromSerbia and Montenegro , while Fahrudin Pecikoza and Dejan Ivanović wrote the lyrics that "have a touch of Bosnia & Herzegovina and tell about an unhappy love". Its visual identity contained elements of ancient national decoration and the rich ethnic tradition of the people of Bosnia & Herzegovina in a modern styled variant.During the song's performance at the Eurovision, the on-stage performers were:
*Hari Varešanović (vocalist)
*Izudin Kolečić (percussion)
*Karlo Martinović (lead guitarist and backing vocalist)
*Nihad Voloder (bass guitarist and backing vocalist)
*Ksenija Milošević (violinist and backing vocalist)
*Ivana Čabraja (backing vocalist and accordion player)ee also
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest
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