Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
Selection date(s) | 2 March 2008 | |||
Selected entrant | Laka & Mirela Laković | |||
Selected song | "Pokušaj" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 72 points) | |||
Final result | 10th, 110 points | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Laka was chosen to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The song representing Bosnia-Herzegovina at the 2008 Contest in Belgrade was first announced to the public following the most recent tradition of a Sunday prime time TV show. This time, the song was presented in a prime-time live special on Sunday, 2 March 2008 on BHRT and BHT SAT.
The Bosnia-Herzegovinian national broadcaster announced that the Bosnia-Herzegovinian entry would be selected during a show called BH Eurosong on 2 March 2008. Firstly the artist would be selected and then the song was to be chosen while both would separately be revealed. On 27 December 2007 the seven-member Committee formed by the BHRT, listened to all 31 shortlisted songs selected from a total of 50 received by 20 December deadline.
Bosnia-Herzegovina took part in the first semi-final held in Belgrade on 20 May 2008. The country qualified to take part in the finals on 24 May 2008 where they performed 6th following Armenia and preceding Israel. Laka finished 10th with 110 points