Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Bosnian-Herzegovinian participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine (RTVBiH), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Vaš šlager sezone 1999.Performing during the show in position 22, Bosnia and Herzegovina placed seventh out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 86 points.[1] Its best placing in the contest was fifteenth, achieved in 1994 with the song " Ostani kraj mene" performed by Alma Čardžić and Dejan Lazarević.[4] Following the Bosnian national final, it was reported that "Starac i more" would be disqualified as the song had previously been released in 1997 by Finnish singer Janne Hurme under the title "Sydänveri".[9] It was the highest ranking Bosnia and Herzegovina had received in the Contest up to that time, and it will remain so until 2006, when Hari Mata Hari, the original winners of this year's national final, were selected to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina with the song "Lejla", where they came third.