| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) | |||
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 9 February 2006 Song: 5 March 2006 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Hari Mata Hari | |||
| Selected song | "Lejla" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd, 267 points) | |||
| Final result | 3rd, 229 points | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Lejla", composed by Željko Joksimović, with lyrics by Fahrudin Pecikoza and Dejan Ivanović, and performed by the band Hari Mata Hari. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian participating broadcaster, Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT), internally selected its entry for the contest. The broadcaster announced Hari Mata Hari as its representative on 9 February 2006, and the song "Lejla", was presented to the public on 5 March 2006 during a show entitled BH Eurosong 2006. Songwriter Joksimović had represented Serbia and Montenegro in 2004.
Bosnia and Herzegovina competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2006. Performing during the show in position 22, "Lejla" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 20 May. It was later revealed that Bosnia and Herzegovina placed second out of the 23 participating countries in the semi-final with 267 points. In the final, Bosnia and Herzegovina performed in position 13 and placed third out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 229 points.