| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 12 January 2009 Song: 1 March 2009 | |||
| Selected entrant | Regina | |||
| Selected song | "Bistra voda" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Aleksandar Čović | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 125 points) | |||
| Final result | 9th, 106 points | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Bistra voda" ( in English" Clear water") written by Aleksandar Čović. The song was performed by the band Regina. On 12 January 2009, the Bosnian broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) revealed that they had internally selected Regina to compete at the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. Their song, "Bistra voda", was presented to the public during a show entitled BH Eurosong Show 2009 on 1 March 2009.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2009. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 18, "Bistra voda" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Bosnia and Herzegovina placed third out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 125 points. In the final, Bosnia and Herzegovina performed in position 12 and placed ninth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 106 points.