Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 1 December 2010 Song: 21 February 2011 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Dino Merlin | |||
Selected song | "Love in Rewind" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Dino Merlin | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 109 points) | |||
Final result | 6th, 125 points | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Love in Rewind" written and performed by Dino Merlin, who had represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. On 1 December 2010, the Bosnian broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) revealed that they had internally selected Dino Merlin to compete at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. His song, "Love in Rewind", was presented to the public during a show entitled BH Eurosong Show 2011 on 21 February 2011.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2011. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "Love in Rewind" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Bosnia and Herzegovina placed fifth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 198 points. In the final, Bosnia and Herzegovina performed in position 2 and placed sixth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 125 points.