Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 15 December 2011 Song: 15 March 2012 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Maya Sar | |||
Selected song | "Korake ti znam" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Maya Sar | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 77 points) | |||
Final result | 18th, 55 points | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Korake ti znam" written and performed by Maya Sar. On 15 December 2011, the Bosnian broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) revealed that they had internally selected Maya Sar to compete at the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Her song, "Korake ti znam", was presented to the public during a show on 15 March 2012.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 17, "Korake ti znam" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 26 May. It was later revealed that Bosnia and Herzegovina placed sixth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 77 points. In the final, Bosnia and Herzegovina performed in position 5 and placed eighteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 55 points.