Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005


was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the group Feminnem and the song "Call Me". The song is written and composed by Andrej Babić.
Feminnem is a female trio composed of contestants from the television show Hrvatski Idol.

Before Eurovision

BH Eurosong 2005

BH Eurosong 2005 was the Bosnian national selection which selected Bosnia and Herzegovina's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Competing entries

PBSBiH opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 17 January 2005. Foreign songwriters were also eligible to submit songs for the first time. 87 songs were submitted, and a selection committee selected 15 songs for the competition. The selection jury consisted of Nataša Bogdanović, Kristijan Čarapina, Ferida Duraković, Milorad Kenjalović, Dejan Kukrić, Samir Pašalić, Antonio Šajin, Nurudin Vatrenjak, Ninoslav Verber and Vesna Andree Zaimović.
Aleksandra Kovač was due to take part in the national final as a songwriter with the song "C'mon Boy", but withdrew from the competition due to a lack of time to find another performer for the song after an unsuccessful agreement with the initial performer Selma Bajrami. The song was not replaced.

Final

The final took place on 6 March 2005 at the PBSBiH Studios in Sarajevo, hosted by Maja Tatić, Deen and Seid Memić Vajta. Fourteen entries competed and the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of points awarded by an expert jury and televoting. As there was a tie at the winner between Feminnem and Igor Vukojević, the jury vote took precedence and led to the victory of Feminnem.

At Eurovision

Bosnia & Herzegovina automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was on the top 12 last year. At Eurovision, Feminnem performed the English-language version of the song entitled "Call Me". The group wore light pink, cream-coloured skirts. They had some choreography during the chorus that was noticeable, but for most of the performance, the girls just stood in place and sang the song. The group performed 21st following Russia and preceding the Switzerland came 14th with 79 points. As Bosnia & Herzegovina failed to reach top 11 in the final, the country was forced to compete in semi-final of the 2006 contest.
The spokesperson who revealed Bosnia and Herzegovina's votes for other countries was Ana Mirjana Račanović who was Miss Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001.

Points awarded by Bosnia and Herzegovina

Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina