Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
| Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTVBiH) | |||
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| Selection process | Selection among Vaš šlager sezone 1999 participants | |||
| Announcement date | 17 April 1999 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Putnici" | |||
| Artist | Dino and Béatrice | |||
| Songwriter | Edin Dervišhalidović | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 86 points | |||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Putnici" written by Edin Dervišhalidović, and performed by Dervišhalidović himself and Béatrice Poulot as Dino and Béatrice. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian participating broadcaster, Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTVBiH), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Vaš šlager sezone 1999. The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence following its relegation in 1998 as one of the six entrants with the lowest average scores over the previous five contests.
Seventeen entries participated in the national final on 6 March 1999 where nine regional juries initially selected "Starac i more" performed by Hari Mata Hari as the winner, however the entry was later disqualified due to the song having previously been released in Finland in 1997 with runner-up "Putnici" performed by Dino and Béatrice being replaced as the Bosnian-Herzegovinian entry for the contest.
Bosnia and Herzegovina competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 22, Bosnia and Herzegovina placed seventh out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 86 points.