Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Bosnian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Bosnian broadcaster BHRT. Maya Sar represented Bosnia and Herzegovina with the song "Korake ti znam", which qualified from the second semi-final and went on to place 18th in the final, scoring 55 points.[1][2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 15 December 2011
Song: 15 March 2012
Selected entrantMaya Sar
Selected song"Korake ti znam"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (6th, 77 points)
Final result18th, 55 points
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2011 • 2012 • 2016►

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 15 December 2011, the broadcaster announced that they had internally selected Maya Sar to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in Baku.[3] The song to be performed at the contest, "Korake ti znam", was also selected internally and was presented during a television special entitled BH Eurosong 2012 on 15 March 2012. The show was broadcast on BHT 1 as well as streamed online via the broadcaster's website bhrt.ba and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[4][5]

At Eurovision

Bosnia and Herzegovina competed in the second half of the second semi-final (17th on stage), on 24 May 2012, following Norway and preceding Lithuania. Maya Sar received 77 points and placed 6th, thus qualifying for the final on 26 May.[6]

In the final, Bosnia and Herzegovina was drawn to perform 5th, after Lithuania and preceding Russia. The Bosnian entry scored a total of 55 points and placed 18th in the final.[1]

Split results
  • In the semi-final Bosnia and Herzegovina came 6th with 77 points: the public awarded Bosnia and Herzegovina 7th place with 70 points and the jury awarded 6th place with 77 points.[7]
  • In the final Bosnia and Herzegovina came 18th with 55 points: the public awarded Bosnia and Herzegovina 16th place with 57 points and the jury awarded 15th place with 71 points.[7]

Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina (second semi-final)[6]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina (final)[1]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jury points awarded by Bosnia and Herzegovina[8]

See also

References
  1. "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.
  2. Storvik-Green, Simon (16 February 2012). "Maya Sar to sing "Korake ti znam" in Baku". Eurovision.tv.
  3. Storvik-Green, Simon (15 December 2011). "Maya Sar to represent Bosnia & Herzegovina in Baku". Eurovision.tv.
  4. "B&H: Maya Sar announced the name of the song". Sarajevo-x.com. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  5. Storvik-Green, Simon (15 March 2012). "Bosnia & Herzegovina: Orchestral ballad presented by Maya Sar". Eurovision.tv.
  6. "Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final (2)". Eurovision.tv.
  7. Siim, Jarmo (18 June 2012). "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed". Eurovision.tv.
  8. "Bosnia-Herzegovina: Jury Results Revealed". The Eurovision Times. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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