Bosnia & Herzegovina
National selection
Internal selection
Date:
27 December 2007
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvir Lakovic Laka | Pokusaj | 0 | - | more... | |
Out of 31 shortlisted songs, the seven-member Commission has opted for Elvir Lakovic Laka, and the song with the working title Pokusaj (Try). Laka is the author of both the music and the lyrics. Further to the rules on the selection of the song to represent Bosnia-Herzegovina at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade in May 2008, the seven-member commission formed by the BHRT with the task to select the country's representative for the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest, including the following members:
Dejan Kukric, BHT1 Music and Entertainment Prorgramme Editor, Head of BH Eurosong 2008 Delegation
Milorad Kenjalovic, MPhil, Full Professor, Dean, Arts Academy, Banjaluka
Vesna Andree-Zaimovic, MPhil in Music,(and Bosnia-Herzegovina ESC 1999 participant)
Jasmin Ferovic, Head of BH Radio 1 Music Programme
Damir Sehanovic, music reporter
Admir Djulandzic, MPBHRT music producer
Maja Cengic, PR and BH Eurosong 2008 Project Press
The commission met 27th December 2007 at the BHRT offices, listened to all 31 shortlisted songs selected from a total of 50 received by the 20th December deadline, and decided that the representative of Bosnia-Herzegovina at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest will be Elvir Lakovic Laka, with his song Pokusaj (Try).
This, however, is just a working title of the song that will first be presented to the general public in a live special TV show programme on BHRT on Sunday, 2 March 2008. Laka is the author of both the music and the lyrics of the song titled Pokusaj.
