Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "In the Disco" written by Vesna Pisarović. The song was performed by Deen. Songwriter Vesna Pisarović represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Everything I Want" where she placed eleventh in the competition. On 15 January 2004, the Bosnian broadcaster Public Broadcasting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PBSBiH) revealed that they had internally selected Deen to compete at the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey, while the national final BH Eurosong 2004 was organised in order to select his song. Five songs participated during the show on 6 March 2004 where a combination of an eleven-member jury and public televoting selected "In the Disco" as the winning song.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: BH Eurosong 2004 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 15 January 2004 Song: 6 March 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Deen | |||
| Selected song | "In the Disco" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Vesna Pisarović | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 133 points) | |||
| Final result | 9th, 91 points | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during the show in position 21, "In the Disco" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Bosnia and Herzegovina placed seventh out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 133 points. In the final, Bosnia and Herzegovina performed in position 12 and placed ninth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 91 points.