Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hari will participate in Athens for Bosnia & Hercegovina.

PBSBiH internally selected Hari Varešanovic and Lejla, which will be composed by Eurovision 2004 runner-up Željko Joksimović from Serbia & Montenegro, while Fahrudin Pecikoza and Dejan Ivanović will write the lyrics that have a "touch of Bosnia & Herzegovina and tell about an unhappy love". Its visual identity will contain elements of ancient national decoration and the rich ethnic tradition of the people of Bosnia & Herzegovina in a modern styled variant.

Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1961, is a famous and popular singer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Varešanović is best known as the vocal soloist, composer and leader of the musical group Hari Mata Hari. This is not the first time he has tried to reach Eurovision. In 1999, Hari Mata Hari won the Bosnian selection with the song "Starac i More" but were disqualified because the song had been released in Finland. Hari Varešanovic has lots of experience with a career that has lasted over 20 years.