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| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry | ||
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Artist(s) | Hari Mata Hari | |
| Language | Bosnian/ Croatian/ Serbian | |
| Composer(s) | Željko Joksimović | |
| Lyricist(s) | Fahrudin Pecikoza, Dejan Ivanović | |
| Place | 3rd | |
| Points | 229 | |
| Place in Semifinal | 2nd | |
| Points in Semifinal | 267 | |
| Lyrics | Lyrics | |
"Lejla" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in the country's native language by Hari Mata Hari. The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the Bosnia and Herzegovina debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993, and has competed every year since except 1998 and 2000, when low average Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnian language (Bosnian bosanski jezik) sometimes referred as Bosniak language or Bosniac language is a South Slavic language native Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, Željko Joksimović ( Serbian: Жељко Јоксимовић) (born April 20, 1972) is one of the most popular singers and composers of "Call Me" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Feminnem. "Rijeka bez imena" (River Without A Name is a song performed by Marija Šestić. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was composed by Eurovision Song Contest 2004 runner-up Željko Joksimović from Serbia, and the lyrics were written by Fahrudin Pecikoza and Dejan Ivanović. The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, the 49th in the series was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with the final on 15 Željko Joksimović ( Serbian: Жељко Јоксимовић) (born April 20, 1972) is one of the most popular singers and composers of Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country
The song was first performed in the semi-final, as Bosnia had not finished in the top ten at the previous Contest. Here, it was performed twenty-second (following Estonia's Sandra Oxenryd with "Through My Window" and preceding Iceland's Silvia Night with "Congratulations"). Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Sandra Oxenryd (born on October 1, 1982 in Kristinehamn) is a Swedish Singer who won Fame Factory in 2005 " Through My Window " was the Estonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Sandra Oxenryd. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Silvía Night (Silvía Nótt is a fictional satirical character on is ''[[Sjáumst með Silvíu Nótt]]'' ( English: The Silvia Night Show) an Icelandic Congratulations (often known by its Icelandic title of Til hamingju Ísland, which translates to English as "Congratulations Iceland" was the Here, it received 267 points, placing second in a field of 23 and qualifying for the final.
In the final, it was performed thirteenth (following Romania's Mihai Trăistariu with "Tornerò" and preceding Lithuania's LT United with "We Are The Winners"). Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Mihai Trăistariu (born December 16, 1979 in Piatra Neamţ) (mi'haj trəj " Tornerò " ( English translation I Will Return) was the Romanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the LT United is a six-piece alternative - pop musical group created in 2006 for the sole purpose of representing Lithuania in the "We Are the Winners" was the 2006 entry into the Eurovision Song Contest for Lithuania, sung by Lithuanian all-star group LT United At the close of voting, it had received 229 points, placing third in a field of 24 and meaning that Bosnia would have an automatic final berth in their next Contest.
The song is a folk-inspired ballad, with the singer asking the titular Lejla "Can it be that you love another?" before declaring that if someone else proposes to her, he will leave.
The performance featured the entire band wearing white suits and, as the final bridge began, linking arms and walking towards the front of the stage. Many fans and commentators remarked on the emotional power of the final notes of the song (the line "Što voljeh tebe, Lejla" - "For loving you, Lejla"), which the lead singer sustained for quite some time.
Pre-contest publicity had heavily favoured this song, particularly given that there was a belief that a ballad would win. While it did not achieve the expected result, the third-place finish was Bosnia's best as an independent nation.
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