Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
| Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) | |||
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 27 December 2007 Song: 3 March 2008 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Pokušaj" | |||
| Artist | Laka | |||
| Songwriters | Elvir Laković Laka | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 72 points) | |||
| Final result | 10th, 110 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Pokušaj" written and performed by Elvir Laković Laka. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian participating broadcaster, Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT), internally selected its entry for the contest. Laka appointment was announced on 27 December 2007, while his song was presented to the public during a show entitled BH Eurosong 2008 on 3 March 2008.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2008. Performing during the show in position 13, "Pokušaj" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 24 May. It was later revealed that Bosnia and Herzegovina placed ninth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 72 points. In the final, Bosnia and Herzegovina performed in position 6 and placed tenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 110 points.