Nino to sing for Bosnia at Eurovision

The sixth edition of BH Eurosong, was held on 10 March 2001 at the PBSBiH Studios in Sarajevo and hosted by Selma Alispahić and Darko Gutović. The show was broadcast on BHTV1 and BH Radio 1

Competing entries

The broadcaster opened the submission period for composers to submit their songs up until 20 December 2000. A total of 82 submissions were received at the closing of the deadline and a selection committee consisting of representatives from the two Bosnian broadcasters RTVBiH and SRT selected nineteen songs to compete in the national final. Among the competing artists was 1996 Bosnian Eurovision entrant Amila Glamočak.

Final

The final was held on 10 March 2001 at the PBSBiH studios in Sarajevo. Nineteen entries participated and the votes from a jury panel selected “Hano” performed by Nino Pršeš as the winner.

The eight-member jury panel that voted during the show consisted of Zlatan Fazlić (1993 Bosnian Eurovision entrant), Jasmin Komić (Vice Dean of the Academy of Economics at the University of Banja Luka), Miro Janjanin (musician), Aida Kurtović (member of the Apeiron Mostar Youth Association), Mladen Matović (student at the University of Banja Luka), Predrag Đajić (music editor), Anica Vrilić (music student at the University of Banja Luka) and Branislav Petar Štumf (music editor).