| Year: | 1996 |
| Country: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Flag Variant: | 1992 |
| Preselection: | Artist: Internal selection Song: BH Eurosong 1996 |
| Preselection Date: | 7 March 1996 |
| Song: | Za našu ljubav |
| Final Result: | 22nd, 13 points |
Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, Norway. Amila Glamočak represented Bosnia and Herzegovina with the song "Za našu ljubav". They finished on 22nd place out of 23 countries with 13 points. It was the worst result for Bosnia and Herzegovina until .
Amila Glamočak was internally chosen to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in Norway. A total of 23 songs were submitted to the competition, and 8 were selected to be performed by Amila at the national final.[1] The final was held on 7 March 1996 at Bosnian TV Studios in Sarajevo and was hosted by Segmedina Srna who should be a spokesperson in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. All of the songs were sung by Amila Glamočak and the winner was chosen by an "expert" jury.[2]
| Draw | Song | Songwriter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Na istoj smo strani" | Dubravko Milišić | |
| 2 | "Ne trebaš mi" | Goran Radić, Branko Vekić | |
| 3 | "Nije slučajno" | Admir Đulančić, Miroslav Plij | |
| 4 | "Moja savjest" | Amir Bjelanović, Zlatan Fazlić | |
| 5 | "Ja sam rijeka" | Sinan Alimanović, Mirjana Ćosić Bejtović | |
| 6 | "Muzika za laku noć" | Dubravko Milišić | |
| 7 | "Ja znam" | Zlatan Alispahić | |
| 8 | "Za našu ljubav" | Sinan Alimanović, Adnan Bajramović, Aida Frljak |
In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. "Za našu ljubav" placed 21st with 29 points, thus qualifying for the final.[3]
On the night of the final Amila Glamočak performed 21st in the running order, following Poland and preceding Slovakia. At the end of the voting, Bosnia and Herzegovina received 13 points (highest being 6 from Turkey) placing 22nd out of 23 entries, ahead of only Finland.[4] It would be the worst result for Bosnia and Herzegovina until 2016.
The Bosnian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.