1993: The first post-Yugoslav countries
Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were the first post-Yugoslav countries to take part in the ESC. The Bosnian delegation travelled from the war zone, encountering life-threatening situations. They described this at a press conference. As a result, the artists were accused of instrumentalising the contest for political aims.
Excerpt from the press conference for the Eurovision Song Contest, 1993
In response to the growing number of participating countries following the breakup of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the ESC introduced a qualifying round, which also gave these countries a public stage for the first time. In social and political terms, the contest thus became a symbol of cultural recognition, national self-assertion and European belonging beyond military and economic power.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sva bol svijeta (All the Pain in the World), performed by: Fazla, music: Edin “Dino” Dervišhalidović, lyrics: Fahrudin Pecikoza-Peca, Edin “Dino” Dervišhalidović, Eurovision Song Contest, 1993
Croatia
Don’t Ever Cry, performed by: Put, music: Andrej Basa, lyrics: Đorđe Novković, Eurovision Song Contest, 1993
Slovenia
Tih deževen dan (A Quiet, Rainy Day), performed by: 1X Band, music: Cole Moretti, lyrics: Tomaž Kosec, Eurovision Song Contest, 1993
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