European country vote for their neighbour or politically close country. And bosnia's neighbour got politics problem so noone voted for them. Turkey have had same problem many times, so we dont go you Esc anymore. Many Esc turkish song were top of world list, but we could won only 1 time nearly 57 years
This is the country I miss the most in Eurovision. They have brought some really amazing entries. Bistra voda is probably my favorite together with "Lejla" (2006). Still praying for them to return. I hope it will happen in 2019.
I remember when I heard this song for the first time. I was at 4th grade, cheering for my country but after I heard this song, my winner has changed. For me, this is a magical song.
Terhi Eliise Siitam Well, we do have to admit that they really sound very similar. I often watch American news and have noticed that on so many occasions TV presenters get confused and call us Balkans or Balkan States, then I've come to realise that it must be quite difficult to tell the difference between these two for non-European people, as I mentioned in the beginning - it does sound very similar. Love from LT 🇱🇹 ♥ 🇪🇪
baktom I also find it funny. And get offended a bit when people mix up countries in the Balkans 😂 or mispronounce the countries.. And Arnold Schwarzenegger is easy to say? 😂😂 Well. We love you too.. Even when we have jokes and stereotypes. We still have love! 🙂
They also released a Russian & English version of the song as well as the original Bosnian. This is one of my favourite esc songs from this country!! The band Regina, if my mind served me correctly, have been going since 1989 (20 years before competing in Eurovision)
Yeesss..Love this song, the band Regina is amazing. I really like it when the song manages to tell the story with the melody and drama, as you said, so you don't even need to understand the lyrics (I understand them and they are so beautiful, but that's besides the point). I miss quality BiH entries on Eurovision, hope they come back. Thank you for this reaction
My favorite entry from 2009 ❤️ Bosnia & Herzegovina is one of the greatest countries in Eurovision, they always deliver great quality entries like this masterpiece!
It's always "Bosnia & Herzegovina", people just sometimes shorten it and say "Bosnia", we tend to be lazy :D Great song btw, I love "Bistra voda" (it means "Clear water"), and I can't wait for you to react to Bosnia & Herzegovina 2006 :)
Foreginers does not know but Herzegovina is Dutchy of Bosnia(ks). It is Bosnia but part that in some time in history had own Duke (germ. Herzeg). Duke was Bosniak by ethnicity.
My only concern with this is that you see two guitars on stage but you hear completely different instruments. ;) Bosnia and Herzegovina has been one of my favorite ESC countries and it's a pity that their broadcasting station is so broke that they couldn't afford to participate in recent years.
I'm glad you reacted to this one! It was my favorite from that year and I couldn't even really tell why since I don't understand the language. I had the same feeling about it being magical somehow.
I think this is one of the most beautiful songs of Eurovision. So epic! Thank you Jake. I was one of the people who requested this one. I'm glad you like it
Hey,Jake! Thank you for your react and kind words. I'm Bosnian and it was funny watching this and waiting for your comments. Glad you like it! I know you have planned already what to react to next but for the next round I suggest you our entries from 2007 (Marija Šestić-Rijeka bez imena, 11th place) and 2011 (Dino Merlin-Love in rewind, 6th place).
A really nice entry from B&H, although some of the poses they did on stage, especially the lead singer, were a bit exaggerated lol. Their 2006 entry was THE REAL MASTERPIECE. :)
You should react to: Marija Sestic - Rijeka Bez Imena (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Live 2007 Eurovision Song Contest Great Balkan ballad from a talented young singer.
Jake, you have UK 2003 on your list. This was a disastrous year for the UK with certain things going wrong for Gemini resulting in a poor performance and ultimately placing last. Whoever requested this obviously doesn’t like the UK and it doesn’t represent the majority of the UK entries many of which are very good. The 2002 entry was amazing(3rd place) and also 1998 Imaani (2nd place) nearly won it for the UK two years in a row. The UK has won 5 times and has 15 2nd places. Things started going pear shape from 2003 onwards and only did well in 2009 placing 5th. The UK have tried sending various artists some well known, but Europe refuses to vote for us. For those in any doubt, the UK takes Eurovision very seriously and makes the largest financial contribution to the contest.
uztre6789 it doesn’t say anywhere but that’s not the point is it? 2003 was a particularly bad year if not the worst for the UK for various reasons and this wasn’t particularly a bad song but the vocals were off due to reasons they discussed at the time and this made the performance embarrassing. Why would someone want Jake to see this when there are many other performances form other years that he would enjoy? The UK have participated every year (apart from the very first year) so that’s over 60 entries and for some reason 2003 is requested? Hmmm...
uztre6789 I can think of plenty worse than this actually. And it wasn’t their actual performance but the key they were singing in. The circumstances were very suspicious imo. Gemeni were VERY upset after the event and claimed their monitors were switched off and they could not hear each other amongst other things. They performed this after they returned to the UK and it was perfectly fine.
Ok Jake! This is my list for you! Some of them are amazing, som of them are.... Well, interesting ;) 1. Hungary 2007 2. Greece 2013 3. Austria 2003. 4. Bulgaria 2007. Have fun! C=
Thanks, Im not a trol just lonely and have a lot of free time. Good luck and hopefully you will start reacting to other things(music,sport,movies etc)...
The song translation: Clear water I’m searching for the space and time in life And I wonder: where could it be? Where my soul is supposed to be Can you tell me, love? They say you keep a secret from me No more lies, just give me back those days at nights And the breeze of early spring In the morning light Wake me up on a precious morning But when the hope is fading away Remember to hold on There will be better days Bring us sunshine, bring us moonlight There’s no hope, no happy ending in the dark Let the music reach our hearts Wake me up on a precious morning But when the hope is fading away Remember to hold on There will be better days Wake me up on a precious morning But when the hope is fading away Remember to hold on There will be better days
I asked some people in my town Where does my soul reside They said you are hiding a secret for me, my dear I asked them to return to me That time, the long-lost hours Spring has the fragrance of love That’s what they say Give birth to me in the dawn of May Bathe me in the clear water I save a world for when all others leave I guard you till I die Steal a little sunshine for us There’s no tomorrow, no today It’s easy When the song finds your heart
Fistly: the translation was not made by me, but from people who do it for living, so pls. have some respect for their work. Secondary, not everything translated in english directly make any sense...so people most of the times change words, in order the lyrics and texts to have better meaning in the language to which is translated...
Hey, it might be a random request, but i really liked the 1999 LITHUANIAN song, it didn't get very far, but it's the only decent Lithuanian ESC entry that was sung entirely in Lithuanian (Samagotian dialect). I really love that song i wonder what you think of it. :)
You should react to Croatia's 2006 entry Igor Cukrov - Lijepa Tena. It's dramatic, it's operatic, mystical (could be the wind machine though) and I think you'll enjoy it. Greetings from Germany!
This was okay. But 2006’s entry is way better! Also, react to S&M 2005’s entry. You will notice the melody is the inspiration for “Love Love Peace Peace”.
Bosnia and Herzegovina came 12th in 2009 with 106 p. 2009 was the year Norway's Alexander Rybak won, Iceland came 2nd and Azerbaijan came 3rd. Bosnia and Herzegovina got 12 p from Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia, 10 p from Slovenia and Macedonia, 8 p from Slovakia and Turkey, 6 p from Finland, 5 p from Sweden and Albania, 4 p from Netherlands, Switzerland and Bulgaria and 2 p from Iceland, Germany and Azerbaijan. They got 0 points from Spain, Belgium, Belarus, Malta, Czech Republic, France, Israel, Russia, Latvia, Andorra, Lithuania, UK, Greece, Ukraine, Cyprus, Poland, Estonia, Portugal, Ireland, Denmark, Moldova and Armenia.
You should react to the magical and funny entry from Bosnia And Herzegovina at 2008 but first read the lyric translared so you can understand it better.
I still can't understand why Bosnia and Herzegovina hasn't won a contest yet... their songs are just amazing
European country vote for their neighbour or politically close country. And bosnia's neighbour got politics problem so noone voted for them. Turkey have had same problem many times, so we dont go you Esc anymore. Many Esc turkish song were top of world list, but we could won only 1 time nearly 57 years
I absolutely adore this song, but it's probably because Balkan songs are my ultimate weakness 😁
KillianESC thank u
This is the country I miss the most in Eurovision. They have brought some really amazing entries. Bistra voda is probably my favorite together with "Lejla" (2006). Still praying for them to return. I hope it will happen in 2019.
Paul André Sommerfeldt Me too!
Jake’s Face Reacts Sadly no, financial problems BHRTV dont have money to pay our debt.
Its crazy to think how many points Fairytale got in 2009 when there were so many impressive songs it was up against.
Sadly the bassist of the group Regina, Denis Čabrić passed away in 2016. He was 49.
Bosnia & Herzegovina - My all time favourite Balkan eurovision nation.. PLEASE COME BACK, we need you
we would love to, but we don't have the money to send our singers to Eurovision lol Much love from Sarajevo
it's tough nowadays to compete vs all the colorful and clownish extravagant eurovision contestants
Jake react to Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006, it's are best result on ESC ( Hari Mata Hari - Lejla ). Thanks for this one !
Yes! So beautiful!
My favourite as well, love the build-up ;)
Yes, please!!!!
I remember when I heard this song for the first time. I was at 4th grade, cheering for my country but after I heard this song, my winner has changed. For me, this is a magical song.
BOSNIA And herzegovina 2006 AND 2011 ENTRIES ARE PHENOMENAL.
2012 as well
This was my winner from 2009, it is also my favourite Eurovision entry of all time
I love this song so much! Not quite as much as I love Bosnia & Herzegovina 2006 but it's still great.
Very Balkan style performance.
P. S. Ppl often confuse Balkans with Baltics - but these two European regions could not be more different.
baktom But still very similar 😂 Im kidding. 🙂 Love from Estonia! 🙂
Terhi Eliise Siitam
Well, we do have to admit that they really sound very similar. I often watch American news and have noticed that on so many occasions TV presenters get confused and call us Balkans or Balkan States, then I've come to realise that it must be quite difficult to tell the difference between these two for non-European people, as I mentioned in the beginning - it does sound very similar.
Love from LT 🇱🇹 ♥ 🇪🇪
baktom I also find it funny. And get offended a bit when people mix up countries in the Balkans 😂 or mispronounce the countries.. And Arnold Schwarzenegger is easy to say? 😂😂 Well. We love you too.. Even when we have jokes and stereotypes. We still have love! 🙂
I miss Bosnia from ESC. This was one beautiful song and performance ❤️
My favorites from Bosnia are also 2006 & 2010. Jake, check them out! 😊
They also released a Russian & English version of the song as well as the original Bosnian. This is one of my favourite esc songs from this country!!
The band Regina, if my mind served me correctly, have been going since 1989 (20 years before competing in Eurovision)
Yeesss..Love this song, the band Regina is amazing. I really like it when the song manages to tell the story with the melody and drama, as you said, so you don't even need to understand the lyrics (I understand them and they are so beautiful, but that's besides the point). I miss quality BiH entries on Eurovision, hope they come back. Thank you for this reaction
Bosna ima najbolje pevace... pre rata toliko hitova je izaslo iz Bosne.
My favorite entry from 2009 ❤️ Bosnia & Herzegovina is one of the greatest countries in Eurovision, they always deliver great quality entries like this masterpiece!
One of my favorite entries of all time. I still listen to it today. Love from Portugal.
It's always "Bosnia & Herzegovina", people just sometimes shorten it and say "Bosnia", we tend to be lazy :D
Great song btw, I love "Bistra voda" (it means "Clear water"), and I can't wait for you to react to Bosnia & Herzegovina 2006 :)
Foreginers does not know but Herzegovina is Dutchy of Bosnia(ks). It is Bosnia but part that in some time in history had own Duke (germ. Herzeg). Duke was Bosniak by ethnicity.
My only concern with this is that you see two guitars on stage but you hear completely different instruments. ;)
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been one of my favorite ESC countries and it's a pity that their broadcasting station is so broke that they couldn't afford to participate in recent years.
we are more than broke, you open up our wallets and all you see is spider webs lol
i'm from poland, and I understand everything word in this song. they should be higher.
Yey, my favourite entry from B&H❤️
This song ended up at 9th place in Final.
one of the best songs by Bosnia Herzegovina!! :)
The chours reminds me a little bit of «Can't help falling in love» by Elvis.
It's a nice song and good performance. One of my favourites from 2009.
Thank you for reaction to one of my favourite songs! I feel goose bumps everytime when I listen to it...
I'm glad you reacted to this one! It was my favorite from that year and I couldn't even really tell why since I don't understand the language. I had the same feeling about it being magical somehow.
I think this is one of the most beautiful songs of Eurovision. So epic! Thank you Jake. I was one of the people who requested this one. I'm glad you like it
101mosquitos I’m glad you requested it!
My favourite Eurovion entry all time ❤️
Beautiful song.
A well deserved 9th place
Hey,Jake! Thank you for your react and kind words. I'm Bosnian and it was funny watching this and waiting for your comments. Glad you like it! I know you have planned already what to react to next but for the next round I suggest you our entries from 2007 (Marija Šestić-Rijeka bez imena, 11th place) and 2011 (Dino Merlin-Love in rewind, 6th place).
How did I miss this? Love it!
Bosnia Herzegovina Eurovision absolute jewels: 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012.
Very good: 2001, 2010 and 2016.
Sad Fact: A few years ago the bassist (Denis Cobric, i think) died. RIP
A really nice entry from B&H, although some of the poses they did on stage, especially the lead singer, were a bit exaggerated lol. Their 2006 entry was THE REAL MASTERPIECE. :)
Love it :) My favourite song from Bosnia
Thanks for reacting to a song from my country :)
You do no how much I love this song !
It has always been Bosnia and Herzegovina, I mean since 1992, but anyway, great reaction. One country, two regions, two names :)
Beautiful song) one of my favourites)
One of my absolute favourites.
I love this song!
MASTERPIECE!!!!
Love this! :)
I know you gonna react to Bosnia 2006, which was Bosnian best result ever, but also try 2007, Marija Sestic she opened the grand final!
this was so good!
Best year of ESC 🎉
You should react to: Marija Sestic - Rijeka Bez Imena (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Live 2007 Eurovision Song Contest
Great Balkan ballad from a talented young singer.
Well done Ballad
In my Top 5 that year, It was one really quality year.
I've noticed that every quality contest is after 3 years...
2009
2012
2015
2018
Kaliopi - Crno I Belo, F.Y.R Macedonia 2012 !!!!
Makedonac Half It’s coming very soon...like within hours!😊
Finally 😋
The best song from Bosnia was Lejla, I think that year the best on Eurosong
Jake, you have UK 2003 on your list. This was a disastrous year for the UK with certain things going wrong for Gemini resulting in a poor performance and ultimately placing last. Whoever requested this obviously doesn’t like the UK and it doesn’t represent the majority of the UK entries many of which are very good. The 2002 entry was amazing(3rd place) and also 1998 Imaani (2nd place) nearly won it for the UK two years in a row. The UK has won 5 times and has 15 2nd places. Things started going pear shape from 2003 onwards and only did well in 2009 placing 5th. The UK have tried sending various artists some well known, but Europe refuses to vote for us. For those in any doubt, the UK takes Eurovision very seriously and makes the largest financial contribution to the contest.
Sonja Emery Where did it say that only good songs can be requested?
uztre6789 it doesn’t say anywhere but that’s not the point is it? 2003 was a particularly bad year if not the worst for the UK for various reasons and this wasn’t particularly a bad song but the vocals were off due to reasons they discussed at the time and this made the performance embarrassing. Why would someone want Jake to see this when there are many other performances form other years that he would enjoy? The UK have participated every year (apart from the very first year) so that’s over 60 entries and for some reason 2003 is requested? Hmmm...
It's known to be one of the worst performances in esc history. That's what makes it interesting to react to.
uztre6789 I can think of plenty worse than this actually. And it wasn’t their actual performance but the key they were singing in. The circumstances were very suspicious imo. Gemeni were VERY upset after the event and claimed their monitors were switched off and they could not hear each other amongst other things. They performed this after they returned to the UK and it was perfectly fine.
Sonja Emery Yes, all of that is what makes it interesting
If you want a song that tells a story, react to Russia 2009
Jose Uribe Мамо
Dear Jake, everything about BosniaH is dramatic :-D. Thank you for so sweet review. Please try Dino Merlin - Love in Rewind. Best from Sarajevo
Such a beautiful song! You must react to Latvia 2005 and Bosnia 2006!
Ok Jake!
This is my list for you!
Some of them are amazing, som of them are.... Well, interesting ;)
1. Hungary 2007
2. Greece 2013
3. Austria 2003.
4. Bulgaria 2007.
Have fun! C=
2009 is a great year!!!!! You need to react to all the entries that year
Thanks, Im not a trol just lonely and have a lot of free time. Good luck and hopefully you will start reacting to other things(music,sport,movies etc)...
The song translation:
Clear water
I’m searching for the space and time in life
And I wonder: where could it be?
Where my soul is supposed to be
Can you tell me, love?
They say you keep a secret from me
No more lies, just give me back those days at nights
And the breeze of early spring
In the morning light
Wake me up on a precious morning
But when the hope is fading away
Remember to hold on
There will be better days
Bring us sunshine, bring us moonlight
There’s no hope, no happy ending in the dark
Let the music reach our hearts
Wake me up on a precious morning
But when the hope is fading away
Remember to hold on
There will be better days
Wake me up on a precious morning
But when the hope is fading away
Remember to hold on
There will be better days
These may be lyrics to an English version but are not a direct translation
I asked some people in my town
Where does my soul reside
They said you are hiding
a secret for me, my dear
I asked them to return to me
That time, the long-lost hours
Spring has the fragrance of love
That’s what they say
Give birth to me in the dawn of May
Bathe me in the clear water
I save a world for when all others leave
I guard you till I die
Steal a little sunshine for us
There’s no tomorrow, no today
It’s easy
When the song finds your heart
Fistly: the translation was not made by me, but from people who do it for living, so pls. have some respect for their work. Secondary, not everything translated in english directly make any sense...so people most of the times change words, in order the lyrics and texts to have better meaning in the language to which is translated...
lailaagrado relax... the translation is not correct, that’s all, see the one I posted. I’m a native speaker who also does translation work
Hey, it might be a random request, but i really liked the 1999 LITHUANIAN song, it didn't get very far, but it's the only decent Lithuanian ESC entry that was sung entirely in Lithuanian (Samagotian dialect). I really love that song i wonder what you think of it. :)
I don't get it: why not to react to Bosnia 2006 if almost everyone says that it's probably the best bosnian entry?
Please listen to Georgia 2007!! That was their debut year and in my opinion their best song up to date!
You should react to Croatia's 2006 entry Igor Cukrov - Lijepa Tena.
It's dramatic, it's operatic, mystical (could be the wind machine though) and I think you'll enjoy it.
Greetings from Germany!
React to Portugal 2008 💪🏻
This was okay. But 2006’s entry is way better!
Also, react to S&M 2005’s entry. You will notice the melody is the inspiration for “Love Love Peace Peace”.
React Hungary 2011 please, so underrated song :(
Bosnia and Herzegovina = Bosnia (It's shorter to say that way).
But Serbia and Montenegro are now separate countries 😉
Regina !!!
This Quality will never return to ESC ...if Bosnia not returns ....so Please Bosnia COM BACK!!!
Bosnie Best of the Best
It was ok song
It’s your first BiH reaction, no?
Bosnia and Herzegovina came 12th in 2009 with 106 p. 2009 was the year Norway's Alexander Rybak won, Iceland came 2nd and Azerbaijan came 3rd.
Bosnia and Herzegovina got 12 p from Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia, 10 p from Slovenia and Macedonia, 8 p from Slovakia and Turkey, 6 p from Finland, 5 p from Sweden and Albania, 4 p from Netherlands, Switzerland and Bulgaria and 2 p from Iceland, Germany and Azerbaijan.
They got 0 points from Spain, Belgium, Belarus, Malta, Czech Republic, France, Israel, Russia, Latvia, Andorra, Lithuania, UK, Greece, Ukraine, Cyprus, Poland, Estonia, Portugal, Ireland, Denmark, Moldova and Armenia.
Those years when Sweden and Netherlands were always giving high points to Bosnia xD
hello how are you ?nice vids and very good Bosnia-Herzegovina from ua with power like
Belgium 2003 please.
React to - Azerbaijan 2009, Slovakia 2010, Slovakia 2011, Belarus 2011, Germany 2013, Czech Republic 2017, Norway 2016, Ireland 2014, Israel 2014, Italy 2013, Israel 2011 and Armenia 2010 😄 please
React to Finland 1977 please!
You should react to the magical and funny entry from Bosnia And Herzegovina at 2008 but first read the lyric translared so you can understand it better.
Selam lepi ste
Please react. 1980 eurovision Katja Ebstein-Theatre from GERMANY
I like Bosnia & Herzegovina more in 2007!
Eurovision 2008 ukrain, 2008 Armania, 2008 norway plrace 😉😉😉😉😊😊😊😊
Grupa Regina ex YU rock bend
Plz react to Bosnia & Herzegovina 2010 :)
Bosnians are the best singers in the balkans ;) we have the most soul
Try "Herzegovina" with a "z" haha
tbf in the native language this is correct
Oh, I didn't know that.
Please Sweden 2011
🇧🇦♥️⚜
Please React ; TAYANNA - Lelya 2018 ! 🔥🔥🔥
Please react to Estonia 2012!
Please react to Portugal in 2014
hej julia
The language sounds identical to Russian. is this Russian? I can even identify the word "Bistra" (fast, quickly)
No it’s serbian
It's Serbian. Though, Russian and Serbian languages have some similar words.
It's actually Bosnian (which is sometimes considered a language for political reasons but is technically a dialect of Serbo-Croatian)
It’ actually Bosnian/ Croatian.
Bistra means clean/pure as far as I know
Please react to Norway 2016! 🇳🇴😃
SLOVAKIA 2010 & ESTONIA 2009
Can you react on ‘Birds’ by Anouk, The Netherlands 2013. A very special song by our most famous and handsome rocksinger.
Jake Please react to Estonian and Russia 2009! ❤ 🙂🙂🙂