Like the surrounding Balkan countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had a turbulent past marked by frequent foreign invasions and occupation. As a result, Bosnian music is now a mixture of Slavic, Turkish, Central European, Mediterranean, and other influences.
Feminnem was a girl group from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina composed of three members. They represented both countries at the Eurovision Song Contest; Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005 and Croatia in 2010. On 21 February 2012 Pamela, Neda and Nika decided to start solo careers and leave Feminnem and effectively disbanded the group. They were named after American rapper Eminem.
Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović is a Bosnian musician. Known for his impassioned lyrical tenor vocals, distinct stage presence and specific brand of poetic lyrics, Varešanović remains the vocal soloist, primary composer and lyricist for the musical group Hari Mata Hari.
Davor Sučić, better known by his stage name Sejo Sexon, is a Bosnian rock and roll musician, film score composer, actor and television director. He is most notably the bandleader and a co-founder of the rock group Zabranjeno Pušenje, contributing on all Zabranjeno Pušenje releases. He was one of the founders of the New Primitivism movement in his hometown Sarajevo. As an actor, he has been featured in the Top lista nadrealista.
Tinka Milinović Pichler is a Bosnian-American recording artist.
Hari Mata Hari is a Bosnian rock band. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hari Varešanović. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has performed over 1,000 concerts and sold 5 million albums to date. Their songs are among the most famous and popular love ballads in the former Yugoslavia era. Hari Mata Hari was the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens, Greece. Coincidentally, hari mata hari is Malay for 'day of the sun, or Sunday'.
Bisera Turković is a Bosnian diplomat and politician serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2019. She is the current vice-chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well, serving alongside Vjekoslav Bevanda. Turković is the first female foreign minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mrtva priroda is the third studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1981.
"Zauvijek volim te" is a song performed by Stefan Filipović, and was the Montenegrin entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, selected through MontenegroSong 2008. It was performed first in the first semi-final on May 20, 2008 but failed to make it to the final. It got 23 points in total, which was enough only for a 14th place. The 10 and 12 points given make this song the best Montenegrin entry so far.
Lollobrigida girls, also known as VIS Lollobrigida or Lollobrigida is originally a Croatian, Zagreb–based, female electro-pop/synthpop band. In 2008. The Slovenes Kleemar, David, and Jernej joined the band rendering the group Croatian-Slovenian in its composition.
Maja Sarihodžić, known by her stage name Maya Sar, is a Bosnian singer-songwriter. Sar represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Korake ti znam". Her debut album Krive riječi was released 1 June 2013.
Television in Bosnia and Herzegovina was first introduced in 1961. Out of 94 TV stations, 71 are commercial, 20 are public, while 3 public services are funded through subscription.
BHT1 is a Bosnian national public mainstream TV channel operated by Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT). The channel broadcasts on a daily basis for 20 hours in one of the two alphabets. This television channel broadcasts a variety of programmes such as news, talk shows, documentaries, sports, movies, mosaic, children's programs, etc. BHT1 also broadcasts teletext services.
Hayat Folk TV is specialized music television channel from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The program is mainly produced in Bosnian language, 24/7. During the day, viewers can via text message choose preferred music video which will be broadcast during the program. Besides music videos, Hayat Folk TV broadcasts popular concerts from their own production, music shows, reports and interviews with national singers. The most represented musically genre is sevdah, along with pop/folk music from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Southeastern Europe region. Hayat Production also promote their own artists on this music television channel.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has participated in the Turkvision Song Contest four times since its debut in 2013. The Bosnian broadcaster, Hayat TV, has been the organiser of the Bosnian entry since its debut in the contest. In 2013, the Bosnian entry, Ters Bosanka, qualified to the grand final, where they finished in sixth place with a score of 187 points.
Maja "Maya" Berović is a Bosnian singer. Debuted in 2007, she has acquired enormous popularity since of 2014, becoming one of the leading regional performers, mainly due to her collaboration with Bosnian rappers Jala Brat and Buba Corelli.
Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Ljubav je" written by Almir Ajanović and Jasmin Fazlić Jala. The song was performed by Dalal and Deen featuring Ana Rucner and Jala. Dalal and Deen are Bosnian singers, the former known as a member of the duo Erato and the latter having represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, while Ana Rucner is a Croatian cellist and Jala is a Bosnian rapper. In November 2015, the Bosnian broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) announced that they would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a three-year absence after securing sponsorship to cover both the participation fee and all costs related to the participation. In the same month, the broadcaster revealed that they had internally selected Dalal Midhat-Talakić, Fuad Backović-Deen, Ana Rucner and Jasmin Fazlić Jala to compete at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Their song, "Ljubav je", was presented to the public during a show entitled BH Eurosong Show 2016 on 19 February 2016.
Enes Begović is a Bosnian singer-songwriter and producer.
Armin Muzaferija is a Bosnian singer. His famous songs are "Vulkani", "Tvom Resulu" and "Džehva".
