Bosnia & Herzegovina’s entrance for the 2009 Eurovosion song contest is titled “Bistra Voda”, sung by Regina. Bistra Voda translates to Clear Water in English. Regina is a rock band that was formed in 1989 in Saravjevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. The performance was sung in Bosnian all throughout. The music and lyrics were created by Aleksandar Covic. It is possible that this choice is meant to separate themselves from many of the other countries who have chose to perform in English. It is in some cases risky to perform in a native language given most countries have been leaning towards to using English in their songs. Bosnia & Herzegovina took that risk and placed 9 th in the Grand Final. The motive behind this decision could have been that they were confident enough in the preparation and display of their performance to be able to capture the hearts of the millions who are tuned in. A top 10 finish by this group was well deserved. The musical tone of the performance is ve...