In The Disco
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"In The Disco" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...

, performed entirely in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 (the first time the country had not sung at least partly in one of its official languages) by Deen
Deen (singer)
Deen is a popular singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. His stage name is Deen.-Music career:...

.

As Bosnia had not finished in the top ten in the previous Contest, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed twenty-first (following Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

's Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimovic
Željko Joksimović or often credited Zeljko Joksimovic is a popular Serbian singer, songwriter and producer. He is also well known in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Germany, Austria and other European countries...

 & Ad Hoc Orchestra with "Lane Moje" and preceding the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

's Re-Union
Re-Union
Re-Union were a short-lived Dutch musical duo, set up in late 2003 in order to take part in the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest selection in 2004. The duo were Paul de Corte and Fabrizio Pennisi ....

 with "Without You
Without You (Eurovision song)
"Without You" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Re-Union.The song is a ballad, with the singer telling his lover that he simply cannot imagine life "without you". He explains that "nothing turns out right" when they are not together, and that he "spent...

"). It received 133 points to place 7th in the 22-song semi-final and qualify for the final.

In the final, it was performed twelfth (following Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

's Ivan Mikulić
Ivan Mikulic
Ivan Mikulić is a Bosnian Croat singer, best known outside his country for having represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, singing "You Are The Only One"...

 with You Are The Only One and preceding Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

's Xandee
Xandee
Xandee is a stage name of Sandy Boets , Flemish singer who represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. At the age of 16 she founded the pop duo "Touch of Joy" with Serge Quisquater...

 with "1 Life
1 Life
"1 Life" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Xandee.The song was performed thirteenth in the final, to which Belgium was prequalified...

"). At the close of voting, it had received 91 points, placing 9th in a field of 24 and qualifying Bosnia for the final at the next Contest.

The song is an up-tempo Eurodisco number, with Deen expressing his desire to "stay all night, in the disco".

It was succeeded as Bosnian and Herzegovinian representative
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest
Bosnia and Herzegovina debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 after coming second in the qualification round "Kvalifikacija za Millstreet", and has taken part every year since except 1998 and 2000, when low average scores forced Bosnia and Herzegovina to skip the contest.-History of Bosnia...

 at the 2005 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...

 by Feminnem
Feminnem
Feminnem is a girl group from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina composed of three members, Neda Parmać, Nika Antolos, and Pamela Ramljak. They have represented both countries at the Eurovision Song Contest; Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005 and Croatia in 2010....

 with "Call Me
Call Me (Feminnem song)
"Call Me" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Feminnem.As Bosnia-Herzegovina had pre-qualified for the final, the song was performed twenty-first in the final...

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