Eurovision 2006 reaction - 3rd place “Lejla” Hari Mata Hari

In this video I react to the highly anticipated 3rd place entry from Eurovision 2006, “Lejla” by Hari Mata Hari!

[milanj.k.]

One of the most beautiful songs ever!! Not just on Eurovision…

[Janadam]

One of the most magical songs and performances ever at Eurovision. The backdrop and the build up are just wonderful.

[markolumovic]

Hari is one of the best pop tenors ever not just in Balkans but worlwide his voice colour and full highs are just elite level by any standard.

[ΝικοςΧαραλαμπους-γο]

Bosnia and Herzegovina were robbed. This was the real winner and not the monsters.Ouality song, epic staging, great vocals.Sometimes you wonder how people and juries vote.

[thingybob]

Easily my winner that year, but anything written by Zeljko Joksimovic gets my vote. Fantastic staging too...

[bosko]

I agree. Hari has great voice and beautiful colour in it. Pure emotion.

[Hercules]

6:34 they added that back vocalists harmony (doesn't exist in studio version), but gave the song the perfect peak moment. Great staging, great performance and the best Bosnian entry ever!

[Stjepa]

Hari Mata Hari is a group in which Hari Varesanovic (the singer) sang and composed songs. They worked during 80's and on the beginning of the 90's. They had very good songs and heartbreaking ballads. You should check their songs.

[samirabesic]

… lovely reaction… to a great song … & crazy talented singer. 🩷 … my all time winner 🩷

[siaitsme]

This song brings tears in my eyes...
It's an amazing song and performance.
🙏⚘🌿💚🌿⚘🙏

[annas]

Third place was too low. Still listening to this song

[michaelaries]

Zeljko Joksimovic wrote this entry, he'd already finished 2nd in 2004 with Serbia and Montenegro's debut 'Lane Moje' (they should have taken part this year but withdrew due to controversy over their national final result). When Lejla was revealed as the B&H entry it didn't have a title so a poll was run for the public to choose its name, Lejla was chosen as a tribute to the 1981 Yugoslavian entry also called Lejla which finished 15th that year and became standand in the Balkans. In the Malay language Hari mata hari means 'Day of the Sun or Sunday' no reference to Dutch spies although Norway's 1976 entry is about her.

[nayaadrel]

Thank you so much from Bosnia and Herzegovina

[HumbleMonsterUK]

It's one of those as soon as it starts it gives you goosebumps

[zigacehte]

Hari mata hari go go and hi from Slovenia

[peterbrogan]

Superb song and performance. One of my personal favourites

[iaindj]

Željko also wrote Eurovision Serbia 2008 and he performed again in Eurovision for Serbia 2012 in Azerbaijan and got 3rd

[adnnansadic]

So proud to be Bosnian but that year voting was not fair. It was announced that Bosnia is the winner and in last minute they changed votes. Everything is about politics. So bad.

[littlejohnuk]

Check out the official video - it's really beautiful and highlights Bosnian life.

[jeniatmtm]

so happy to see that in the end you are reacting to previous years esc that i asked before!!! lol
please react to:
greece - helena paparizou - my number one 2005 winner
and also her interval act in 2006 with "mambo "🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
kisses from jerusalem!
so enjoyble to watch your reactions! 😃