His professional career has lasted over a quarter of a century and he has performed at over 1,000 concerts . In 1999 , Varešanović performed his song " Starac i More " in hope of representing Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 . However , after " Starac i More " had won it turned out the song had already been recorded , since Varešanović had sold the song to record label Unirecords in Finland , and Finnish artist Janne Hurme recorded that song in 1997 in name " Heart Blood " ( " Sydänveri " ) . Hari Mata Hari was disqualified . The runner-up , Dino Merlin , was sent to the ESC instead
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Hari Varešanović