Coordinates: 565656N 240623E

Eurovision Song Contest 2003

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the 48th annual Eurovision
Song Contest. The contest took place in Riga, Latvia on 24 May Eurovision Song Contest 2003
2003, following Marie N's win in the 2002 contest with the song "I Magical Rendez-vous
Wanna". It was the first win and hosting of the competition for
Latvia with only their third participation after debuting at the 2000
contest. Latvijas Televzija (LTV) chose the Skonto Hall as the
venue after conducting a bidding process among several cities and
venues in Latvia. The hosts for the contest were the previous year's
winner Marie N and former Latvian representative at the 2000
contest, Renrs Kaupers, who competed in the contest as part of the
band Brainstorm.[1] The design of the contest was built around the
theme "Magical rendez-vous", which represented the meeting of the Dates
various European nations coming to Latvia and encountering Final 24 May 2003
Latvia's versatile landscapes.[2][3] Twenty-six countries participated, Host
which saw the return of Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway and
Poland after having been relegated from competing the previous Venue Skonto Hall, Riga, Latvia
year, Portugal returning to the contest after withdrawing the previous Presenter(s) Marie N
year, while Ukraine participated in the contest for the first time.[4] Renrs Kaupers
Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Macedonia and Switzerland were Director Sven Stojanovic
required to withdraw due to their poor results in the 2002 contest.
Executive Sarah Yuen
The winner for 2003 was Turkey with the song "Everyway That I supervisor
Can" sung by Sertab Erener, which scored 167 points, narrowly Executive Brigita Rozenbrika
beating Belgium into second place with a margin of 2 points and
producer
Russia into third place with a margin of 3 points.[5] This was the first
win for Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest. Norway and Sweden Host Latvijas Televzija (LTV)
rounded out of the top five, placing fourth and fifth respectively. The broadcaster
United Kingdom achieved their worst result to date, coming in last Interval act Ii, Brainstorm, Marie N and Raimonds
place (26th) and scoring no points from any of the twenty-six voting Pauls
nations.[6] The 2003 contest was the last contest to take place on one Participants
evening. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) revealed that it
would be adding a semi-final show to the competition in order to Number of 26
accommodate the growing number of interested countries wishing to entries
take part in the contest.[7] This was also the last contest in which a Debuting Ukraine
relegation system was used to determine which countries would countries
participate in the following year's contest. The contest also marked
Returning Iceland
the fifth time in the history of the competition where all participants
countries Ireland
were participating for the first time; there were no returning artists
that had already competed in the contest on a previous occasion. Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Contents
Withdrawing Denmark
1 Location countries Finland
1.1 Bidding phase Lithuania
2 Format Macedonia
2.1 Graphic design Switzerland
2.2 National host broadcaster
2.3 Voting Participation map
2.4 Future changes in contest format
3 Incidents
3.1 Organisational issues
3.2 Controversies surrounding Russian artists
3.3 Russian complaint against Irish vote
3.4 United Kingdom's last place finish
4 Participating countries
5 Results
 6 Scoreboard
6.1 12 points
7 Marcel Bezenon Awards
8 International broadcasts and voting
8.1 Spokespersons
8.2 Commentators
9 Official album
10 References
11 External links

Location
Participating countries
On 22 August 2002, Latvian public broadcaster Latvijas Televzija
Countries that participated in the past but not in 2003
(LTV) announced that it had chosen the Skonto Hall in Riga as the
host venue for the 2003 contest.[8] Vote
Voting system Each country awards 18, 10, and 12 points
Latvia won the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 on 25 May 2002 in
to their ten favourite songs
Tallinn, Estonia with the song I Wanna performed by Marie N.
This was Latvias first victory in the contest, which also carried the Nul points United Kingdom
right for LTV to organise the 2003 contest. LTV initially had Winning song Turkey
budgetary concerns with staging the contest. The chairman of the "Everyway That I Can"
National Radio and Television Council Ojrs Rubenis stated that if
the government presented no budget guarantees, the council, which
owns shares in LTV, would vote against organising the contest. Rubenis elaborated that LTV was prepared to cover the
creative side and broadcasting of the contest, but additional funds would be needed for infrastructure, hotels and other
financial issues.[8]

The Government of Latvia allotted 5.3 million for the event with a further 1.1 million being provided by the Riga City
Council covering the anticipated organisational costs for the contest.[9] A task force that included members from LTV, the
National Radio and Television Council and state secretaries was formed to explicitly work on organisation of the contest and
report on the estimated expenses.[8]

Bidding phase

Three cities were considered as host city

of the contest: Riga, Ventspils and
Jrmala.[10] LTV requested proposals
Ventspils from the three cities concerning how
Jrmala Riga they plan to organise the contest. Riga
City Council offered the Meaparks
Open-air Stage, Skonto Hall and the
psala International Exhibition Centre
as potential venues for hosting the
Locations of the candidate cities. The contest.[8] Ventspils bid to host the Skonto Hall, Riga - host venue of the
chosen host city is marked in red. contest at the Ventspils Olympic Centre 2003 contest.
with a pledge of support from city mayor
Aivars Lembergs, who added that Ventspils could also provide two cruise ferries that could be used to accommodate up to
8,000 guests.[11] Jrmala City Council offered the Dzintari Concert Hall with plans to expand and upgrade the facility and
surrounding infrastructure.[10]

LTVs organisational task force later decided to proceed with the bids from Riga and Ventspils, eliminating Jrmala and the
Meaparks Open-air Stage in Riga.[8] On 15 June 2002, the EBU Reference Group decided in conjunction with the
organisational task force in Latvia that Riga would host the 2003 contest with the venue option between the Skonto Hall and
psala International Exhibition Centre being decided upon by LTV.[8][12] LTV ultimately chose the Skonto Hall as the venue
to stage the contest.[8]
 City Venue Capacity
Jrmala Dzintari Concert Hall 2,024
Meaparks Open-air Stage ~70,000
Riga Skonto Hall 6,500
psala International Exhibition Centre 3,500-6,500
Ventspils Ventspils Olympic Center 4,500

Format
The EBU released the rules for the 2003 contest in November 2002, which detailed that twenty-six countries would
participate, making it the largest number of participants to take part in the contest up to this point.[13] The rules also modified
the eligibility criteria for entries, changing the date of release cut-off point for songs from 1 January 2003 to 1 October
2002.[14] There was also a change in the tie-break rule, which would now resolve such a case in favour of the nation that
received points from a higher number of countries rather than taking into account the amount of top scores (12 points)
received.[14] The draw for running order was held on 29 November 2002 in Riga, hosted by Marie N and Renrs Kaupers,
with the results being revealed during a delayed broadcast of the proceedings later that day.[15]

The official sponsors for the contest were Latvian mobile telecom provider Latvijas Mobilais Telefons and Latvian bank
company Parex Banka.[16] LTV selected Latvia Tours as its official partner to provide lodging, travel and recreation for the
contest delegations and other guests.[17] Riga City Council was also responsible for offering promotion and activities during
the week preceding the contest.[18]

Full preparations for the 2003 contest began on 18 May 2003 at the Skonto Hall. There were rehearsals, press conferences and
participants were also involved in an internet chat.[19] Two dress rehearsals were held on 23 May, in front of an estimated
12,000 people. The organisers of the contest held a press conference; one of the issues complained about was the lack of
invitations for the after-party. The final dress rehearsal was held on 24 May, the day of the contest. A simulation of the voting
procedure was also held, in which the presenters linked up with all twenty-six countries by satellite for the first time.[19]

The contest featured special guests that communicated with the hosts via satellite: Lys Assia, winner of the 1956 Contest
greeted the hosts and spectators from Nicosia, Elton John spoke to the presenters live from the Life Ball in Vienna and one
astronaut and one cosmonautEd Lu and Yuri Malenchenkogave their greetings from the International Space
Station.[20][21][22] The interval act for the contest was a short film directed by Anna Viduleja that featured a sequence of
performances by Latvian post-folklore group Ii, Renrs Kaupers' band Brainstorm, Marie N and piano player Raimonds
Pauls.[23]

On the day of the contest, bookmaker William Hill's odds placed Russia as joint favourites to win the contest with Spain.
Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia, Norway and Iceland were behind in third, fourth and joint fifth respectively.[24] At the conclusion
of the contest, favourites Russia placed third and Spain placed eighth, while outsiders Turkey (20-1) and Belgium (50-1)
claimed the first and second places, respectively. Austria, at 100-1, were favourites to finish last, however, they scored their
best result since 1989, placing sixth.[24]

An official compilation album, featuring all twenty-six competing entries from the contest, was released for the first time on
the EMI/CMC label.[25]

Graphic design

LTV launched a competition in order to find the logo for the contest. At the close of the competition, high interest from the
public translated into 204 logo submissions, which were ultimately judged by a jury panel consisting of Uldis-Ivars Grava
(general director of LTV), Arvds Babris (then executive producer of the contest), Ugis Brikmanis (director), Laimonis
teinbergs (artist), Ingna Rbena (architect), Arta Giga (LTV representative) and Juhan Paadam (EBU representative).[26] On
16 November 2002, LTV and the EBU presented the logo for the contest which was designed by the director of the Computer
Graphics Department of LTV, Maris Kalve with further elaboration by LTV's chief artist Kristaps Skulte.[14][27] The logo was
named upes, the Latvian word for rivers, and carried the slogan "All rivers flow toward the sea, all songs flow toward the
Eurovision Song Contest".[14]
The postcards shown between the entries were directed by Ugis Brikmanis and featured the artists competing at the contest
interacting with Latvia's various landscapes: forests, rivers, lakes and towns.[28] The postcards were recorded during the
preceding week of the contest and ran behind schedule, leading to some postcards featuring only footage from the rehearsals
and press conferences.[29]

The stage design was created by Aigars Ozoli and based on the concept called Planet Latvia.[30][31] The stage used several
light and video effects and included an innovation new to the contest - a video screen stage floor that could be used to give
each entry a unique look.[31] The green room where the delegations and competitors awaited the results of the contest was
placed directly behind the stage and unveiled shortly before the voting portion of the show commenced, allowing the audience
to view the representatives of the competing nations as they received points.[32]

National host broadcaster

Initially, Arvds Babris, head of the Latvian delegation at the 2002 contest, was appointed as executive producer for the
contest, however, after production fell behind schedule and the EBU applied pressure upon LTV, he was dismissed and Brigita
Rozenbrika took over the position, receiving additional support from the Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) and
Estonian broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV).[3][33][34] SVT was also the technical producer of the contest for the second
year running with Sven Stojanovic as director and the Swedish lighting company Spectra+ contracted for the contest.[35][36]

Voting

The EBU reintroduced televoting as an obligatory voting mode in all participating countries, which awarded 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 10 and 12 points to their ten favourite songs, in ascending order. Countries voted in the same order as they had performed.
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia were granted an exception to holding a televote as they cited that their
telecommunications penetration was less than 80%.[5][13] Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska opted to use only SMS-
voting.[37] In the televoting/smsvoting household shall not be permitted to vote more than three times.[38] All other countries
planned to use a televote. This contest was also the first to introduce a computer-generated scoreboard which rearranged itself
in order as the points were awarded. Broadcasters were required to assemble back-up juries that consisted of eight voting
members, with age and gender equally distributed, in the case of televote failure on the night of the competition.[13] Four
members of the jury had to be members of the general public and the other four members had to be music professionals.[13]

Future changes in contest forma t

With the increased amount of potential participating countries, the EBU began to review the format of the contest with
potential changes being considered such as adding extra evenings for the show, holding a regional pre-selection, or putting a
limit to number of participating countries by increasing the entrance fee.[39] On 29 January 2003, the EBU unveiled a two-
night system for the contest in 2004: a semi-final would be held before a grand final. The "Big Four", along with the top ten
from the 2003 contest, would automatically qualify for the 2004 final.[40] The format change eliminated the relegation system,
allowing all countries to send an artist and song to the contest. The fourteen eventual countries from the 2003 contest that
qualified to compete directly in the 2004 final were Turkey, Belgium, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Poland, Spain,
Iceland, Romania, Ireland, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. All other countries would have to compete in the semi-
final for ten remaining spots in the final.

Incidents
Organisational issues

In January 2003, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported that Guntars Kukuls, spokesperson of the city council of Riga,
stated that Riga was suffering from serious financial problems that could possibly lead to a breach of contract and that the
contest needed to be moved to another city.[41] Ilona Brzia, spokesperson of LTV, denied that potential financial issues the
city council of Riga may be facing would interrupt the organisation of the contest.[42] In February 2003, The Baltic Times
reported that a committee of Riga municipality rejected the proposal to withdraw the promised funds it pledged in support of
organising the contest.[43]

In March 2003, Danish newspaper B.T. published an article based on accusations that the EBU television director Bjrn
Erichsen made in reference to LTV suffering from organisational chaos which could result in the removal of Latvia's hosting
duties since they were running behind schedule.[44] The general director of LTV, Uldis-Ivars Grava, replied, saying: "A few
weeks ago, the EBU's legal director, Werner Rumphorst, was in Riga, and I spent an entire day with him and with the former
general director of the Danish broadcaster DR, Bjrn Erichsen. We talked about co-operation and about programme
exchanges, and neither of them said a single word that would indicate any doubts, lack of trust or accusation."[45] Ingrida
Smite, head of press for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, reaffirmed that the contest would take place in Riga despite
reports to the contrary.[45]

Controversies surrounding Russian artists

Upon the selection of the Russian artists t.A.T.u., the duo gave an interview to German tabloid Bild in March 2003 where they
claimed that they would win the contest without a doubt and criticised the German entrant Lou calling her a witch with duo
member Julia Volkova (also referring to Germany's 2002 entrant) stating, "In Russia we nurse blind and old people, but we
don't send them to the Grand Prix. This must be different in Germany."[46][47] Lou later responded to the comments stating, "I
don't know whether bitching, fighting and boozing kids are the right representatives for such a beautiful country as
Russia."[48]

t.A.T.u.'s first rehearsal dominated proceedings on 20 Maythe band were supposed to rehearse the day before, but had
turned up a day late, claiming that Julia Volkova was suffering from a sore throat.[49] The group were booed by journalists
during their press conference where they complained about the production's poor lighting and stage. EBU supervisor Sarah
Yuen said "They are the bad girls of popwe shouldnt have expected them to come here and be nice and pleasant."[50] The
EBU had originally planned to have a pre-recorded performance of the Russian entry ready to substitute during the live
broadcast in case the duo performed a lesbian publicity stunt on stage, which they deemed inappropriate for a family
entertainment show.[51] The EBU later stated that the performance would be broadcast live without any interruption.[52][53]

Russian complaint against Irish vote

After the contest, Russian broadcaster Channel One complained that Irish broadcaster RT had used a back-up jury, and that it
had cost them victory. A statement by Channel One said "Considering [the] insignificant difference in points between the first
and third places, there are grounds to believe that the contest results could be much different for Russia."[54][55] On the night
of the competition, the voting polls operated by Irish telecommunications company Eircom suffered a delay in delivering the
results on time, which prompted RT to use the votes of the back-up jury instead.[56] The EBU cleared RT of any potential
wrongdoing after an investigation on the matter and stated that the rules concerning substituting the back-up jury in place of
the televote were correctly applied.[56] RT later published the unused results of the televote, which showed that had the jury
not been used, Turkey would still have won, and Ireland's voting "partners", the United Kingdom, would still have no points.
Russia did not receive any points from the televote, however, since Belgium only received 2 points from the Irish televote as
opposed to 10 points awarded by the Irish jury, Russia would have placed second.[57]

United Kingdom's last place finish

The United Kingdom's last-place finish was greeted with much consternation in the British media. Terry Wogan, long-time
commentator on the contest for the BBC, said that the UK was suffering from "post-Iraq backlash".[5] Chris Cromby from
Jemini said, in reference to the group's off-key vocals, "The monitors were off. Maybe it was sabotage, but we couldn't hear
anything...we used the floor monitors, the others used their own."[58] The UK's result was their worst-ever at Eurovision; by
contrast, Turkey's win was their first. Alf Poier's sixth place was Austria's best result for fourteen years, Poland's seventh
place was their best in nine, and Romania's tenth place was one place behind their best-ever. Belgium's second place was their
first top-five finish in seventeen years, but Latvia's third-from-bottom finish was their worst result in four attempts; it was also
the worst placing for a host country since 1992, until 2015 when host country Austria received 0 points and came second to
last (Germany also received nil points but because of the running order Austria placed ahead of them).

Participating countries
Twenty-four countries participated in the 2002 contest in Tallinn; of these, fourteen were expected to compete in 2003. The
bottom ten in Tallinn would be relegated, to allow countries to compete for the first time.[59] In reality, only five countries
were relegated nineteen countries that entered in 2002 competed in Riga. Macedonia, Finland, Switzerland, Lithuania and
Denmark were forced to sit out the contest. The nineteen qualifiers were joined by the six countries that had sat out the 2002
contest: Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Portugal. The twenty-sixth contestant was Ukraine, making its
debut at the contest.[60] Originally, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania and Belarus had planned 2003 debuts, but the EBU's late
changes to the relegation procedure meant that they could not compete.[61] All three countries eventually made their debuts in
2004. RTBF was the Belgian broadcaster at the forty-eighth contest, marking the first Walloon entry since 2000. Twenty-six
entries was the highest number in the final of the contest's history at that point; subsequently equalled nine years later in 2012
and then beaten in 2015, when twenty-seven countries participated in the final that year. The draw for the running order took
place in December 2002 in Riga: Iceland would open the contest and Slovenia would complete it.[62]

Results
Countries in bold automatically qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Final.

Draw Country Artist Song Language[63] Place Points

01 Iceland Birgitta "Open Your Heart" English 8 81
02 Austria Alf Poier "Weil der Mensch zhlt" German1 6 101
03 Ireland Mickey Harte "We've Got the World" English 11 53
04 Turkey Sertab Erener "Everyway That I Can" English 1 167
05 Malta Lynn Chircop "To Dream Again" English 25 4
Bosnia and
06 Mija Martina "Ne brini" Croatian, English 16 27
Herzegovina
07 Portugal Rita Guerra "Deixa-me sonhar" Portuguese, English 22 13
08 Croatia Claudia Beni "Vie nisam tvoja" Croatian, English 15 29
Stelios
09 Cyprus "Feeling Alive" English 20 15
Constantas
10 Germany Lou "Let's Get Happy" English 11 53
"Ne ver', ne boysia" ( ,
11 Russia t.A.T.u. Russian 3 164
)
12 Spain Beth "Dime" Spanish 8 81
13 Israel Lior Narkis "Words for Love" Hebrew2 19 17
14 Netherlands Esther Hart "One More Night" English 13 45
15 United Kingdom Jemini "Cry Baby" English 26 0
16 Ukraine Olexandr "Hasta la Vista" English 14 30
17 Greece Mando "Never Let You Go" English 17 25
Jostein
18 Norway "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" English 4 123
Hasselgrd
19 France Louisa Baleche "Monts et merveilles" French 18 19
"Keine Grenzen adnych German, Polish,
20 Poland Ich Troje 7 90
granic" Russian
21 Latvia F.L.Y. "Hello from Mars" English 24 5
22 Belgium Urban Trad "Sanomi" Imaginary 2 165
23 Estonia Ruffus "Eighties Coming Back" English 21 14
24 Romania Nicola "Don't Break My Heart" English 10 73
25 Sweden Fame "Give Me Your Love" English 5 107
26 Slovenia Karmen "Nanana" English 23 7

1.^ Specifically Styrian, a Southern Bavarian dialect spoken in Styria.

2.^ Contains some words in English, Greek, French and Spanish.

Scoreboard
 Televoting Results

Voting
procedure used:
Pink: Televote.
Violet: Jury.

Iceland 81 7 8 12 6 5 1 6 4 12 1 1 3 3 1 7 4
Austria 101 10 6 5 10 5 4 2 8 8 8 2 8 4 2 6 6 7
Ireland 53 2 5 5 7 4 7 12 1 6 1 1 2
Turkey 167 3 12 4 12 8 10 8 10 3 7 12 7 2 7 10 10 2 12 10 8 10
Malta 4 3 1
Bosnia and
27 7 12 8
Herzegovina
Portugal 13 2 2 3 6
Croatia 29 5 6 3 6 1 8
Cyprus 15 2 1 12
Germany 53 8 1 4 3 7 4 2 4 5 2 2 1 10
Russia 164 4 8 10 1 3 4 12 10 8 6 10 1 12 10 2 7 4 12 7 12 7 2 12
Spain 81 6 2 12 7 6 6 12 5 5 10 5 4 1
Israel 17 5 1 3 8
Netherlands 45 5 7 2 10 2 1 5 8 5
United
0
Kingdom
Ukraine 30 8 4 10 5 3
Greece 25 1 4 12 5 1 2
Norway 123 12 2 12 6 5 7 4 3 7 6 7 3 6 7 6 10 3 12 5
France 19 8 2 3 6
Poland 90 10 10 12 5 4 2 8 6 4 5 8 5 4 4 3
Latvia 5 5
Belgium 165 7 4 10 7 10 6 3 6 3 12 8 10 5 10 8 3 12 12 10 8 8 3
Estonia 14 1 8 2 3
Romania 73 6 1 7 1 2 4 12 10 6 6 4 1 4 8 1
Sweden 107 5 3 8 1 3 2 1 3 7 5 3 10 5 7 2 7 6 4 7 12 6
Slovenia 7 4 3

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:

 N. Contestant Voting nation
5 Russia Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, Ukraine
4 Turkey Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands
Belgium France, Poland, Spain
3
Norway Iceland, Ireland, Sweden
Iceland Malta, Norway
2
Spain Israel, Portugal
Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey
Cyprus Greece
Greece Cyprus
1 Ireland United Kingdom
Poland Germany
Romania Russia
Sweden Romania

Marcel Bezenon Awards

The Marcel Bezenon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honoring the
best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Bjrkman (Sweden's representative in the 1992 Eurovision Song
Contest and current Head of Delegation for Sweden) and Richard Herrey (member of the Herreys, Eurovision Song Contest
1984 winner from Sweden), the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezenon.[64] The
awards are divided into 3 categories; Press Award; Artistic Award; and Fan Award.[65]

Category Country Song Performer(s) Final result Points

Artists Award Netherlands "One More Night" Esther Hart 13th 45
Fan Award
Spain "Dime" Beth 8th 81
(voted by members of OGAE)
Press Award Turkey "Everyway That I Can" Sertab Erener 1st 167

International broadcasts and voting

Spokespersons

The voting order in the 2003 contest was the order in which the countries had been drawn to perform. The spokespersons for
each country were:
)
1. Iceland - Eva Mara 11. Russia - Yana Churikova 20. Poland - Maciej Oro
Jnsdttir 12. Spain - Anne Igartiburu 21. Latvia - irts Lcis[73]
2. Austria - Dodo Roi 13. Israel - Michal Zoharetz 22. Belgium - Corinne
3. Ireland - Pamela Flood 14. Netherlands - Marlayne Boulangier[72]
4. Turkey - Meltem Ersan (Dutch representative in the 1999 23. Estonia - Ines
Yazgan Contest) (Estonian representative in the 2000
5. Malta - Sharon Borg[66] 15. United Kingdom - Lorraine Contest)
6. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Kelly 24. Romania - Leonard Miron
Ana Vilenica 16. Ukraine - Lyudmyla
25. Sweden - Kattis Ahlstrm[74]
7. Portugal - Helena Ramos[67] Hariv[70] (Co-presenter of the 2000 Contest )
8. Croatia - Davor 17. Greece - Alexis Kostalas[71] 26. Slovenia - Peter Poles
Metrovi[68] 18. Norway - Roald yen
9. Cyprus - Loukas 19. France - Sandrine
Hamatsos[69] Franois[72]
10. Germany - Axel Bulthaupt (French representative in the 2002
Contest)

Commentators
 Albania - (TVSH)[75]
Armenia - (Armenia TV)[76]
Andorra - Meri Picart and Albert Roig (ATV)[77]
Austria - Andi Knoll (ORF1); Martin Blumenau
(Hitradio 3)
Australia - Des Mangan (SBS)[78]
Belarus - Ales Kruglyakov and Tatyana Yakusheva
(BTRC)[79]
Belgium - Dutch: Andr Vermeulen and Anja
Daems (TV1);[80] Julien Put & Michel Follet (Radio
2), French: Jean-Pierre Hautier (La Une);[81] Patrick
Duhamel and Sophie Brems (La Premire)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Dejan Kukri (BHTV1)
Croatia - Danijela Trbovi (HRT 2);[82] Draginja
Bala (HR 2)
Cyprus - Evi Papamichail (RIK 1);[69] Pavlos
Pavlou (RIK Deftero)
Denmark - Jrgen de Mylius (DR1)[83]
Estonia - Marko Reikop (ETV);[84] Vello Rand
(Raadio 2)
Finland - Maria Guzenina and Asko Murtomki
(YLE TV2)[85]
France - Laurent Ruquier and Isabelle Mergault
(France 3);[81] Laurent Boyer (France Bleu)
Germany - Peter Urban (Das Erste);[86] Thomas
Mohr (Deutschlandfunk and NDR 2)[87]
Greece - Dafni Bokota (ET1);[88] Giorgos
Mitropoulos (ERA1)
Iceland - Gsli Marteinn Baldursson
(Sjnvarpi)[89]
Ireland - Marty Whelan (RT One);[90] Gerry
Ryan (RT Radio 1)
Israel - No commentator (Channel 1); Daniel Pe'er
(Reshet Gimel)
Italy - Fabio Canino and Paolo Quilici
(GAY.tv)[91]
Latvia - Krlis Streips (LTV1)
Lithuania - Darius Ukuraitis (LTV2)
Macedonia - Milanka Raik (MTV 3)
Malta - John Bundy (TVM)
Netherlands - Willem van Beusekom (Nederland
[92]
2); Wessel van Diepen (Radio 3FM)
Norway - Jostein Pedersen (NRK1)[93]
Poland - Artur Orzech (TVP1)[94]
Portugal - Margarida Mercs de Mello (RTP1)[67]
Puerto Rico - (MSN)[76]
Romania - Andreea Demirgian (TVR1)
Russia - Yuri Aksyuta and Yelena Batinova
(Channel One); Vadim Dolgachev (Voice of Russia)
Serbia and Montenegro - Mladen Popovi
(RTS2)[75][95]
Slovenia - Andrea F (SLO1)
Spain - Jos Luis Uribarri (TVE1)[96]
Sweden - Pekka Heino (SVT1);[74] Carolina
Norn (SR P3)[97]
Switzerland - Roman Kilchsperger (SF2), Jean-
Marc Richard and Alain Morisod (TSR 1), Daniele
Rauseo (TSI 1)
Turkey - Blend zveren (TRT 1); Canan
Kumbasar (TRT Radyo 3)
Ukraine - Pavlo Shylko (First National TV
Channel)
United Kingdom - Terry Wogan (BBC One); Ken
Bruce (BBC Radio 2)[98]

Official album
Eurovision Song Contest: Riga 2003 was the official compilation album of
the 2003 Contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and Eurovision Song Contest: Riga 2003
released by CMC International on 19 May 2003. The album featured all 26
songs that entered in the 2003 contest.[99]

Track listing
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Open Your Heart" (Iceland) Birgitta 3:01
2. "Weil der Mensch zhlt" (Austria) Alf Poier 2:57
3. "We've Got the World Tonight" Mickey Harte 2:59
(Ireland)
4. "Everyway That I Can" (Turkey) Sertab Erener 2:35
5. "To Dream Again" (Malta) Lynn Chircop 2:57
6. "Could It Be" (Bosnia and Mija Martina 2:54 Compilation album by Eurovision Song Contest
Herzegovina )
Released 19 May 2003
7. "Deixa-me sonhar" (Portugal) Rita Guerra 3:01
8. "Vie nisam tvoja" (Croatia) Claudia Beni 2:52 Genre Pop
9. "Feeling Alive" (Cyprus) Stelios Constantas 2:51 Length 76:47
10. "Let's Get Happy" (Germany ) Lou 3:01
Label CMC
11. "Ne ver', ne bojsia" (Russia) t.A.T.u. 3:03
12. "Dime" (Spain) Beth 3:01 Eurovision Song Contest chronology
13. "Words for Love" (Israel) Lior Narkis 2:56 Eurovision Song Eurovision Eurovision Song
14. "One More Night" (Netherlands ) Esther Hart 2:59 Contest: Tallinn Song Contest: Contest: Istanbul
 15. "Cry Baby" (United Kingdom ) Jemini 2:53 2002 Riga 2003 2004
16. "Hasta la Vista" (Ukraine) Olexandr 3:00 (2002) (2003) (2004)
17. "Never Let You Go" (Greece) Mando 3:00
18. "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" Jostein Hasselgrd 3:00
(Norway)
19. "Monts et merveilles" (France) Louisa Baleche 3:01
20. "Keine Grenzen adnych Ich Troje 3:03
granic" (Poland)
21. "Hello From Mars" (Latvia) F.L.Y. 2:56
22. "Sanomi" (Belgium ) Urban Trad 3:00
23. "Eighties Coming Back" (Estonia) Ruffus 2:47
24. "Don't Break My Heart" (Romania ) Nicola 3:00
25. "Give Me Your Love" (Sweden) Fame 3:00
26. "Nanana" (Slovenia ) Karmen 3:00
Total length: 76:47

References

1. Bakker, Sietse (1 December 2002)."Renars Kaupers and Marie N hosts 2003 show"(http://www.esctoday.com/996/renars_kaupers_and_
marie_n_hosts_2003_show/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
2. Bakker, Sietse (26 November 2002)."Eurovision 2003 theme will be rendez-vous"(http://www.esctoday.com/868/eurovision_2003_the
me_will_be_rendez-vous/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
3. Bakker, Sietse (24 December 2009)."The end of a decade: Riga 2003"(http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=7803). Eurovision.tv.
Retrieved 16 November 2013.
4. Bakker, Sietse (27 November 2002)."EBU released list of participant for 2003"(http://www.esctoday.com/780/ebu_released_list_of_par
ticipant_for_2003/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
5. "Turkish delight at Eurovision win"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2932760.stm) . BBC News. BBC News. 24 May 2003.
Retrieved 16 November 2013.
6. "UK act hits Eurovision low"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2935874.stm) . BBC News. BBC News. 25 May 2003. Retrieved
16 November 2013.
7. Barak, Itamar (22 May 2003)."EBU press conference about the contest's future"(http://www.esctoday.com/1597/ebu_press_conference_
about_the_contests_future/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
8. Mikheev, Andy (22 August 2002)."Archived news. Part 1."(http://esckaz.ueuo.com/archive1.htm). Retrieved 27 October 2013.
9. "Vstul noliedz Eirovzijas finansu problmas"(http://www.delfi.lv/news/national/politics/vestule-noliedz-eirovizijas-finansu-problema
s.d?id=4700906) (in Latvian). Delfi. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
10. "Dzintaru koncertzles prbve Eirovzijas rkoanai izmakstu trs miljonus latu" (http://www.tvnet.lv/izklaide/notikumi/47667-dzintaru
_koncertzales_parbuve_eirovizijas_span_classhiliterikosanaispan_izmaksatu_tris_miljonus_latu) (in Latvian). TVNET. 6 June 2002.
Retrieved 27 October 2013.
11. Lvalde, Vsma (3 June 2002)."Ventspils dome vlas Eirovzijas rkoanu V entspil (papildints)"(http://www.db.lv/citas-zinas/ventspil
s-dome-velas-eirovizijas-rikosanu-ventspili-papildinats-197167)(in Latvian). db.lv. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
12. "Eirovzija izmakss 4,7 vai 5,5 miljonus latu"(http://financenet.tvnet.lv/zinas/115462-eirovizija_izmaksas_47_vai_55_miljonus_latu)
(in Latvian). TVNET. 2 July 2002. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
13. "RULES OF THE 2003 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST"(http://www.ebu.ch/news/pdf/ESC2003Rules.pdf)(PDF). European
Broadcasting Union. European Broadcasting Union. 20 November 2002 . Retrieved 16 November 2013.
14. Mikheev, Andy (20 November 2002)."Archived news. Part 4."(http://esckaz.ueuo.com/archive4.htm). Retrieved 16 November 2013.
15. Bakker, Sietse (28 November 2002)."Draw to be made public Friday 17:00 CET"(http://www.esctoday.com/994/draw_to_be_made_pub
lic_friday_1700_cet/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
16. Bakker, Sietse (30 November 2002)."Latvijas Mobilais and Parex sponsor 2003 contest"(http://www.esctoday.com/998/latvijas_mobilai
s_and_parex_sponsor_2003_contest/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
17. Bakker, Sietse (27 November 2002)."Latvia Tours selected as cooperation partner"(http://www.esctoday.com/786/latvia_tours_selected
_as_cooperation_partner/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
18. Medinika, Aija (25 March 2002)."The preparation for Eurovision Song Contest 2003"(http://www.esctoday.com/1436/the_preparation_
for_eurovision_song_contest_2003/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
19. Event (https://web.archive.org/web/20030602021415/http://www.eurovision.tv/public/25144.html)at the Wayback Machine (archived
June 2, 2003). Eurovision.tv. Retrieved on 22 March 2008.
20. Bakker, Sietse (1 December 2008)."Artists and fan sites campaign on World AIDS Day" (http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?
id=1603). Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
21. Bakker, Sietse (21 May 2008)."1956 winner Lys Assia: "It will go on!" " (http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news/belgrade-2008?id=1062) .
Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
22. Tarm, Michael (2003)."Turks beat back Russia and Belgium to win; Baltics and Britain bomb." (http://www.balticsworldwide.com/euro
vision%20_%202003%20_%20results.htm).City Paper. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
23. "Eirovzijas veidotji prcluies uz Skonto halli"(http://www.delfi.lv/kultura/news/music/eirovizijas-veidotaji-parcelusies-uz-skonto-
halli.d?id=5335547)(in Latvian). Delfi. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
24. Bakker, Sietse (24 May 2003)."William Hill: update of the betting figures!"(http://www.esctoday.com/1630). ESCToday.com. Retrieved
22 March 2008.
25. "Eurovision Song Contest Riga 2003: CD available now"(http://www.ebu.ch/news/press_archive/press_breves_2003_1 10_esc_cd.php).
European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
26. Medinika, Aija (27 November 2002)."204 logo propositions for ESC 2003"(http://www.esctoday.com/760/204_logo_propositions_for_
esc_2003/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
27. Bakker, Sietse (27 November 2002)."Logo for Eurovision 2003 selected"(http://www.esctoday.com/783/logo_for_eurovision_2003_sel
ected/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
28. Mikheev, Andy (7 October 2002)."Archived news. Part 3."(http://esckaz.ueuo.com/archive3.htm). Retrieved 16 November 2013.
29. Jordan, Paul (11 January 2013). "Whats Another Year? Ten Years On From Riga"(http://www.escinsight.com/2013/01/11/whats-another
-year-ten-years-on-from-riga/). ESCInsight. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
30. Bakker, Sietse (27 March 2003)."Eurovision Song Contest 2003 on Planet Latvia"(http://www.esctoday.com/1438/eurovision_song_con
test_2003_on_planet_latvia/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
31. Barak, Itamar (7 May 2003)."Magical encounter on the Eurovision stage"(http://www.esctoday.com/1499/magical_encounter_on_the_e
urovision_stage/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
32. Kbar, Remi (7 February 2003)."Details revealed about the stage in May"(http://www.esctoday.com/1240/details_revealed_about_the_s
tage_in_may/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
33. Bakker, Sietse (28 November 2002)."Arvids Babris will produce the contest in Latvia"(http://www.esctoday.com/737/arvids_babris_wil
l_produce_the_contest_in_latvia/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
34. Barak, Itamar (18 March 2003)."Riga 2003: A new executive producer"(http://www.esctoday.com/1422/riga_2003_a_new_executive_p
roducer/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
35. Opheim, Bjrn Erik (13 December 2002)."SVT to produce 2003 Eurovision Song Contest"(http://www.esctoday.com/992/svt_to_produ
ce_2003_eurovision_song_contest/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
36. "Spectra+ lands third Eurovision contract"(http://livedesignonline.com/news/lighting_spectra_lands_third/) . Live Design. 17 April 2003.
Retrieved 21 March 2008.
37. Medinika, Aija (24 May 2003)."Poland will use SMS-voting only"(http://www.esctoday.com/1631/poland_will_use_sms-voting_only/) .
ESCToday.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
38. "Rules of Eurovision Song Contest 2003"(http://www.myledbury.co.uk/eurovision/pdf/esc2003.pdf)(PDF). myledbury. Retrieved
9 November 2014.
39. Mikheev, Andy (17 September 2002)."Archived news. Part 2."(http://esckaz.ueuo.com/archive2.htm). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
40. Bakker, Sietse (29 January 2003)."EBU confirms new Eurovision Song Contest format"(http://www.esctoday.com/1192/ebu_confirms_
new_eurovision_song_contest_format/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
41. Rau, Oliver (28 January 2003)."Financial problems in Riga"(http://www.esctoday.com/1195/financial_problems_in_riga/).
ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
42. Bakker, Sietse (29 January 2003)."LTV: 'Eurovision Song Contest not in danger'" (http://www.esctoday.com/1198/ltv_eurovision_song_
contest_not_in_danger/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
43. Barak, Itamar (2 February 2003)."Riga municipality won't cut Eurovision budget"(http://www.esctoday.com/1217/riga_municipality_w
ont_cut_eurovision_budget/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
44. Ringby, Daniel (15 March 2003)."Danish newspaper writes about LTV's chaos" (http://www.esctoday.com/1409/danish_newspaper_writ
es_about_ltvs_chaos/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
45. Bakker, Sietse (16 March 2003)."LTV: "Eurovision will take place in Riga!" " (http://www.esctoday.com/1414/ltv_eurovision_will_take
_place_in_riga/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
46. Mikheev, Andy (19 March 2003)."Archived news. Part 7."(http://esckaz.ueuo.com/archive7.htm). Retrieved 16 November 2013.
47. "Grand-Prix sensation: t.A.T.u. participate against Lou*. ("Blind" - Germany)"(http://eng.tatysite.net/press/transl.php?id=584_0_8_0_
M). 19 March 2003. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
48. Mikheev, Andy (20 March 2003)."Russia" (http://esckaz.ueuo.com/2003/rusarh.htm).Retrieved 16 November 2013.
49. "Eurovision row over Tatu" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3045939.stm) . BBC News. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 22 March
2008.
50. "tATu plan to take Eurovision by storm"(http://www.breakingnews.ie/showbiz/tatu-plan-to-take-eurovision-by-storm-100070.html) .
BreakingNews.ie. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
51. "Tatu Lesbian Stunt Feared (SkyNews)"(http://eng.tatysite.net/press/press.php?id=853_0_7_80) . 22 May 2003. Retrieved 20 November
2013.
52. Rau, Oliver (24 May 2003)."t.A.T.u.'s performance will not be interrupted"(http://www.esctoday.com/1637/t-a-t-u-s_performance_will_
not_be_interrupted/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
53. "Eurovision to Brave All with Live t.A.T .u. Show (Reuters)"(http://eng.tatysite.net/press/press.php?id=870_0_7_40) . 25 May 2003.
Retrieved 20 November 2013.
54. Walsh, Nick Paton (30 May 2003)."Vote switch 'stole Tatu's Eurovision win' " (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/may/30/russia.
arts). The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
55. "Russia launches Eurovision appeal"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2947872.stm) . BBC News. 29 May 2003. Retrieved
20 November 2013.
56. Rodrigues, Andr (20 June 2003)."EBU approves use back-up jury of Irish television"(http://www.esctoday.com/1695/ebu_approves_us
e_back-up_jury_of_irish_television/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
57. Bakker, Sietse (27 June 2003)."Irish televoting results finally announced"(http://www.esctoday.com/1707/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved
22 March 2008.
58. "Eurovision flops blame equipment"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2937700.stm) . BBC News. 26 May 2003. Retrieved
26 March 2008.
59. Sietse Bakker (25 May 2002).Latvia won the 47th Eurovision Song Contest(https://web.archive.org/web/20090628180628/http://www.
esctoday.com:80/news/read/689). ESCtoday.com. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
60. Sietse Bakker. EBU released list of participant for 2003(https://web.archive.org/web/20090524051134/http://www.esctoday.com:80/new
s/read/780). ESCtoday.com. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
61. Sietse Bakker. No new countries at next Eurovision Song Contest(https://web.archive.org/web/20070515112113/http://www.esctoday.co
m:80/news/read/747). ESCtoday.com. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
62. Sietse Bakker (1 December 2002).Draw of running order finally available(https://web.archive.org/web/20081011153301/http://www.es
ctoday.com/news/read/997). ESCtoday.com. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
63. "Eurovision Song Contest 2003"(http://www.diggiloo.net/?2003). The Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
64. "Marcel Bezenon Award - an introduction"(http://poplight.zitiz.se/marcelbezenconaward/en) . Poplight. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
65. "Winners of the Marcel Bezenon Awards 2012 | News | Eurovision Song Contest - Baku 2012"(http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id
=winners_of_the_marcel_bezencon_awards_2012) . Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
66. [1] (http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1033:br eaking-news-and-the-spokesperson-is&cat
id=2:latest-news-international&Itemid=2)Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20160124012146/http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.
php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1033:breaking-news-and-the-spokesperson-is&catid=2:latest-news-international&Itemid=
2) January 24, 2016, at theWayback Machine.
67. "Comentadores Do ESC - escportugalforum.pt.vu | o forum eurovisivo portugus" (https://web.archive.org/web/20120421114332/http://2
1595.activeboard.com/t3895343/comentadores-do-esc) . 21595.activeboard.com. Archived fromthe original (http://21595.activeboard.co
m/t3895343/comentadores-do-esc/)on April 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
68. " Pogledaj temu - SPOKESPERSONS"(http://forum.hrt.hr/viewtopic.php?p=253295&sid=6612094b1e9c580035b09d2fd129d547) .
Forum.hrt.hr. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
69. Savvidis, Christos (OGAE Cyprus)
70. " "" 1 //"(http://www.day.kiev.ua/19254/). Day.kiev.ua. 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
71. " EUROVISION - Page 3" (http://www.retromaniax.gr/vb/showthread.php?16016-
%C5%EA%F6%F9%ED%E7%F4%DD%F2-%F4%E7%F2-%C5%D1%D4-%E3%E9%E1-%F4%E9%F2-%F8%DE%F6%EF%F5%F2
-%F4%E7%F2-%C5%EB%EB%DC%E4%E1%F2-%F3%F4%E7%ED-EUROVISION/page3) . Retromaniax.gr. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
72. "Concours Eurovision de la Chanson Consulter le sujet - Porte-paroles des jurys des pays francophones" (http://eurovision.vosforums.c
om/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5031&sid=59c531d817b9bad1f9fb9bf77dd4fcef) . Eurovision.vosforums.com. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
73. [2] (http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/1601)
74. "Infosajten.com" (https://web.archive.org/web/20120718022509/http://www.infosajten.com/esc/esc/swedishspokesmen.html) .
Infosajten.com. Archived fromthe original (http://www.infosajten.com/esc/esc/swedishspokesmen.html)on July 18, 2012. Retrieved
2012-08-09.
75. Opheim, Bjrn Erik (22 February 2003)."50th Anniversary won't affect annual Eurovision"(http://www.esctoday.com/1306/50th_annive
rsary_wont_affect_annual_eurovision/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
76. Barak, Itamar (22 May 2003)."EBU press conference about the contest's future"(http://www.esctoday.com/1597/ebu_press_conference_
about_the_contests_future/). ESCToday.com. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
77. "ATV Eurovisio" (https://web.archive.org/web/20031210092151/http://www.rtvasa.ad/ATVeurovisio/pagines/eur_2003.htm). Rdio i
Televisi d'Andorra. 9 October 2003. Archived fromthe original (http://www.rtvasa.ad/ATVeurovisio/pagines/eur_2003.htm)on
December 10, 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
78. Jinman, Richard (24 May 2003)."Lesbian kiss could be Russia's Waterloo" (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/23/105358569460
9.html). The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
79. "-2003"(http://www.kp.ru/daily/23037/133233/)(in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 24 May 2003.
Retrieved 23 November 2013.
80. "Congratulations: 50 jaar Songfestival!"(http://www.vrtfansite.be/nieuws_template.php?id=9753) . VRTFansite.be. Retrieved
2012-08-09.
81. Christian Masson. "2003 - Riga" (http://songcontest.free.fr/bdd/cec2003.htm).Songcontest.free.fr. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
82. " Pogledaj temu - Eurosong komentatori"(http://forum.hrt.hr/viewtopic.php?p=250538&sid=aab94ed4b6ae2df6c309aa8f238322e0) .
Forum.hrt.hr. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
83. "Forside" (https://web.archive.org/web/20120324022238/http://www.esconnet.dk/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=category
&layout=blog&id=264&Itemid=174). esconnet.dk. Archived fromthe original (http://www.esconnet.dk/portal/index.php?option=com_c
ontent&view=category&layout=blog&id=264&Itemid=174)on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
84. [3] (http://ww.escfans.com/news/read/11322?id=11322&offset=27) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20110902174838/http://ww.es
cfans.com/news/read/11322?id=11322&offset=27) September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
85. "Selostajat ja taustalaulajat lpi vuosien? V
iisukuppila" (http://www.viisukuppila.fi/phpBB3/yleista/topic1578.html?sid=4004772ec9
86da0c3795a6f5dd54f0d4). Viisukuppila.fi. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
86. "Dr. Peter Urban kommentiert - Dsseldorf 201 1" (https://web.archive.org/web/20120324014234/http://www.duesseldorf2011.de/dr-pete
r-urban-kommentiert.html). Duesseldorf2011.de. Archived fromthe original (http://www.duesseldorf2011.de/dr-peter-urban-kommentier
t.html) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
87. "Thomas Mohr: Mit Dschinghis Khan im Garten"(http://www.eurovision.de/news/escmoment/thomasmohr109.html) . Eurovision.de.
2011-05-14. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
88. " EUROVISION (1987-2004)"(http://www.retromaniax.gr/vb/showthread.php?16013-%C7-%C4%DC%F6%E
D%E7-%CC%F0%FC%EA%EF%F4%E1-%EA%E1%E9-%E7-EUROVISION-%281987-2004%29) . Retromaniax.gr. Retrieved
2012-08-09.
89. "Frttablai, 24.05.2003"(http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=263645&pageId=3702950&lang=is&q=S%F6ngvakeppni) .
Timarit.is. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
90. "RTE so lonely after loss of Gerry - Marty"(http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/rte-so-lonely-after -loss-of-gerry-marty-218
7066.html). 20 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010. "He has been providing commentary for Irish viewers since 2000 and maintains great
enthusiasm for the much lampooned contest."
91. Lombardini, Emanuele; Pigliavento, Alessandro (2012)."Guida all'EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2012"(http://www.eurovisionitali
a.com/pdf/guida%20esc2012.pdf)(PDF). Eurovision Italia. Eurovision Italia. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
92. www.eurovisionartists.nl."Welkom op de site van Eurovision Artists"(http://www.eurovisionartists.nl/index.htm?content/esf480.asp) .
Eurovisionartists.nl. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
 93. "Alt du trenger vite om MGP - Melodi Grand Prix - Melodi Grand Prix - NRK" (http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/melodi_grand_prix/
1.1256583). Nrk.no. 2003-05-27. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
94. "Turcja, nie Polska zwycizc Eurowizji 2003 - Onet Muzyka"(http://muzyka.onet.pl/0,723379,newsy .html). Muzyka.onet.pl. 2003-05-
25. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
95. "Nostalgini RTV press clipping" (http://www.rtvforum.net/thread-1160-post-143643.html#pid143643). rtvforum.net. Retrieved
2015-09-02.
96. "FORO FESTIVAL DE EUROVISIN Ver Tema - Uribarri comentarista Eurovision 2010" (http://eurosongcontest.phpbb3.es/viewtopi
c.php?f=57&t=20310&start=45). Eurosongcontest.phpbb3.es. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
97. "Swedes stay at home with Eurovision fever"(https://web.archive.org/web/20130515075035/http://www.thelocal.se/19492/20090516/).
The Local. 2009-05-16. Archived fromthe original (http://www.thelocal.se/19492/20090516/)on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
98. Bruce, Ken. "Gin for lunch, whiskey for tea: Radio 2's Ken Bruce reveals his midlife crisis and the days when one drink was not enough"
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1205153/Gin-lunch-whiskey-tea-Radio-2s-K en-Bruce-reveals-midlife-crisis-days-drink-e
nough.html). Daily Mail.
99. "Eurovision Song Contest: Riga 2003"(http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Riga-2003/dp/B00009EJIS/ref=dp_re turn_
1?ie=UTF8&n=229816&s=music). amazon.co.uk. Amazon. Retrieved 5 November 2014. "Product details: released 19 May 2003"

External links
Official website
Wikimedia Commons has
Official rules for 2003
media related to Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest 2003 on Internet Movie Database Song Contest 2003.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eurovision_Song_Contest_2003&oldid=785236827"

Categories: Eurovision Song Contest 2003 2003 in Latvia Eurovision Song Contest by year 2000s in Riga
2003 song contests Culture in Riga May 2003 events in Europe Events in Riga

This page was last edited on 12 June 2017, at 10:30.

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using
this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.