The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark. With Camilla Ottesen and Remee as the presenters, the contest was won by the then eleven-year-old Dino Jelušić, who represented Croatia with his song "Ti si moja prva ljubav" (You are my first love) while second and third place went to Spain and the United Kingdom respectively. The next time that a country would win on its first attempt was Italy in 2014.
It was the first Eurovision to be broadcast in the 16:9 widescreen format. It was also the first Eurovision Song Contest where a DVD of the contest would be released. It was decided that the country that won the contest would not necessarily host the next contest, in order to reduce the pressure on the contestants.
Participating countries
16 countries competed in the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[1] In an original press release for the contest, then entitled the "Eurovision Song Contest for Children", a draw was held to select 15 countries to take part in the inaugural contest, with Slovakian broadcaster Slovenská televízia (STV) and German broadcaster ARD being drawn to compete along with 13 other countries.[2] These countries would eventually be replaced by entries from Poland, Cyprus and Belarus, in their first ever Eurovision event. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (YLE) also expressed a debut in the first contest, but went on to just broadcast it instead.[3]
The draw for the running order of the contest was held on 6 October, with Greece drawn to open the contest and the Netherlands drawn to close.[4]
The rights to broadcast the contest were also acquired by broadcasters in Finland (YLE), Serbia and Montenegro (RTS/RTCG), Estonia (ETV), Germany (KIKA) and Australia (SBS).[5]
Results
Interval acts
The half time entertainment was provided by two acts from the UK. Busted performed "Crashed the Wedding" but Charlie Simpson was absent due to illness. However, the following day he was present for a radio interview in the UK where it was implied by both himself, and the other band members, that this was in fact a lie. The real reason for his absence was that he hated Eurovision. The Sugababes performed "Hole in the Head". The opening number was performed by Fu:el and Dance Faction.
Score sheet
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Results |
| Total Score |
Greece |
Croatia |
Cyprus |
 |
Latvia |
Macedonia |
Poland |
Norway |
Spain |
Romania |
Belgium |
United Kingdom |
Denmark |
Sweden |
 |
Netherlands |
| Contestants |
Greece |
53 |
|
7 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|
5 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
| Croatia |
134 |
10 |
|
8 |
10 |
8 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
| Cyprus |
16 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
| Belarus |
103 |
5 |
12 |
6 |
|
10 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
| Latvia |
37 |
|
5 |
|
8 |
|
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
6 |
| Macedonia |
19 |
|
10 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Poland |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Norway |
18 |
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
3 |
4 |
|
|
| Spain |
125 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
|
8 |
10 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
| Romania |
35 |
4 |
|
5 |
|
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
| Belgium |
83 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
|
6 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
| United Kingdom |
118 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
|
12 |
10 |
12 |
8 |
| Denmark |
93 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
|
12 |
7 |
2 |
| Sweden |
12 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
| Malta |
56 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
7 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
|
5 |
| Netherlands |
23 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another:
Official album
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003: Copengahen-Denmark, is a compilation album put together by the European Broadcasting Union, and was released by Universal Music Group on November 2003. The album features all the songs from the 2003 contest.
See also
References
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External links
Artists' sites
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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Songs
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Final
(by final results)
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- "Ti si moja prva ljubav"
- "Desde el cielo"
- "My Song for the World"
- "Tantsuy"
- "Arabiens drøm"
- "De vriendschapsband"
- "Like a Star"
- "Fili gia panta"
- "Tu esi vasarā"
- "Tobele sunt viaţa mea"
- "Mijn ogen zeggen alles"
- "Ti ne me poznavaš"
- "Sinnsykt gal forelsket"
- "Mia efhi"
- "Stoppa mig"
- "Coś mnie nosi"
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(Note: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)
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Belarus
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Greece
Latvia
Macedonia
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Germany
Slovakia
Finland – Henna Vänninen and Olavi Uusivirta (YLE TV2)[8]
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