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The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the 48th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003, following Marie N's win the previous year with the song "I Wanna".

Ukraine made its debut while Iceland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Portugal returned after being relegated from the 2002 Contest due to their poor results at the 2001 Contest. Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, F.Y.R. Macedonia and Switzerland withdrew from competing.

This Contest was won by Sertab Erener of Turkey with the song "Every Way That I Can". This was the country's first-ever win and beat runner-up Belgium by two points and 3rd place Russia by three points.

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No artists returned to compete



Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Iceland Iceland Birgitta "Open Your Heart" English - 8 81
02 Flag of Austria Austria Alf Poier "Weil der Mensch zählt" German 6 101
03 Flag of Ireland Ireland Mickey Harte "We've Got the World" English - 11 53
04 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Sertab Erener "Every Way That I Can" English - 1 167
05 Flag of Malta Malta Lynn Chircop "To Dream Again" English - 25 4
06 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Mija Martina "Ne brini" Croatian, English 16 27
07 Flag of Portugal Portugal Rita Guerra "Deixa-me sonhar" Portuguese, English 22 13
08 Flag of Croatia Croatia Claudia Beni "Više nisam tvoja" Croatian, English 15 29
09 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Stelios Constantas "Feeling Alive" English - 20 15
10 Flag of Germany Germany Lou "Let's Get Happy" English - 11 53
11 Flag of Russia Russia t.A.T.u. "Ne ver', ne boysia" Russian Don't Believe, Don't Fear 3 164
12 Flag of Spain Spain Beth "Dime" Spanish Tell me 8 81
13 Flag of Israel Israel Lior Narkis "Words for Love" Hebrew - 19 17
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Esther Hart "One More Night" English - 13 45
15 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Jemini "Cry Baby" English - 26 0
16 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Olexandr "Hasta la vista" English - 14 30
17 Flag of Greece Greece Mando "Never Let You Go" English - 17 25
18 Flag of Norway Norway Jostein Hasselgård "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" English - 4 123
19 Flag of France France Louisa Baïleche "Monts et merveilles" French Heaven on earth 18 19
20 Flag of Poland Poland Ich Troje "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" German, Polish, Russian No borders 7 90
21 Flag of Latvia Latvia F.L.Y. "Hello from Mars" English - 24 5
22 Flag of Belgium Belgium Urban Trad "Sanomi" Imaginary 2 165
23 Flag of Estonia Estonia Ruffus "Eighties Coming Back" English - 21 14
24 Flag of Romania Romania Nicola "Don't Break My Heart" English - 10 73
25 Flag of Sweden Sweden Fame "Give Me Your Love" English - 5 107
26 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Karmen "Nanana" English - 23 7

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Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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