Eurovision Song Contest

2003

“Magical Rendez-vous”

Host: 🇱🇻 Riga, Latvia
Venue: Skonto Hall
Date: 24 May 2003
Presenters: Marie N and Renārs Kaupers
For the EBU: Sarah Yuen
Entries: 26

Winner

“Everyway That I Can”

Sertab Erener for Turkey

167 pts

Scoreboard

Final

#	Country	Song	Points
1	🇹🇷 Turkey Everyway That I Can	“Everyway That I Can” Sertab Erener	167
2	🇧🇪 Belgium Sanomi	“Sanomi” Urban Trad	165
3	🇷🇺 Russia Ne ver', ne boisia	“Ne ver', ne boisia” t.A.T.u.	164
4	🇳🇴 Norway I'm Not Afraid to Move On	“I'm Not Afraid to Move On” Jostein Hasselgård	123
5	🇸🇪 Sweden Give Me Your Love	“Give Me Your Love” Fame	107
6	🇦🇹 Austria Weil der Mensch zählt	“Weil der Mensch zählt” Alf Poier	101
7	🇵🇱 Poland Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic	“Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic” Ich Troje	90
8	🇮🇸 Iceland Open Your Heart	“Open Your Heart” Birgitta	81
8	🇪🇸 Spain Dime	“Dime” Beth	81
10	🇷🇴 Romania Don't Break My Heart	“Don't Break My Heart” Nicola	73
11	🇮🇪 Ireland We've Got the World	“We've Got the World” Mickey Harte	53
11	🇩🇪 Germany Let's Get Happy	“Let's Get Happy” Lou	53
13	🇳🇱 Netherlands One More Night	“One More Night” Esther Hart	45
14	🇺🇦 Ukraine Hasta la vista	“Hasta la vista” Olexandr	30
15	🇭🇷 Croatia Više nisam tvoja	“Više nisam tvoja” Claudia Beni	29
16	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ne brini	“Ne brini” Mija Martina	27
17	🇬🇷 Greece Never Let You Go	“Never Let You Go” Mando	25
18	🇫🇷 France Monts et merveilles	“Monts et merveilles” Louisa Baïleche	19
19	🇮🇱 Israel Words for Love	“Words for Love” Lior Narkis	17
20	🇨🇾 Cyprus Feeling Alive	“Feeling Alive” Stelios Constantas	15
21	🇪🇪 Estonia Eighties Coming Back	“Eighties Coming Back” Ruffus	14
22	🇵🇹 Portugal Deixa-me sonhar	“Deixa-me sonhar” Rita Guerra	13
23	🇸🇮 Slovenia Nanana	“Nanana” Karmen	7
24	🇱🇻 Latvia Hello from Mars	“Hello from Mars” F.L.Y.	5
25	🇲🇹 Malta To Dream Again	“To Dream Again” Lynn Chircop	4
26	🇬🇧 United Kingdom Cry Baby	“Cry Baby” Jemini	0

Play the final

26 songs

1 🇮🇸 Iceland “Open Your Heart” Birgitta
2 🇦🇹 Austria “Weil der Mensch zählt” Alf Poier
3 🇮🇪 Ireland “We've Got the World” Mickey Harte
4 🇹🇷 Turkey “Everyway That I Can” Sertab Erener
5 🇲🇹 Malta “To Dream Again” Lynn Chircop
6 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina “Ne brini” Mija Martina
7 🇵🇹 Portugal “Deixa-me sonhar” Rita Guerra
8 🇭🇷 Croatia “Više nisam tvoja” Claudia Beni
9 🇨🇾 Cyprus “Feeling Alive” Stelios Constantas
10 🇩🇪 Germany “Let's Get Happy” Lou
11 🇷🇺 Russia “Ne ver', ne boisia” t.A.T.u.
12 🇪🇸 Spain “Dime” Beth
13 🇮🇱 Israel “Words for Love” Lior Narkis
14 🇳🇱 Netherlands “One More Night” Esther Hart
15 🇬🇧 United Kingdom “Cry Baby” Jemini
16 🇺🇦 Ukraine “Hasta la vista” Olexandr
17 🇬🇷 Greece “Never Let You Go” Mando
18 🇳🇴 Norway “I'm Not Afraid to Move On” Jostein Hasselgård
19 🇫🇷 France “Monts et merveilles” Louisa Baïleche
20 🇵🇱 Poland “Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic” Ich Troje
21 🇱🇻 Latvia “Hello from Mars” F.L.Y.
22 🇧🇪 Belgium “Sanomi” Urban Trad
23 🇪🇪 Estonia “Eighties Coming Back” Ruffus
24 🇷🇴 Romania “Don't Break My Heart” Nicola
25 🇸🇪 Sweden “Give Me Your Love” Fame
26 🇸🇮 Slovenia “Nanana” Karmen

Who voted for whom

Final

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Where it happened

Riga

Skonto Hall, Riga

2003 in numbers

Nerd corner

26entries

10languages sung

1debut

1nul points

Languages

English19
German2
Croatian2
Russian2
Imaginary1
Spanish1
French1
Hebrew1

+ 2 more

Comings & goings

First time: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Back again: 🇮🇸 Iceland (last in 2001), 🇮🇪 Ireland (last in 2001), 🇳🇱 Netherlands (last in 2001), 🇳🇴 Norway (last in 2001), 🇵🇱 Poland (last in 2001), 🇵🇹 Portugal (last in 2001)

Sat this one out: 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Nul Points Hall of Fame

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: “Cry Baby” by Jemini. We still love you.

How the votes worked

Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their ten favourite songs