Editing Eurovision Song Contest 2003 (section)

== Contest overview<span class="anchor" id="Results"></span><span class="anchor" id="Participants and results"></span> ==
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The contest featured special guests that communicated with the hosts via satellite: [[Lys Assia]], winner of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1956|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 cosmonaut—[[Ed Lu]] and [[Yuri Malenchenko]]—gave their greetings from the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1603|title=Artists and fan sites campaign on World AIDS Day|last=Bakker|first=Sietse|date=1 December 2008|publisher=Eurovision.tv|access-date=17 November 2013|archive-date=3 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103221717/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1603|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news/belgrade-2008?id=1062|title=1956 winner Lys Assia: "It will go on!"|last=Bakker|first=Sietse|date=21 May 2008|publisher=Eurovision.tv|access-date=17 November 2013|archive-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205645/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news/belgrade-2008?id=1062|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.balticsworldwide.com/eurovision%20_%202003%20_%20results.htm|title=Turks beat back Russia and Belgium to win; Baltics and Britain bomb.|last=Tarm|first=Michael|year=2003|newspaper=City Paper|access-date=22 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303073624/http://www.balticsworldwide.com/eurovision%20_%202003%20_%20results.htm|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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 Iļģi, Renārs Kaupers' band [[Brainstorm (Latvian band)|Brainstorm]], [[Marie N]] and piano player [[Raimonds Pauls]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delfi.lv/kultura/news/music/eirovizijas-veidotaji-parcelusies-uz-skonto-halli.d?id=5335547|title=Eirovīzijas veidotāji pārcēlušies uz 'Skonto' halli|date=6 May 2003|publisher=[[Delfi (web portal)|Delfi]]|access-date=17 November 2013|language=lv|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030191956/https://www.delfi.lv/kultura/news/music/eirovizijas-veidotaji-parcelusies-uz-skonto-halli.d?id=5335547|url-status=live}}</ref>

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, while Spain's eighth place (tied with Iceland's, which had its best result since 1999) was their third top-ten finish in a row,    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 'nul points' and came second to last (Germany also received 'nul points' but because of the running order Austria placed ahead of them).

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{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003<ref>{{cite web |title=Riga 2003 – Scoreboard |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/riga-2003/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=7 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407194917/https://eurovision.tv/event/riga-2003/final |archive-date=7 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|R/O|Running order}}
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Points
! scope="col" | Place
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{Esc|Iceland|y=2003}}
| [[Birgitta Haukdal|Birgitta]]
| "Open Your Heart"
| 81
| 8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{Esc|Austria|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Alf|Poier}}
| "{{lang|de|Weil der Mensch zählt|i=unset}}"
| 101
| 6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{Esc|Ireland|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Mickey|Harte|Mickey Joe Harte}}
| "We've Got the World"
| 53
| 11
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" | 4
| {{Esc|Turkey|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Sertab|Erener}}
| "[[Everyway That I Can]]"
| 167 
| 1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{Esc|Malta|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Lynn|Chircop}}
| "To Dream Again"
| 4
| 25
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{Esc|Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Mija|Martina}}
| "{{lang|hr|Ne brini|i=unset}}"
| 27
| 16
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{Esc|Portugal|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Rita|Guerra}}
| "{{lang|pt|Deixa-me sonhar|i=unset}}"
| 13
| 22
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{Esc|Croatia|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Claudia|Beni}}
| "{{lang|hr|[[Više nisam tvoja]]|i=unset}}"
| 29
| 15
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{Esc|Cyprus|y=2003|1960}}
| {{sortname|Stelios|Constantas}}
| "Feeling Alive"
| 15
| 20
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{Esc|Germany|y=2003}}
| [[Lou (German singer)|Lou]]
| "Let's Get Happy"
| 53
| 11
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11
| {{Esc|Russia|y=2003}}
| data-sort-value="tATu" | [[t.A.T.u.]]
| "{{lang|ru-latn|[[Ne ver', ne boysia]]|i=unset}}"
| 164
| 3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
| {{Esc|Spain|y=2003}}
| [[Beth (singer)|Beth]]
| "{{lang|es|[[Dime (Beth song)|Dime]]|i=unset}}"
| 81
| 8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13
| {{Esc|Israel|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Lior|Narkis}}
| "Words for Love"
| 17
| 19
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14
| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Esther|Hart|dab=singer}}
| "One More Night"
| 45
| 13
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15
| {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=2003}}
| [[Jemini]]
| "[[Cry Baby (Jemini song)|Cry Baby]]"
| 0
| 26
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16
| {{Esc|Ukraine|y=2003|1992}}
| [[Oleksandr Ponomariov|Olexandr]]
| "{{lang|es|Hasta la vista|i=unset}}"
| 30
| 14
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 17
| {{Esc|Greece|y=2003}}
| [[Mando (singer)|Mando]]
| "[[Never Let You Go (Mando song)|Never Let You Go]]"
| 25
| 17
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 18
| {{Esc|Norway|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Jostein|Hasselgård}}
| "I'm Not Afraid to Move On"
| 123
| 4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 19
| {{Esc|France|y=2003}}
| {{sortname|Louisa|Baïleche}}
| "{{lang|fr|Monts et merveilles|i=unset}}"
| 19
| 18
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 20
| {{Esc|Poland|y=2003}}
| [[Ich Troje]]
| "{{lang|de|Keine Grenzen|i=unset}} – {{lang|pl|Żadnych granic|i=unset}}"
| 90
| 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 21
| {{Esc|Latvia|y=2003}}
| data-sort-value="FLY" | [[F.L.Y.]]
| "Hello from Mars"
| 5
| 24
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 22
| {{Esc|Belgium|y=2003}}
| [[Urban Trad]]
| "[[Sanomi]]"
| 165
| 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 23
| {{Esc|Estonia|y=2003}}
| [[Ruffus]]
| "Eighties Coming Back"
| 14
| 21
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 24
| {{Esc|Romania|y=2003}}
| [[Nicoleta Alexandru|Nicola]]
| "[[Don't Break My Heart (Nicola song)|Don't Break My Heart]]"
| 73
| 10
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 25
| {{Esc|Sweden|y=2003}}
| [[Fame (duo)|Fame]]
| "[[Give Me Your Love (Fame song)|Give Me Your Love]]"
| 107
| 5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 26
| {{Esc|Slovenia|y=2003}}
| [[Karmen Stavec|Karmen]]
| "Nanana"
| 7
| 23
|}

=== Spokespersons ===
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Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing, in English or French, the votes for its respective country. 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:
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# {{flagu|Iceland}}{{snd}}Eva María Jónsdóttir
# {{flagu|Austria}}{{snd}}{{ill|Dodo Roscic|de}}
# {{flagu|Ireland}}{{snd}}[[Pamela Flood]]
# {{flagu|Turkey}}{{snd}}Meltem Ersan Yazgan<ref name="Cumhuriyet">{{cite news |title=48. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması |url=https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr/Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/2003/5/24/A2C809E4-F62B-4A8B-968F-37B32C2734A8_3203296_16.jpeg |access-date=21 December 2022 |work=[[Cumhuriyet]] |location=[[Istanbul]], Turkey |date=24 May 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221095434/https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr/Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/2003/5/24/A2C809E4-F62B-4A8B-968F-37B32C2734A8_3203296_16.jpeg |archive-date=21 December 2022 |page=16 |language=tr |url-status=live}}</ref>
# {{flagu|Malta}}{{snd}}Sharon Borg<ref>[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 ]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124012146/http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1033%3Abreaking-news-and-the-spokesperson-is&catid=2%3Alatest-news-international&Itemid=2 |date=January 24, 2016 }}</ref>
# {{flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{snd}}{{ill|Ana Vilenica|hr}}
# {{flagu|Portugal}}{{snd}}{{ill|Helena Ramos|pt|Helena Ramos (apresentadora)}}
# {{flagu|Croatia}}{{snd}}{{ill|Davor Meštrović|hr}}
# {{flagu|Cyprus|1960}}{{snd}}Loukas Hamatsos
# {{flagu|Germany}}{{snd}}[[Axel Bulthaupt]]
# {{flagu|Russia}}{{snd}}[[Yana Churikova]]
# {{flagu|Spain}}{{snd}}[[Anne Igartiburu]]
# {{flagu|Israel}}{{snd}}{{ill|Michal Zo'aretz|he|מיכל זוארץ}}
# {{flagu|Netherlands}}{{snd}}[[Marlayne]]
# {{flagu|United Kingdom}}{{snd}}[[Lorraine Kelly]]
# {{flagu|Ukraine|1992}}{{snd}}Lyudmyla Hariv<ref name="Day" />
# {{flagu|Greece}}{{snd}}{{ill|Alexis Kostalas|el|Αλέξης Κωστάλας}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gossip-tv.gr/g-specials/gossip-cam/gallery/579385/alexis-kostalas-deite-poy-ton-entopisame-meta-apo-kairo|title=Αλέξης Κωστάλας: Δείτε πού τον εντοπίσαμε μετά από καιρό!|language=el|website=Gossip-tv.gr|date=19 February 2010|access-date=30 August 2022|archive-date=30 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830135344/https://www.gossip-tv.gr/g-specials/gossip-cam/gallery/579385/alexis-kostalas-deite-poy-ton-entopisame-meta-apo-kairo|url-status=live}}</ref>
# {{flagu|Norway}}{{snd}}[[Roald Øyen]]
# {{flagu|France}}{{snd}}[[Sandrine François]]
# {{flagu|Poland}}{{snd}}{{ill|Maciej Orłoś|pl}}
# {{flagu|Latvia}}{{snd}}[[Ģirts Līcis]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/1601/girts_licis_press_conferences_and_latvian_votes/|title=Girts Licis: press conferences and Latvian votes|date=22 May 2003|access-date=24 February 2020|work=ESCToday|first=Sietse|last=Bakker|archive-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224085356/http://esctoday.com/1601/girts_licis_press_conferences_and_latvian_votes/|url-status=live}}</ref>
# {{flagu|Belgium}}{{snd}}{{ill|Corinne Boulangier|fr}}
# {{flagu|Estonia}}{{snd}}[[Eda-Ines Etti|Ines]]
# {{flagu|Romania}}{{snd}}[[Leonard Miron]]
# {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}[[Kattis Ahlström]]<ref name="Melfest">{{cite book |last1=Thorsson |first1=Leif |last2=Verhage |first2=Martin |title=Melodifestivalen genom tiderna : de svenska uttagningarna och internationella finalerna |date=2006 |publisher=Premium Publishing |location=Stockholm |isbn=91-89136-29-2 |language=sv |pages=312–313}}</ref>
# {{flagu|Slovenia}}{{snd}}[[Peter Poles]]
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