Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurolaul 2003 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 8 February 2003 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ruffus | |||
| Selected song | "Eighties Coming Back" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Vaiko Eplik | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 14 points | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 17, Estonia placed twenty-first out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 14 points.
Background
Prior to the 2003 Contest, Estonia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eight times since its first entry in 1994,[1] winning the contest on one occasion in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL.
The Estonian national broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), broadcasts the event within Estonia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Since their debut, the Estonian broadcaster has organised national finals that feature a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurolaul competition has been organised since 1996 in order to select Estonia's entry and on 8 November 2002, ETV announced the organisation of Eurolaul 2003 in order to select the nation's 2003 entry.[2]
Before Eurovision
Eurolaul 2003
Eurolaul 2003 was the tenth edition of the Estonian national selection
Competing entries
On 8 November 2002, ETV opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 9 December 2002.
Final
The final took place on 8 February 2003. Ten songs competed during the show and a jury selected "Eighties Coming Back" performed by
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadi Toom | "We Are Not Done" | Maian Kärmas, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre | 58 | 3 |
| 2 | Family | "Don't Ever Change" | Susan Lilleväli, Johannes Lõhmus, Kaire Vilgats | 33 | 8 |
| 3 | Nightlight Duo
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"I Can B the 1" | Sven Lõhmus | 52 | 4 |
| 4 | Kadi Toom | "Have a Little Faith" | Maian Kärmas, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre | 48 | 5 |
| 5 | Koit Toome | "Know What I Feel" | Koit Toome, Kersti Kuusk, Imre Sooäär | 64 | 2 |
| 6 | Slobodan River | "What a Day" | Maria Rahula, Tomi Rahula | 33 | 7 |
| 7 | Maiken | "No Matter What It Takes" | Peter Ross, Elmar Liitmaa
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47 | 6 |
| 8 | Vanilla Ninja | "Club Kung-Fu" | Piret Järvis, Sven Lõhmus | 32 | 9 |
| 9 | Claire's Birthday | "Eighties Coming Back" | Vaiko Eplik | 65 | 1 |
| 10 | Viies Element | "Have It Your Way" | Asko-Rome Altsoo, Raul Veeber, Aimar Toomla | 32 | 9 |
| Draw | Song |  SWE |
 BEL |
 SVN |
 GER |
 ISR |
 LVA |
 GBR |
 ISL |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "We Are Not Done" | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 58 |
| 2 | "Don't Ever Change" | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| 3 | "I Can B the 1" | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 52 |
| 4 | "Have a Little Faith" | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 48 |
| 5 | "Know What I Feel" | 8 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 64 |
| 6 | "What a Day" | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | "No Matter What It Takes" | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
| 8 | "Club Kung-Fu" | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | "Eighties Coming Back" | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 65 |
| 10 | "Have It Your Way" | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom five countries in the
The show was broadcast in Estonia on ETV with commentary by Marko Reikop as well as via radio on Raadio 2 with commentary by Vello Rand. The Estonian spokesperson, who announced the Estonian votes during the show, was Ines who had previously represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000.
Voting
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References
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- ^ Bakker, Sietse (8 November 2002). "ETV: Eurolaul 2003 to be held at February 8". Esctoday. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Keian, Allan (9 December 2002). "ETVsse laekus rekordarv eurolaule". postimees.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Siim, Jarmo (13 December 2002). "Eurolaul 2003: Ten finalists made public". Esctoday. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Eurolaul 2003 publikulemmik". eurolaul.ee (in Estonian). 20 February 2003. Archived from the original on 20 February 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Eurolaul 2003 žürii". eurolaul.ee (in Estonian). 20 February 2003. Archived from the original on 20 February 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "RULES OF THE 2003 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST" (PDF). European Broadcasting Union. European Broadcasting Union. 20 November 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2003. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (28 November 2002). "Draw to be made public Friday 17:00 CET". ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ Aldrovandi, Matteo (17 February 2003). "A new name for Claire's Birthday". Esctoday. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Final of Riga 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Riga 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.