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Eurovision Song Contest: Riga 2003 was the official compilation album of the 2003 contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by CMC International on 19 May 2003. The album featured all 26 songs that entered in the 2003 contest.
The first Eurovision Song Contest was not won on points, but by votes (two per country), and only the winner was announced. [ 2 ] There have been 68 contests, with one winner each year except for the tied 1969 contest , which had four. 27 countries have won the contest, with Switzerland winning the first contest in 1956.
In 2003, Eircom's telephone polling system malfunctioned. Irish broadcaster RTÉ did not receive the polling results from Eircom in time, and substituted votes by a panel of judges. [3] Between 1997 and 2003, the first years of televoting, lines were opened to the public for only five minutes after the performance and recap of the final song.
Ireland's Johnny Logan has won the contest three times as a performer and composer, and was the first performer to win multiple contests.. Since the Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956 and until semi-finals were introduced in 2004, a total of 917 entries were submitted, comprising songs and artists which represented thirty-eight countries. [1]
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom ten countries in the 2002 contest competed in the final on 24 May 2003. [15] On 29 November 2002, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Austria was set to perform in position 2, following the entry from Iceland and before the entry ...
The top four entries in the first round of voting advanced to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of public televoting, "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" performed by Jostein Hasselgård was selected as the winner with 78,460 votes. Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003.
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The logo of Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2003. Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2003 was the competition organised by NDR to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. The competition took place on 7 March 2003 at the Ostseehalle in Kiel, hosted by Axel Bulthaupt. Fourteen acts competed during the show with the winner being ...