Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country	Netherlands
National selection
Selection process	Nationaal Songfestival 2003
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals:; 1 February 2003; 8 February 2003; 15 February 2003; 22 February 2003; Final:; 1 March 2003
Selected entrant	Esther Hart
Selected song	"One More Night"
Selected songwriter(s)	Tjeerd van Zanen; Alan Michael ;
Finals performance
Final result	13th, 45 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated November 12, 2022

The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "One More Night" written by Tjeerd van Zanen and Alan Michael. The song was performed by Esther Hart. The Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in 2002 as one of the bottom six countries in the 2001 contest. NOS organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2003 in collaboration with broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) in order to select the Dutch entry for the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia. 32 entries competed in the national final which consisted of five shows: four semi-finals and a final. Eight entries qualified from to compete in the final on 1 March 2003 where "One More Night" performed by Esther Hart was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public vote.

Background

Prior to the 2003 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-three times since their début as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest in 1956.^[1] Since then, the country has won the contest four times: in 1957 with the song "Net als toen" performed by Corry Brokken;^[2] in 1959 with the song "'n Beetje" performed by Teddy Scholten;^[3] in 1969 as one of four countries to tie for first place with "De troubadour" performed by Lenny Kuhr;^[4] and finally in 1975 with "Ding-a-dong" performed by the group Teach-In.^[5] The Dutch least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on four occasions, most recently in the 1968 contest.^[6] The Netherlands has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1962 and 1963.^[7]

The Dutch national broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), broadcast the event within the Netherlands and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. The Netherlands has used various methods to select the Dutch entry in the past, such as the Nationaal Songfestival , a live televised national final to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision. However, internal selections have also been held on occasion. Between 1998 and 2001, NOS has organised Nationaal Songfestival in order to select both the artist and song for the contest. The method was continued for the 2003 Dutch entry, with the national final being organised in collaboration with broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS).^[8]

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 2003

Nationaal Songfestival 2003 was the national final developed by NOS/TROS that selected the Dutch entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Thirty-two entries competed in the competition consisting of five shows that commenced with the first of four semi-finals on 1 February 2003 and concluded with a final on 1 March 2003. All shows in the competition were broadcast on Nederland 2.^[9]

Format

The format of the national final consisted of five shows: four semi-finals and a final.^[10] The semi-finals each featured eight competing entries from which two advanced from each show to complete the eight-song lineup in the final. The results for the semi-final shows were determined by a seven-member expert jury and votes from the public. The jury selected one qualifier, while a public televote determined an additional qualifier from the remaining entries. In the final, the winner was selected by the combination of votes from public televoting and a seven-member expert jury. Viewers were able to vote via telephone and SMS.^[11]

The jury panel that voted in all shows consisted of:^[12]

Cornald Maas – journalist
Corry Brokken – singer and television presenter, Dutch 1957 Eurovision winner as well as 1956 and 1958 entrant
Seth Kamphuijs – actor and presenter
Coot van Doesburg – lyricist and television critic
Johan Nijenhuis – director and producer
Nance Coolen – singer and television presenter
Stanley Burleson – actor, choreographer, director and singer

Competing entries

The Dutch broadcaster together with Conamus directly invited over 1,000 composers to submit entries.^[13] 502 submissions were received by the broadcaster at the closing of the deadline, and the thirty-two selected competing entries were announced during a press conference on 16 January 2003.^[14] The selection of the entries for the competition occurred through the decision by a selection commission consisting of Willem van Beusekom, Jerney Kaagman, Ron Stoeltie, Daniël Dekker and Daan van Rijsbergen following a live audition of 60 shortlisted entries.^[15] Among the artists was Ingrid Simons (as part of Ebonique) who previously represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 as part of Sergio and the Ladies.^[16]

Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)
A-Teaze	"Don't Cry"	Aleksandar Masevski
Aletia Bourne	"Wanna Be the One"	Martin Condon, Gareth Owen
Arwin Kluft	"Turiddu"	Jeroen Englebert, Giancarlo Romita
Astrit	"Together Forever"	Dick Berg, Hubert-Jan Horrocks, Hanna Riemens
Barbara Lok	"Als twee vrienden"	Carmen Sars
The Beanuts	"Give It Up!"	Ed van Otterdijk, Angeline van Otterdijk
Bert Heerink and Manou	"Blue Skies Are for Free"	Ad van Olm, Eric Dikeb
Blauwdruk	"Hotel t'hart"	Allan Eshuys, Barry Menger
Boulevard	"Souvenirs"	Edwin Schimscheimer, Bruce R.F. Smith
Brothers	"Stand as One"	Peter de Wijn
De Helden	"Omdat jij jij bent"	Michiel Ooms
Ebonique	"Heatwave"	Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg
Esther Hart	"One More Night"	Tjeerd van Zanen, Alan Michael
Georges Lotze	"Footprints in the Sand"	Peter de Wijn
Gordon	"I'll Be Your Voice"	Mark Dakriet, Giorgio Tuinfort, Sandra Saint Victor
Jeffrey	"Waar en wanneer"	Edwin Schimscheimer, Spiros Chalos, Belinda Anholt
Jerique Allan	"All About Love"	Jerry Krolis, Sven Jansen, Robbert van Ark
Julia West	"Talking Angels"	Luca Genta, Ralph van Manen, Julia West, Phil Thompson
Kathy Bloom	"I'm On Fire"	Dries Brouwer, Gert Polkerman, Edith Sintemaartensdijk
Lewis and Simon	"Let's Give It a Try"	Jan Willem Verbeek, Paula Patricio
Mango Nuts	"Time to Party"	Robbert van Ark, Sven Jansen
Martin Frankena	"Zoeken in de lucht"	Han Kooreneef, Syb van der Ploeg, Nico Outhuijse
Mary Amora	"Somewhere by the River"	Ernst van der Kerkhof
Mazzel	"Nananana"	Rogier van der Ven, Ranco Mes
Sandra Abbink	"Beautiful Life"	Marcel de Groot, Jaap Schilder
Sasja Brouwers	"Rauw"	Jeroen Englebert, Pim Koopman
Sofuja and Glenn Corneille	"She Would"	Glenn Corneille, Chantal Nijssen
The Soullistics	"We Can't Stop the Music"	Johnny Sap, Joost Dirksen, Humphrey de Groot
Steffen de Wolff	"Jij laat me nooit meer los"	Patrick Drabe, Steffen de Wolff
Sonny's Inc.	"Mamboleo"	Huig Ouwehand, Roland Gaedtgens, Sonny Hoogwerf
Suzanne	"Over the Moon"	Luca Genta, John O'Hare
Zooom	"Boogie"	Peter de Wijn

Shows

Semi-finals

The four semi-finals took place on 1, 8, 15 and 22 February 2003 at the Hart van Holland in Nijkerk, hosted by Harm Edens. In each semi-final eight acts competed and two entries qualified to the final. A seven-member expert jury first selected one entry to advance, while an additional qualifier was selected by a public televote. 2001 Dutch Eurovision entrant Michelle replaced Coot van Doesburg as a juror in the third semi-final, while 1999 Dutch Eurovision entrant Marlayne replaced Johan Nijenhuis as a juror in the fourth semi-final.^[17]

Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier

Semi-final 1 – 1 February 2003
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury		Televote		Result
Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	Place	Percentage	Place	Result
1	Sunny's Inc.	"Mamboleo"	10	7	7%	6	Eliminated
2	Aletia Bourne	"Wanna Be the One"	49	2	4%	8	Eliminated
3	Martin Frankena	"Zoeken in de lucht"	45	3	8%	4	Eliminated
4	Astrit	"Together Forever"	38	4	9%	3	Eliminated
5	Jerique Allan	"All About Love"	35	6	8%	4	Eliminated
6	Mary Amora	"Somewhere by the River"	61	1	41%	1	Advanced
7	Blauwdruk	"Hotel 't Hart"	5	8	6%	7	Eliminated
8	Zooom	"Boogie"	37	5	17%	2	Advanced

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	C. Maas	C. Brokken	S. Kamphuijs	C. van Doesburg	J. Nijenhuis	N. Coolen	S. Burleson	Total
1	"Mamboleo"	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	10
2	"Wanna Be the One"	7	7	12	10	5	7	1	49
3	"Zoeken in de lucht"	3	12	7	7	12	1	3	45
4	"Together Forever"	5	5	5	5	3	10	5	38
5	"All About Love"	10	3	3	2	2	5	10	35
6	"Somewhere by the River"	12	10	2	12	10	3	12	61
7	"Hotel 't Hart"	2			3				5
8	"Boogie"	1		10		7	12	7	37

Semi-final 2 – 8 February 2003
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury		Televote		Result
Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	Place	Percentage	Place	Result
1	The Beanuts	"Give It Up!"	26	4	7%	6	Eliminated
2	Barbara Lok	"Als twee vrienden"	18	6	10%	5	Eliminated
3	Esther Hart	"One More Night"	73	1	30%	1	Advanced
4	Sofuja and Glenn Corneille	"She Would"	63	2	15%	3	Eliminated
5	Steffen de Wolff	"Jij laat me nooit meer los"	9	8	3%	8	Eliminated
6	Mango Nuts	"Time to Party"	53	3	18%	2	Advanced
7	Suzanne	"Over the Moon"	21	5	11%	4	Eliminated
8	Georges Lotze	"Footprints in the Sand"	17	7	6%	7	Eliminated

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	C. Maas	C. Brokken	S. Kamphuijs	C. van Doesburg	J. Nijenhuis	N. Coolen	S. Burleson	Total
1	"Give It Up!"	3	3	7	2	3	5	3	50
2	"Als twee vrienden"	1	10	3	1	1	1	1	18
3	"One More Night"	12	5	12	12	12	10	10	73
4	"She Would"	10	7	10	5	7	12	12	63
5	"Jij laat me nooit meer los"			2	3		2	2	9
6	"Time to Party"	7	12		10	10	7	7	53
7	"Over the Moon"	5	1	5		2	3	5	21
8	"Footprints in the Sand"	2	2	1	7	5			17

Semi-final 3 – 15 February 2003
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury		Televote		Result
Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	Place	Percentage	Place	Result
1	The Soullistics	"We Can't Stop the Music"	21	5	9%	5	Eliminated
2	Julia West	"Talking Angels"	49	3	6%	6	Eliminated
3	Mazzel	"Nananana"	12	6	19%	2	Eliminated
4	Brothers	"Stand as One"	10	7	3%	8	Eliminated
5	Sandra Abbink	"Beautiful Life"	61	2	18%	3	Eliminated
6	Jeffrey	"Waar en wanneer"	5	8	4%	7	Eliminated
7	Arwin Kluft	"Turiddu"	47	4	24%	1	Advanced
8	Ebonique	"Heatwave"	75	1	17%	4	Advanced

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	C. Maas	C. Brokken	S. Kamphuijs	Michelle	J. Nijenhuis	N. Coolen	S. Burleson	Total
1	"We Can't Stop the Music"	3	5	1	5	2	3	2	21
2	"Talking Angels"	7	3	7	10	5	10	7	49
3	"Nananana"	1	1	3	2	3	1	1	12
4	"Stand as One"	2	2			1		5	10
5	"Beautiful Life"	12	7	10	3	12	7	10	61
6	"Waar en wanneer"			2	1		2		5
7	"Turiddu"	5	12	5	7	10	5	3	47
8	"Heatwave"	10	10	12	12	7	12	12	75

Semi-final 4 – 22 February 2003
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury		Televote		Result
Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	Place	Percentage	Place	Result
1	Kathy Bloom	"I'm On Fire"	46	3	4%	7	Eliminated
2	Boulevard	"Souvenirs"	20	6	6%	4	Eliminated
3	Lewis and Simon	"Let's Give It a Try"	58	2	5%	6	Eliminated
4	Sasja Brouwers	"Rauw"	4	8	6%	4	Eliminated
5	Gordon	"I'll Be Your Voice"	82	1	36%	1	Advanced
6	Bert Heerink and Manou	"Blue Skies Are for Free"	11	7	23%	2	Advanced
7	De Helden	"Omdat jij jij bent"	23	5	4%	7	Eliminated
8	A-Teaze	"Don't Cry"	36	4	16%	3	Eliminated

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	C. Maas	C. Brokken	S. Kamphuijs	C. van Doesburg	Marlayne	N. Coolen	S. Burleson	Total
1	"I'm On Fire"	7	10	7	10	2	3	7	46
2	"Souvenirs"		3	3	5	3	1	5	20
3	"Let's Give It a Try"	10	7	10	7	7	7	10	58
4	"Rauw"	1			3				4
5	"I'll Be Your Voice"	12	12	12	12	12	10	12	82
6	"Blue Skies Are for Free"	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	11
7	"Omdat jij jij bent"	3	1	1		10	5	3	23
8	"Don't Cry"	5	5	5	2	5	12	2	36

Final

The final took place on 1 March 2003 at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, hosted by Loes Luca where the eight entries that qualified from the preceding four semi-finals competed. The winner, "One More Night" performed by Esther Hart, was selected by the 50/50 combination of a public televote and the votes of a seven-member expert jury.^[18] 1998 Dutch Eurovision entrant Edsilia Rombley replaced Nance Coolen as a juror in the final.^[19] The viewers and the juries each had a total of 280 points to award. Each juror distributed their points as follows: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 12 points. The viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved through the following voting methods: telephone and SMS voting. For example, if a song gained 10% of the vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 280 points rounded to the nearest integer: 28 points.^[20] 55,000 votes were cast by the public during the final. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show featured performances by Loes Luca as Nénette together with Les Zézettes and the Metropole Orchestra.^[21]^[22]

On the day after the contest, a technical problem came to light whereby the 30,000 SMS votes could not be counted on time. A revision of the results revealed that Bert Heerink and Manou would have placed fifth, with Mango Nuts and Mary Amora correspondingly dropping a place.^[23]^[24]

Final – 1 March 2003
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place
1	Mango Nuts	"Time to Party"	22	9	31	5
2	Mary Amora	"Somewhere by the River"	20	8	28	6
3	Bert Heerink and Manou	"Blue Skies Are for Free"	4	21	25	7
4	Gordon	"I'll Be Your Voice"	68	56	124	2
5	Esther Hart	"One More Night"	78	92	170	1
6	Ebonique	"Heatwave"	40	27	67	4
7	Arwin Kluft	"Turiddu"	38	64	102	3
8	Zooom	"Boogie"	10	3	13	8

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	C. Maas	C. Brokken	S. Kamphuis	C. van Doesburg	J. Nijenhuis	E. Rombley	S. Burleson	Total
1	"Time to Party"	2	2	1	5	7	2	3	22
2	"Somewhere by the River"	3	3		3	3	3	5	20
3	"Blue Skies Are for Free"	1		2			1		4
4	"I'll Be Your Voice"	7	7	12	10	10	10	12	68
5	"One More Night"	12	10	10	12	12	12	10	78
6	"Heatwave"	5	5	7	7	2	7	7	40
7	"Turiddu"	10	12	3	1	5	5	2	38
8	"Boogie"		1	5	2	1		1	10

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
Show	Date	Viewers	Ref.
Final	1 March 2003	1,300,000	^[25]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom five countries in the 2002 contest competed in the final on 24 May 2003.^[26] On 29 November 2002, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and the Netherlands was set to perform in position 14, following the entry from Israel and before the entry from the United Kingdom.^[27] The Netherlands finished in thirteenth place with 14 points.^[28]

The show was broadcast in the Netherlands on Nederland 1 with commentary by Willem van Beusekom as well as via radio on Radio 3FM with commentary by Wessel van Diepen.^[29] The Dutch spokesperson, who announced the Dutch votes during the show, was 1999 Dutch Eurovision entrant Marlayne.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the Netherlands and awarded by the Netherlands in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Turkey in the contest.

Points awarded to the Netherlands^[30]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points	Russia
8 points	Belgium
7 points	Malta
6 points
5 points	Ireland Norway Sweden
4 points
3 points
2 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina Israel
1 point	United Kingdom

Points awarded by the Netherlands^[30]
Score	Country
12 points	Turkey
10 points	Belgium
8 points	Austria
7 points	Norway
6 points	Iceland
5 points	Spain
4 points	Poland
3 points	Sweden
2 points	Germany
1 point	Russia

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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Niemand heeft nog tijd" written by Ed Hooijmans. The song was performed by the group Mrs. Einstein, which was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) to represent the Netherlands at the 1997 contest in Dublin, Ireland. Mrs. Einstein's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 26 October 1996, while the national final Nationaal Songfestival 1997 was organised in order to select the song. Six songs competed in the national final on 23 February 1997 where "Niemand heeft nog tijd" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from twelve regional juries and a public vote.

The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Never Alone" written by Jan Dulles, Jaap Kwakman and Jaap de Witte. The song was performed by the band 3JS, which was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) to represent the Netherlands at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. 3JS' appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 15 July 2010, while the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2011 was organised in order to select the song. Five songs competed in the national final on 30 January 2011 where "Je vecht nooit alleen" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote. The song was later translated from Dutch to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Never Alone".

The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "You and Me" written by Joan Franka and Jessica Hogeboom. The song was performed by Joan Franka. The Dutch broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2012 in order to select the Dutch entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Six entries competed in the national final on 26 February 2012 where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. The first round consisted of three duels and the winner of each duel qualified to the second round. In the second round, "You and Me" performed by Joan Franka was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.

The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Birds" written by Tore Johansson, Martin Gjerstad and Anouk Teeuwe. The song was performed by Anouk, which is the artistic name of singer Anouk Teeuwe who was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) to represent the Netherlands at the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. Anouk's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 17 October 2012, while the song, "Birds", was presented to the public on 11 March 2013.

The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Walk Along" written by Tobias Karlsson and Anouk Teeuwe. The song was performed by Trijntje Oosterhuis, who was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands at the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Songwriter Anouk Teeuwe represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Birds" where she placed ninth in the grand final of the competition. Trijntje Oosterhuis' appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 10 November 2014, while the song, "Walk Along", was presented to the public on 11 December 2014.

The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Slow Down" written by Douwe Bob, Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman and Matthijs van Duijvenbode. The song was performed by Douwe Bob, who was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Douwe Bob's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 22 September 2015, while the song, "Slow Down", was presented to the public on 4 March 2016.

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Artists	3JS Willeke Alberti Anouk Bernadette Douwe Bob Corry Brokken Franklin Brown Humphrey Campbell Rudi Carrell The Common Linnets Dion Cooper Ben Cramer Bill van Dijk Joan Franka Frizzle Sizzle Glennis Grace Anneke Grönloh Harmony Esther Hart Hearts of Soul Hind Ruth Jacott Gerard Joling Greetje Kauffeld Lenny Kuhr Duncan Laurence Heddy Lester Maggie MacNeal Jeangu Macrooy Marcha Maribelle Marlayne Maxine Maywood Michelle Mouth and MacNeal Mrs. Einstein Mia Nicolai OG3NE Trijntje Oosterhuis Jetty Paerl Annie Palmen Justine Pelmelay Sandra Reemer Re-Union Edsilia Rombley S10 Sandra and Andres Saskia and Serge Teddy Scholten Milly Scott Sieneke De Spelbrekers Thérèse Steinmetz Teach-In Ronnie Tober The Toppers Treble Conny Vandenbos Linda Wagenmakers Waylon Linda Williams
Songs	"Alles heeft ritme" "Als het om de liefde gaat" "Amambanda" "Amsterdam" "Arcade" " Een beetje " "Birds" "Birth of a New Age" "Blijf zoals je bent" "Calm After the Storm" "Colorado" " De diepte " "Ding-a-dong" "De eerste keer" "Fernando en Filippo" ~~"Grow"~~ "Heel de wereld" "Hemel en aarde" "Het is een wonder" "I See a Star" "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" "Ik hou van jou" "Ik wil alles met je delen" "Jij bent mijn leven" "Jij en ik" "Katinka" "Lights and Shadows" "De mallemolen" "Morgen" "My Impossible Dream" " Net als toen " "Never Alone" "Niemand heeft nog tijd" "No Goodbyes" "On Top of the World" "One Good Reason" "One More Night" "De oude muzikant" "Out on My Own" "Outlaw in 'Em" "The Party's Over" "Rechtop in de wind" "Ring-dinge-ding" "Shangri-La" "Shine" "Sing Me a Song" "Slow Down" "Een speeldoos" "'t Is genoeg" "'t Is OK" "Tijd" " De troubadour " "De vogels van Holland" "Voorgoed voorbij" "Vrede" "Waar is de zon" "Walk Along" "Wat een dag" "Wat een geluk" "Waterman" "Wijs me de weg" "Without You" "You and Me" "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Countries	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Estonia France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Latvia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Artists	Louisa Baïleche Claudia Beni Beth Birgitta Lynn Chircop Stelios Constantas Sertab Erener Fame F.L.Y. Rita Guerra Esther Hart Mickey Harte Jostein Hasselgård Ich Troje Jemini Karmen Lou Mando Mija Martina Lior Narkis Nicola Olexandr Alf Poier Ruffus t.A.T.u. Urban Trad
Songs	"Cry Baby" "Deixa-me sonhar" "Dime" "Don't Break My Heart" "Eighties Coming Back" "Everyway That I Can" "Feeling Alive" "Give Me Your Love" "Hasta la vista" "Hello from Mars" "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" "Let's Get Happy" "Monts et merveilles" "Nanana" "Ne brini" " Ne ver', ne boysia " "Never Let You Go" "One More Night" "Open Your Heart" "Sanomi" "To Dream Again" " Više nisam tvoja " "We've Got the World" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Words for Love"