United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Participating broadcaster	British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country	United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process	A Song for Europe 2003
Selection date(s)	Semi-final:; 31 January 2003; Final:; 2 March 2003
Selected artist(s)	Jemini
Selected song	"Cry Baby"
Selected songwriter(s)	Martin Isherwood
Finals performance
Final result	26th, 0 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated November 02, 2024

The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Cry Baby", written by Martin Isherwood, and performed by the duo Jemini. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), organised a public selection process to determine its entry for the contest, A Song for Europe 2003. Eight acts competed in the national final which consisted of a semi-final and a final, during which the winner was selected entirely through a regional televote.

In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, the United Kingdom performed in position 15 and placed twenty-sixth (last) out of the 26 participating countries, failing to score any points. This was the first time that the British entry had placed last in the history of the competition and also the first time it received nul points .

Background

Prior to the 2003 contest, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing the United Kingdom forty-five times.^[1] Thus far, it has won the contest five times: in 1967 with the song "Puppet on a String" performed by Sandie Shaw, in 1969 with the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" performed by Lulu, in 1976 with "Save Your Kisses for Me" performed by Brotherhood of Man, in 1981 with the song "Making Your Mind Up" performed by Bucks Fizz, and in 1997 with the song "Love Shine a Light" performed by Katrina and the Waves. To this point, the nation is noted for having finished as the runner-up in a record fifteen contests. Up to and including 1998, it had only twice finished outside the top 10, in 1978 and in 1987. Since 1999, the year in which the rule was abandoned that songs must be performed in one of the official languages of the country participating, it has had less success, thus far only finishing within the top ten once: in 2002 with the song "Come Back" performed by Jessica Garlick.

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, the BBC organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster announced that it would participate in the 2003 contest on 3 September 2002.^[2] BBC has traditionally organised a national final featuring a competition among several artists and songs to choose its entry for Eurovision. The broadcaster announced that it would held a national final involving a public vote to select its 2003 entry.

Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 2003

A Song for Europe 2003 was the national final developed by the BBC in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Eight acts competed in the competition which consisted of a radio semi-final on 31 January 2003 and a televised final on 2 March 2003. The semi-final was broadcast on BBC Radio 2, while the final was broadcast on BBC One.^[3]

Competing entries

On 3 September 2002, BBC together with the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) announced an open submission for interested songwriters to submit their songs. The BBC stated that they would seek out songs "that work instantly rather than be a slow burner" and "that is not typically a Eurovision song". A fee was also imposed on songs being submitted to the national final: £40 for BASCA members, £60 for non-BASCA members and £10 for songwriters under the age of 17. The submission period lasted until 18 October 2002.^[2]^[4]^[5] The 700 received submissions were reviewed and a shortlist was presented to a professional panel consisting of representatives of BASCA and the BBC as well as music industry experts that ultimately selected eight semi-finalists to compete in the national final.^[6]^[7] The eight competing songs were premiered during The Ken Bruce Show on BBC Radio 2 between 27 and 30 February 2003.^[7]

Shows

Semi-final

Eight acts competed in the radio semi-final which was hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce during Wake Up to Wogan on 31 January 2003.^[8]^[9] A public vote consisting of televoting and online voting, which registered over 30,000 votes, selected the top four songs that proceeded to the final.^[10]^[11]

Semi-final – 31 January 2003
Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Result
1	Fenix	"Do Anything for Your Love"	Morten Schjolin Giacomo Barba	Eliminated
2	Mimi	"Ever Since That Night"	John Brant Simon May	Advanced
3	S.K	"First Night"	Neville Henry Jackie Rawe Karen Gibbs	Eliminated
4	Esther Hart	"Wait for the Moment"	Danny Davies	Advanced
5	Tricity	"Cry Baby"	Martin Isherwood	Advanced
6	Emily Reed	"Help Me"	Simon Hill	Advanced
7	Gallico	"Smile"	Ashley Dylan Best Samuel John Roberts	Eliminated
8	Ben Plus One	"Rainy Day in Summer"	Alan Simpson Maryanne Morgan	Eliminated

Final

Four acts competed in the televised final on 2 March 2003 which was held at the BBC Television Centre in London and hosted by Terry Wogan. Before the final, Tricity was renamed as Jemini, while the song "Wait for the Moment" was rewritten and retitled as "Now and Forever" with its performer being changed from Esther Hart, who withdrew in favour of competing in the Dutch national final (where she eventually won), to Simon Chapman. The group United Colours of Sound was originally announced as Hart's replacement before they also withdrew and were replaced in turn by Chapman.^[12]^[13]

A regional televote selected the winner, "Cry Baby" performed by Jemini.^[14] The respective spokespersons for the results in Southern England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Midlands, Northern England and Scotland were: Esther Rantzen, Jessica Garlick, Joe Mace, Mel and Sue, Matt Baker, and Nicholas Parsons. The televote in the final registered over 100,000 votes, with Emily Reed reported to have received the most overall votes.^[15]^[16]

Final – 2 March 2003
Draw	Artist	Song	Televoting regions						Total	Place
Draw	Artist	Song	Southern England	Wales	Northern Ireland	Midlands	Northern England	Scotland	Total	Place
1	Jemini	"Cry Baby"	10	12	12	10	12	12	68	1
2	Simon Chapman	"Now and Forever"							0	4
3	Mimi	"Ever Since That Night"	9	9	9	9	9	9	54	3
4	Emily Reed	"Help Me"	12	10	10	12	10	10	64	2

12 points

N.	Song	Regions giving 12 points
4	"Cry Baby"	Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
2	"Help Me"	Midlands, Southern England

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 took place at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia, on 24 May 2003.^[17] According to Eurovision rules, the participant list for the contest was composed of: the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), the fifteen highest-scoring participating countries in the previous year's contest and any non-participating countries in the previous year's contest, up to the maximum 26 participants in total.^[18] As a member of the "Big Four", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the contest. On 29 November 2002, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and the United Kingdom was set to perform in position 15, following the entry from the Netherlands and before the entry from Ukraine.^[19] The United Kingdom finished in twenty-sixth (last) place and failed to score any points. This was the first time the United Kingdom finished in last place and also the first time the nation received nul points .^[20]

The United Kingdom's last-place finish was greeted with much consternation in the British media. Terry Wogan, who commentated the contest on BBC One, said that "the UK is suffering from post-Iraq backlash".^[21] Jemini attributed their failure at the contest to technical problems. Member Chris Cromby said: "The monitors were off. Maybe it was sabotage, but we couldn't hear anything... we used the floor monitors, the others used their own."^[22]

In addition to BBC One, BBC Radio 2 also broadcast the contest with commentary by Ken Bruce. The BBC appointed Lorraine Kelly as its spokesperson to announce the results of the British televote during the show.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the United Kingdom and awarded by the United Kingdom in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Ireland in the contest. It was later revealed that Turkey would have been awarded with 12 points from the nation had a backup jury be used.

Points awarded to the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.^[23]

Points awarded by the United Kingdom

Points awarded by the United Kingdom^[23]
Score	Country
12 points	Ireland
10 points	Sweden
8 points	Austria
7 points	Turkey
6 points	Norway
5 points	Belgium
4 points	Germany
3 points	Estonia
2 points	Poland
1 point	Netherlands

Detailed televoting results from the United Kingdom^[24]^[25]
Draw	Country	Televotes	Rank	Points
01	Iceland	23,333	13
02	Austria	40,521	3	8
03	Ireland	86,653	1	12
04	Turkey	37,280	4	7
05	Malta	16,763	15
06	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,845	25
07	Portugal	10,057	19
08	Croatia	8,762	21
09	Cyprus	15,892	17
10	Germany	29,706	7	4
11	Russia	23,497	12
12	Spain	16,131	16
13	Israel	9,415	20
14	Netherlands	24,269	10	1
15	United Kingdom
16	Ukraine	6,528	23
17	Greece	24,027	11
18	Norway	31,050	5	6
19	France	7,244	22
20	Poland	25,972	9	2
21	Latvia	11,344	18
22	Belgium	30,631	6	5
23	Estonia	26,563	8	3
24	Romania	17,957	14
25	Sweden	41,099	2	10
26	Slovenia	5,976	24

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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Without You" written by Ed van Otterdijk and Angeline van Otterdijk. The song was performed by the duo Re-union. The Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2004 in collaboration with broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) in order to select the Dutch entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. 24 entries competed in the national final which consisted of six shows: four semi-finals, a wildcard round and a final. Ten entries qualified from to compete in the final on 22 February 2004 where "Without You" performed by Re-union was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.

Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Everyway That I Can" written by Demir Demirkan and Sertab Erener, and performed by Erener herself. The Turkish participating broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) internally selected its entry for the contest. The song was presented to the public on 8 March 2003 during the TRT 1 show Sayısal Gece. This was the first time that the Turkish song was performed entirely in English at the contest.

Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga, Latvia. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). t.A.T.u. represented Russia with the song "Ne ver', ne boysia", which placed 3rd and scored 164 points at the contest.

The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Even If" written by Andy Abraham, Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins. The song was performed by Andy Abraham. The British entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia was selected via the national final Eurovision: Your Decision, organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected through three rounds of voting.

Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "We've Got the World", written by Martin Brannigan and Keith Molloy, and performed by Mickey Joe Harte. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), organised the competition You're a Star in order to select its entry for the contest. The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence following their relegation in 2002 as one of the bottom six entrants in 2001. The competition consisted of 20 shows and concluded with a final, resulting in the selection of "We've Got the World" performed by Mickey Joe Harte as the Irish Eurovision entry after facing a public televote.

Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Dime" composed by Jesús María Pérez, with lyrics by Amaya Martínez, and performed by Beth. The Spanish participating broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) selected its entry through the second series of the reality television music competition Operación Triunfo. Three artists and songs ultimately qualified to compete in the Eurovision selection show of the competition where a public televote exclusively selected "Dime" performed by Beth as the winner, receiving 45% of the votes.

Slovenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Nanana", composed by Martin Štibernik, with lyrics by Karmen Stavec, and performed by Karmen herself. The Slovene participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), held the national final Evrovizijska Melodija 2003 in order to select its entry for the contest. Sixteen entries competed in the national final where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote. In the second round, "Lep poletni dan" performed by Karmen Stavec was selected as the winner entirely by a public televote. The song was later translated from Slovene to English for Eurovision and was titled "Nanana".

The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "One More Night", written by Tjeerd van Zanen and Alan Michael, adn performed by Esther Hart. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry for the contest through Nationaal Songfestival 2003. The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence following its relegation in 2002 as one of the bottom six entrants in 2001. 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.

Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Open Your Heart", composed by Hallgrímur Óskarsson, with lyrics by Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson and Birgitta Haukdal, and performed by Haukdal herself. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), selected its entry through Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2003. The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence following their relegation in 2002 as one of the bottom six entrants in 2001. Fifteen songs competed in the national selection which was held on 15 February 2003. "Segðu mér allt" performed by Birgitta Haukdal emerged as the winner exclusively through public televoting. The song was later translated from Icelandic to English for Eurovision and was titled "Open Your Heart".

France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Monts et merveilles", written by Hocine Hallaf, and performed by Louisa Baïleche. The French participating broadcaster France Télévisions internally selected its entry for the contest. "Monts et merveilles" was officially presented to the public on 7 March 2003 during the France 3 programme Le Fabuleux Destin de....

Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Hello from Mars", written by Mārtiņš Freimanis and Lauris Reiniks, and performed by the group F.L.Y. The Latvian participating broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised the national final Eirodziesma 2003 in order to select its entry for the contest. In addition, LTV was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Skonto Hall in Riga, after winning the previous edition with the song "I Wanna" performed by Marie N.

Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Weil der Mensch zählt" written and performed by Alf Poier. The Austrian participating broadcaster, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), organised the national final Song.Null.Drei in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs competed in a televised show where a public vote split between male and female voters exclusively selected "Weil der Mensch zählt" performed by Alf Poier as the winner.

Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Feeling Alive" performed by Stelios Constantas. The song was written by Constantas, who had previously attempted to represent the nation at the contest after taking part in the 1997 and 1999 selection processes.

Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Deixa-me sonhar " written by Paulo Martins and performed by Rita Guerra. The Portuguese participating broadcaster Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) organised the national final Canção para Eurovisão 2003 in order to select its entry, after having previously selected the performer internally. RTP 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. The winning song of the national final was selected exclusively by public televoting. "Deixa-me sonhar " emerged as the winning song with 75% of the votes.

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Discography National selection (Contestants)
Participation	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Andy Abraham Olly Alexander The Allisons Michael Ball Bardo Belle and the Devotions Black Lace Blue Patricia Bredin Brotherhood of Man Bucks Fizz Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ronnie Carroll Co-Co Josh Dubovie Electro Velvet Emma Jade Ewen Scott Fitzgerald James Fox Nicki French Jessica Garlick Gina G Mary Hopkin Engelbert Humperdinck Imaani Samantha Janus Javine Jemini Joe and Jake Bryan Johnson Lucie Jones Katrina and the Waves Kathy Kirby Lindsay Live Report Love City Groove Lulu Kenneth McKellar Molly Matt Monro Mike Moran Mae Muller The New Seekers James Newman Olivia Newton-John Lynsey de Paul Precious Prima Donna Michael Rice Cliff Richard Rikki Clodagh Rodgers Frances Ruffelle Ryder Sam Ryder Daz Sampson Scooch The Shadows Sandie Shaw Sonia SuRie Sweet Dreams Bonnie Tyler Vikki
Songs	"All" "Are You Sure?" "The Bad Old Days" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Believe in Me" "Better the Devil You Know" "Bigger than Us" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Children of the Universe" "Come Back" "Congratulations" "Cry Baby" "Dizzy" "Don't Play That Song Again" "Embers" "Even If" "Flying the Flag (For You)" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Go" "Hold On to Our Love" "I Belong" "I Can" "I Love the Little Things" "I Wrote a Song" "I'm Never Giving Up" "It's My Time" "Jack in the Box" "Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Let Me Be the One" "Long Live Love" "Looking High, High, High" "Love City Groove" "Love Enough for Two" "Love Games" "Love Is..." "Love Shine a Light" "Love Will Set You Free" "Making Your Mind Up" "A Man Without Love" "Mary Ann" "A Message to Your Heart" ~~"My Last Breath"~~ "Never Give Up on You" "No Dream Impossible" "One Step Further" "One Step Out of Time" "Only the Light" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Power to All Our Friends" "Puppet on a String" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Rock Bottom" "Runner in the Night" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Say It Again" "Say Wonderful Things" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Space Man" "Still in Love with You" "Storm" "Teenage Life" "That Sounds Good to Me" "Touch My Fire" "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" "Where Are You?" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" "You're Not Alone"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete

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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 boysya " "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"