2002

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002.

The Contest was hosted by Annely Peebo and Marko Matvere at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia.

See national final entries for 2002.

Performers with multiple appearances in 2002

Name	Appearances
Jelena Juzvik	2

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 2002

Name	Previous appearances
Lei Aloha Moe	7
Tina Lupe Moe	6
Jody Pijper	4
Kenny Lübcke	2
Micke Blomqvist	2
Christina Argyri	2
Anna Sahlene	2
Monika Ballwein	2
Stephan Gleixner	2
Constantinos Christoforou	1
Philippos Constantinos	1
Ingrid Simons	1
Jelena Juzvik	1
Jüri Mazurtšak	1
Airi Allvee	1
Kaire Vilgats	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 2002

Name	Previous songs
Ralph Siegel	15
Bernd Meinunger	12
George Theophanous	2
Pearu Paulus	1
Philip Vella	1
Yoav Ginai	1
Marcos Ubeda	1
Jana Hallas	1
Ilmar Laisaar	1
Alar Kotkas	1
Gerard James Borg	1
Figen Çakmak	1
Svika Pick	1

Artists who performed in 2002

Named artists	Backing artists
Austria	Say A Word
Manuel Ortega	Monika Ballwein Stephan Gleixner
Alexander Kahr, Robert Pfluger
Dodo Roščić
Belgium	Sister
Ibernice Macbean (The Ladies) Ingrid Simons (The Ladies) Jody Pijper (The Ladies) Sergio	Rick Aerts Walter Mets
Marc Paelinck, Dirk Paelinck
Geena Lisa Peeters
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Na Jastuku Za Dvoje
Maja Tatić	Dalila Daria Tinka Milinović
Dragan Mijatović, Ružica Čavić
Segmedina Srna-Bajramovic
Croatia	Everything I Want
Vesna Pisarović	Daria Hodnik Marinković Dragan Brnas-Fudo Ivana Čabraja Vladimir Pavelić
Milana Vlaović
Duško Čurlić
Cyprus	Gimme
Argyris Nastopoulos (One) Constantinos Christoforou (One) Dimitris Koutsavlakis (One) Panos Tserpes (One) Philippos Constantinos (One)	Christina Argyri
George Theophanous
Melani Steliou
Denmark	Tell Me Who You Are
Malene Mortensen	Kenny Lübcke Lei Aloha Moe Michael Ronson Stine Findsen Tina Lupe Moe
Michael Ronson
Signe Svendsen
Estonia	Runaway
Anna Sahlene (Sahlene)	Charlotte Berg Jelena Juzvik Joel Sahlin Jüri Mazurtšak Lena Olsson-Björkén
Alar Kotkas, Ilmar Laisaar, Pearu Paulus, Jana Hallas
Ilomai Küttim
Finland	Addicted To You
Laura Voutilainen (Laura)	Gary Revell Jr Maria Ilmoniemi Marika Tuhkala Sheidi
Maki Kolehmainen, Janina Frostell, Tracy Lipp
Marion Rung
France	Il Faut Du Temps
Sandrine François
Marie-Florence Gros, Patrick Bruel, Rick Allison
Marie Myriam
Germany	I Can't Live Without Music
Corinna May	Dawn Schonherz Filiz Aktepe Kisha Parker Nadine Kraft Tülay Sanlav
Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger
Axel Bulthaupt
Greece	S.A.G.A.P.O.
Michalis Rakintzis	Michalis Kyriakides Nikos Menomenoglou Terry Mavridis Yiannis Karmas
Michalis Rakintzis
Alexis Kostalas
Israel	Light A Candle
Sarit Hadad	Galya Ariel Natalie Dotan Ortal Ofek Shirley Nov Yelena Tamarov
Svika Pick, Yoav Ginai
Michal Zoharetz
Latvia	I Wanna[Winning song]
Marie N	Līga Robežniece
Marie N, Marats Samauskis
Ēriks Niedra
Lithuania	Happy You
Aivaras Stepukonis
Aivaras Stepukonis
Loreta Tarozaitė
Malta	7th Wonder
Ira Losco	Airi Allvee Dagmar Oja Jelena Juzvik Kaire Vilgats Liisi Koikson
Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg
Yvette Portelli
North Macedonia	It Depends On Us
Karolina Gočeva	Nikola Perevski
Nikola Perevski, Vladimir Krstevski
Biljana Debarlieva
Romania	Tell Me Why
Marcel Pavel Monica Anghel
Ionel Tudor, Mirela Voiculescu Fugaru
Leonard Miron
Russia	Northern Girl
Jean Grigoviev-Milimerov (Prime Minister) Marat Chanyshev (Prime Minister) Peter Jason (Prime Minister) Vyacheslav Bodolika (Prime Minister)
Kim Breitburg, E. Fridlyand, Irina Antonyan, Karen Kavaleryan
Arina Sharapova
Slovenia	Samo Ljubezen
Damjan Levec (Sestre) Srečko Blas (Sestre) Tomaž Mihelič (Sestre)	Anže Langus Petrović Jadranka Juras Mate Brodar
Robert Pešut, Barbara Pešut
Nuša Derenda
Spain	Europe's Living A Celebration
Rosa López	Chenoa David Bisbal David Bustamante Geno Machado Gisela
Toni Ten, Xasqui Ten
Anne Igartiburu
Sweden	Never Let It Go
Blossom Tainton (Afro-dite) Gladys del Pilar (Afro-dite) Kayo Shekoni (Afro-dite)	Emma Holmberg Micke Blomqvist Thérèse Löf
Marcos Ubeda
Kristin Kaspersen
Switzerland	Dans Le Jardin De Mon Âme
Francine Jordi
Francine Jordi
Diana Jörg
Turkey	Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde
Buket Bengisu Dilek Aba (Grup Safir) Eser Alioğlu (Grup Safir) Gülnur Gökçe (Grup Safir) Sitare Bilge (Grup Safir)
Fani Hodara, Figen Çakmak, Sami Hodara
Meltem Ersan Yazgan
United Kingdom	Come Back
Jessica Garlick	Joshua Alamu
Martyn Baylay
Colin Berry

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