2003

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003.

The Contest was hosted by Marie N and Renārs Kaupers at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia.

See national final entries for 2003.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 2003

Name	Previous appearances
Åshild Kristin Stensrud	4
Håvard Gryting	3
Micke Blomqvist	3
Karin Kvalvaag	2
Dea Norberg	2
Roger Happel	1
Karmen Stavec	1
Vladimir Pavelić	1
Lars Aass	1
Daria Hodnik Marinković	1
Regína Ósk	1
Margrét Eir	1
Jenny Pettersson	1
Julian Feifel	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 2003

Name	Previous songs
Ralph Siegel	16
Bernd Meinunger	13
Joachim Horn-Bernges	3
Svika Pick	2
Tjeerd van Zanen	1
Alan Michael	1

Artists who performed in 2003

Named artists	Backing artists
Austria	Weil Der Mensch Zählt
Alf Poier	Manuela Pan Tamara Stadnikow
Alf Poier
Dodo Roščić
Belgium	Sanomi
Cedric Waterschoot (Urban Trad) Didier Laloy (Urban Trad) Dirk Naessens (Urban Trad) Marie-Sophie Talbot (Urban Trad) Veronica Codesal (Urban Trad) Yves Barbieux (Urban Trad)
Yves Barbieux
Corinne Boulangier
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Ne Brini
Mija Martina	Andrej Pucarević Daria Hodnik Marinković Dunja Galineo Kajević Vladimir Pavelić
Ines Prajo, Arjana Kunštek
Ana Vilenica
Croatia	Vise Nisam Tvoja
Claudia Beni	Amira Hidić Ana Kabalin Andrej Babić Martina Majerle Saša Hajdinić
Andrej Babić
Davor Meštrović
Cyprus	Feeling Alive
Stelios Constantas	Christiana Malissianou Evagoras Evagorou Maria Maneti Natalia Goulevitch Yiota Stylianou
Stelios Constantas
Loukas Hamatsos
Estonia	Eighties Coming Back
Ivo Etti (Ruffus) Jaan Pehk (Ruffus) Margus Tohver (Ruffus) Siim Mäesalu (Ruffus) Vaiko Eplik (Ruffus)
Vaiko Eplik
Eda-Ines Etti
France	Monts Et Merveilles
Louisa Baïleche
Hocine Hallaf
Sandrine François
Germany	Let's Get Happy
Lou	Claudet De Moura-Bosch Daniela Engelhardt Julian Feifel Mira Elben Ron van Lankeren
Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger
Axel Bulthaupt
Greece	Never Let You Go
Mando	Chriso Stamatopoulou Costas Chrisis Gale Petrou Johnny Jam Tasos Fotiadis
Mando, Teri Siganos
Alexis Kostalas
Iceland	Open Your Heart
Birgitta Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir	Herbert Viðarsson Jóhann Bachman Ólafsson Margrét Eir Regína Ósk Vignir Snær Vigfússon
Birgitta Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir, Hallgrímur Óskarsson
Eva María Jónsdóttir
Ireland	We've Got The World
Mickey Joe Harte	Catriona McGuinty Sara Brophy Susan McGowan
Keith Molloy, Martin Brannigan
Pamela Flood
Israel	Words For Love
Lior Narkis	Ela Maman Maya Avidan Meital Patash-Cohen
Yoni Ro`en, Yossi Gispan
Michal Zoharetz
Latvia	Hello From Mars
Lauris Reiniks (F.L.Y.) Mārtiņš Freimanis (F.L.Y.) Yana Kay (F.L.Y.)	Baiba Vanaga Juris Lisenko Marta Kukarane
Lauris Reiniks, Mārtiņš Freimanis
Ģirts Līcis
Malta	To Dream Again
Lynn Chircop	Anna Azzopardi Justyne Bezzina Leontine Spiteri Louise Ann Bugeja Tate Marvic Lewis
Alfred Zammit, Cynthia Sammut
Sharon Borg
Netherlands	One More Night
Esther Hart	Dedre Twiss Linda Bloemhard Roger Happel Vera van der Poel
Alan Michael, Tjeerd van Zanen
Marlayne
Norway	I'm Not Afraid To Move On
Jostein Hasselgård	Åshild Kristin Stensrud Håvard Gryting Karin Kvalvaag Lars Aass
Arve Furset, V. J. Strøm
Roald Øyen
Poland	Keine Grenzen - Zadnych Granic
Jacek Łągwa (Ich Troje) Justyna Majkowska (Ich Troje) Michał Wiśniewski (Ich Troje)	Katarzyna Cerekwicka
André Franke, Joachim Horn-Bernges, Jacek Łągwa, Michał Wiśniewski
Maciej Orłoś
Portugal	Deixa-me Sonhar
Rita Guerra	Beto
Paulo Martins
Helena Ramos
Romania	Don't Break My Heart
Nicoleta Alexandru (Nicola)
Mihai Alexandru, Nicoleta Alexandru
Leonard Miron
Russia	Ne Ver', Ne Boisia
Julia Volkova (t.A.T.u.) Lena Katina (t.A.T.u.)
Valeriy Polienko, Mars Lasar
Yana Churikova
Slovenia	Nanana
Karmen Stavec
Martin Štibernik, Karmen Stavec
Peter Poles
Spain	Dime
Beth	Brigitte Hernández Jesus Caramel Judith Del Monte Toni Rodríguez Vanessa Guillén López
Amaya Martínez, Jesús María Pérez
Anne Igartiburu
Sweden	Give Me Your Love
Jessica Andersson (Fame) Magnus Bäcklund (Fame)	Dea Norberg Jenny Pettersson Martin Kagemark Micke Blomqvist
Calle Kindbom, Carl Lösnitz
Kattis Ahlström
Turkey	Everyway That I Can[Winning song]
Sertab Erener	Anja von Geldern Christina van Leyen Claudia Kraxner Özge Fışkın
Demir Demirkan, Sertab Erener
Meltem Ersan Yazgan
Ukraine	Hasta La Vista
Oleksandr Ponomariov
Svika Pick, Mirit Shem Or
Lyudmyla Hariv
United Kingdom	Cry Baby
Chris Cromby (Jemini) Gemma Abbey (Jemini)	Kirk Ward
Martin Isherwood
Lorraine Kelly

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