Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 19 December 2002 Song: 31 March 2003 | |||
| Selected entrant | Urban Trad | |||
| Selected song | "Sanomi" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 165 points | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga, Latvia. This was the first Walloon participation since the 2000 contest.
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
Walloon broadcaster RTBF internally selected Urban Trad to represent the country in the 2003 contest with the song "Sanomi", performed in an imaginary language for the first time in the contest's history.[1][2]
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Urban Trad performed 22nd in the running order, following Latvia and preceding Estonia. Urban Trad received 165 points, placing second and giving Belgium their best result since their win in 1986. This guaranteed Belgium automatic qualification to the final of the 2004 Contest.
Points awarded by Belgium
| 12 points |  Turkey
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| 10 points |  Spain
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| 8 points |  Netherlands
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| 7 points |  Russia
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| 6 points |  Norway
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| 5 points |  Poland
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| 4 points |  Sweden
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| 3 points |  Iceland
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| 2 points |  Austria
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| 1 point |  Ireland
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
See also
References
- ^ "Belgium 2003".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bakker, Sietse (31 March 2003). "Sanomi presented to the world". Esctoday.
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