Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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| Country |  Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| 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.
Belgium internally selected Urban Trad to represent them, singing in an imaginary language for the first time in the contest's history.
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
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