Sweden entered the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, represented by the Honeypies - 10-year-old Rebecca Laakso and eleven-year-old Julia Urban - with the song "Stoppa mig".
Lilla Melodifestivalen 2003
Sveriges Television (SVT) held a national final to select the Swedish entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Lilla Melodifestivalen 2003 was held on 4 October, and was hosted at the SVT Television Centre in Stockholm by children's TV host Victoria Dyring.[1]
Ten songs competed in the contest, with the winner decided by jury and televoting.
Draw
Artist
Song
Translation
Jury
Televote
Points
Place
1
Wednesday
"Det är så det ska va"
That's how it should be
28
40
68
3
2
Vera & Vendela
"Vänner"
Friends
22
-
22
9
3
Daniel & Lukas
"Data-hop"
Computer hop
44
-
44
6
4
Sofie Ljungberg
"Du finns i mitt hjärta"
You exist within my heart
38
30
68
4
5
V.Ä.N.N.E.R
"För att du är min vän"
Because you are my friend
30
-
30
8
6
Sebbe
"Om jag gillar någon"
If I like somebody
32
-
32
7
7
Honeypies
"Stoppa mig"
Stop me
32
50
82
1
8
Dragonheartz
"Om du"
If you
22
-
22
10
9
Patrik Olsson
"Sommarsol"
Summer sun
42
10
52
5
10
Felix Hvit
"För den jag är"
For the one I am
20
60
80
2
At Junior Eurovision
On the night of the contest, held in Copenhagen in Denmark, the Honeypies performed 14th in the running order of the contest, following Denmark and preceding Malta. At the close of the voting the duo received 12 points, placing 15th of the 16 competing entries.