Participants and results
editThe 2003 contest was one of the few editions where no lead artists had previously competed as lead artists in past contests, although Slovenian representative Karmen had previously performed as a backing singer to Vili Resnik for Slovenia at the 1998 contest.
Winner
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Language[1] | Place | Points[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Iceland
|
Birgitta | "Open Your Heart" | English | 8 | 84 |
| 02 |  Austria
|
Alf Poier | "Weil der Mensch zählt" | German[a] | 6 | 113 |
| 03 |  Ireland
|
Mickey Harte | "We've Got the World" | English | 12 | 53 |
| 04 |  Turkey
|
Sertab Erener | "Everyway That I Can" | English | 1 | 167 |
| 05 |  Malta
|
Lynn Chircop | "To Dream Again" | English | 25 | 1 |
| 06 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mija Martina | "Ne brini" | Croatian, English | 15 | 27 |
| 07 |  Portugal
|
Rita Guerra | "Deixa-me sonhar" | Portuguese, English | 21 | 11 |
| 08 |  Croatia
|
Claudia Beni | "Više nisam tvoja" | Croatian, English | 17 | 23 |
| 09 |  Cyprus
|
Stelios Constantas | "Feeling Alive" | English | 20 | 15 |
| 10 |  Germany
|
Lou | "Let's Get Happy" | English | 11 | 55 |
| 11 |  Russia
|
t.A.T.u. | "Ne ver', ne boysia" (Не верь, не бойся) | Russian | 2 | 164 |
| 12 |  Spain
|
Beth | "Dime" | Spanish | 9 | 81 |
| 13 |  Israel
|
Lior Narkis | "Words for Love" | Hebrew[b] | 19 | 17 |
| 14 |  Netherlands
|
Esther Hart | "One More Night" | English | 13 | 43 |
| 15 |  United Kingdom
|
Jemini | "Cry Baby" | English | 26 | 0 |
| 16 |  Ukraine
|
Olexandr | "Hasta la vista" | English[c] | 14 | 30 |
| 17 |  Greece
|
Mando | "Never Let You Go" | English | 16 | 24 |
| 18 |  Norway
|
Jostein Hasselgård | "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" | English | 4 | 119 |
| 19 |  France
|
Louisa Baïleche | "Monts et merveilles" | French | 18 | 19 |
| 20 |  Poland
|
Ich Troje | "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" | German, Polish, Russian | 7 | 90 |
| 21 |  Latvia
|
F.L.Y. | "Hello from Mars" | English | 22 | 10 |
| 22 |  Belgium
|
Urban Trad | "Sanomi" | Imaginary | 3 | 157 |
| 23 |  Estonia
|
Ruffus | "Eighties Coming Back" | English | 23 | 7 |
| 24 |  Romania
|
Nicola | "Don't Break My Heart" | English | 10 | 77 |
| 25 |  Sweden
|
Fame | "Give Me Your Love" | English | 5 | 114 |
| 26 |  Slovenia
|
Karmen | "Nanana" | English | 24 | 7 |
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2003". The Diggiloo Thrush. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Final of Riga 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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