Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Dates
Final15 November 2003
Host
VenueForum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Presenter(s)
Directed byArne J. Rasmussen
Executive supervisorSvante Stockselius
Executive producerPreben Vridstoft
Host broadcasterDanmarks Radio (DR)
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2003 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countries
  • Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Denmark in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003Latvia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Norway in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Romania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
         Participating countries
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs.
Winning song Croatia
"Ti si moja prva ljubav"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest → 2004

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the inaugural edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark. With Camilla Ottesen and Remee as the presenters, the contest was won by the then eleven-year-old Dino Jelusić, who represented Croatia with his song "Ti si moja prva ljubav" (You are my first love) while second and third place went to Spain and the United Kingdom respectively. The next time that a country would win on its first attempt was Italy in 2014.

It was the first Eurovision contest to be broadcast in the 16:9 widescreen and high definition, but was also offered to broadcasters in the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio. It was also the first Eurovision Song Contest where a DVD of the contest would be released. It was decided that the country that won the contest would not necessarily host the next contest, to reduce the pressure on the contestants. It was announced before the contest took place that the next edition would be held in the United Kingdom (although in the end this did not happen).