Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) | |||
Country | Latvia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eirodziesma 2003 | |||
Selection date(s) | 1 February 2003 | |||
Selected artist(s) | F.L.Y. | |||
Selected song | "Hello from Mars" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 24th, 5 points | |||
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Hello from Mars", written by Mārtiņš Freimanis and Lauris Reiniks, and performed by the group F.L.Y. The Latvian participating broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised the national final Eirodziesma 2003 in order to select its entry for the contest. In addition, LTV was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Skonto Hall in Riga, after winning the previous edition with the song "I Wanna" performed by Marie N.
Fifteen songs were selected to compete in the national final on 1 February 2003 where two rounds of public televoting selected "Hello from Mars" performed by F.L.Y. as the winner. As the host country, Latvia qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 21, it placed twenty-fourth out of the 26 participating countries with 5 points.