Riga 2003
Latvia hosted the competition in 2003 following Marie N's victory in Tallinn the previous year.
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A record 26 countries took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in the Latvian capital Riga. The slogan for 2003 was Rendezvous in Riga. Ukraine made its debut in the competition and sent one of the country's biggest stars, Olexandr Ponomariov. Pop duo t.A.T.u. who only month before the contest had a major worldwide hit with All The Things She Said, represented Russia in Riga. The pair caused mischief during the event week by regularly disrupting the rehearsal schedule and failing to attend press conferences. Turkey won the contest for the first time after one of the closest finishes in the contest for years. Slovenia, the last country to deliver its results, had the casting vote. Belgium finished second with Russia in third place.
Riga 2003 FAQs
The cast of Riga 2003 includes Marie N as Self - Presenter, Ilze Jaunalksne as Self - Green Room Host, Dīvs Reiznieks as Self - Green Room Host, and Renārs Kaupers as Self - Presenter.
Episodes run about 3h 10 mins. The total runtime is about 3h 10 mins.
Riga 2003 was released on 24 May 2003.
Riga 2003 has 69 seasons and 1 episode on Fanbiz. Available seasons include Lugano 1956, Frankfurt 1957, Hilversum 1958, Cannes 1959, London 1960, Cannes 1961, Luxembourg City 1962, London 1963, Copenhagen 1964, Naples 1965, Luxembourg City 1966, Vienna 1967, London 1968, Madrid 1969, Amsterdam 1970, Dublin 1971, Edinburgh 1972, Luxembourg City 1973, Brighton 1974, Stockholm 1975, The Hague 1976, London 1977, Paris 1978, Jerusalem 1979, The Hague 1980, Dublin 1981, Harrogate 1982, Munich 1983, Luxembourg City 1984, Gothenburg 1985, Bergen 1986, Brussels 1987, Dublin 1988, Lausanne 1989, Zagreb 1990, Rome 1991, Malmö 1992, Millstreet 1993, Dublin 1994, Dublin 1995, Oslo 1996, Dublin 1997, Birmingham 1998, Jerusalem 1999, Stockholm 2000, Copenhagen 2001, Tallinn 2002, Istanbul 2004, Kyiv 2005, Athens 2006, Helsinki 2007, Belgrade 2008, Moscow 2009, Oslo 2010, Düsseldorf 2011, Baku 2012, Malmö 2013, Copenhagen 2014, Vienna 2015, Stockholm 2016, Kyiv 2017, Lisbon 2018, Tel Aviv 2019, Rotterdam 2021, Turin 2022, Liverpool 2023, Malmö 2024, Basel 2025, and Vienna 2026.