Latvia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 explained

Contest:Junior
Year:2003
Country:Latvia
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:8 June 2003
Entrant:Dzintars Čīča
Song:Tu esi vasarā
Final Result:9th, 37 points
Next:2004

Latvia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 which took place on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised a national final in order to select the Latvian entry for the 2003 contest. On 8 June 2003, Dzintars Čīča won the national final and was selected to represent Latvia with the song "Tu esi vasarā".[1]

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

56 songs were submitted to LTV. Ten entries were selected for the national final, and the competing artists and songs were announced on 17 March 2003.[2]

The final took place on 8 June 2003, hosted by Linda Leen and Horens Stalbe. Ten entries competed and the song with the highest number of votes from the public, "Tu esi vasarā" performed by Dzintars Čīča, was declared the winner.[3] [4]

Final – 8 June 2003
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Gatis Freimanis"Āfrika"1,0398
2Eva Burtniece"Dažkārt"8709
3Līvija Daudze"Smilšu pils"63910
4Sabīne Berezina"Saules stari"3,1323
5Miks Dukurs"Mana sirds"4,6102
6Alīna Razumnaja"Es..."2,3404
7Edgars Šmiukšis"Bungas dzied"1,2127
8Dzintars Čīča"Tu esi vasarā"11,9931
9Ieva Stāmere"Zvaigznes un melodijas"1,8685
10Madara Viktorova"Es gribu zināt"1,6216

At Junior Eurovision

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dzintars Cica. jesc.tv.
  2. Web site: 17 March 2003. Zināmi bērnu Eirovīzijas nacionālās atlases finālisti . DELFI. Latvian.
  3. Web site: JESC 2003.
  4. Web site: Medinika. Aija. 9 June 2003. Latvian finalist of Junior Eurovision known. Esctoday.
  5. Web site: Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2003 . European Broadcasting Union . 28 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210528161443/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2003/final/results/latvia . 28 May 2021 . live.