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).
Representatives[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | HRT | Dino Jelusić | "Ti si moja prva ljubav" | 134 |
| 2 | Spain | TVE | Sergio | "Desde el cielo" | 125 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | ITV | Tom Morley | "My Song for the World" | 118 |
| 4 | Belarus | BTRC | Volha Satsiuk | "Tancuj" (Танцуй) | 103 |
| 5 | Denmark | DR | Anne Gadegaard | "Arabiens drøm" | 93 |
| 6 | Belgium | VRT | X!NK | "De vriendschapsband" | 83 |
| 7 | Malta | PBS | Sarah Harrison | "Like a Star" | 56 |
| 8 | Greece | ERT | Nicolas Ganopoulos | "Fili gia panta" (Φίλοι για πάντα) | 53 |
| 9 | Latvia | LTV | Dzintars Čīča | "Tu esi vasarā" | 37 |
| 10 | Romania | TVR | Bubu | "Tobele sunt viața mea" | 35 |
| 11 | Netherlands | AVRO | Roel | "Mijn ogen zeggen alles" | 23 |
| 12 | Macedonia | MRT | Marija and Viktorija | "Ti ne me poznavaš" (Ти не ме познаваш) | 19 |
| 13 | Norway | NRK | 2U | "Sinnsykt gal forelsket" | 18 |
| 14 | Cyprus | CyBC | Theodora Rafti | "Mia efhi" (Μια ευχή) | 16 |
| 15 | Sweden | SVT | The Honeypies | "Stoppa mig" | 12 |
| 16 | Poland | TVP | Kasia Żurawik | "Coś mnie nosi" | 3 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | Belarus-1 | Denis Kurian | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV1 | Ilse Van Hoecke, Bart Peeters | Judith Bussé |
| Belgium (French) | La Deux | Corinne Boulangier | |
| Croatia | HRT 1 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Cyprus | CyBC | Unknown | Unknown |
| Denmark | DR1 | Nicolai Molbech | Unknown |
| Greece | ET1 | Masa Fasoula, Nikos Frantseskakis | Chloe Sofia Boleti |
| Latvia | LTV1 | Kārlis Streips | David Daurins |
| Macedonia | MTV 1 | Milanka Rašik | Unknown |
| Malta | TVM | Unknown | Unknown |
| Netherlands | Nederland 1 | Angela Groothuizen | Aisa |
| Norway | NRK1 | Stian Barsnes Simonsen | Unknown |
| Poland | TVP1 | Jarosław Kulczycki | Unknown |
| Romania | TVR1 | Ioana Isopescu, Alexandru Nagy | Unknown |
| Spain | La Primera | Fernando Argenta | Jimmy Castro |
| Sweden | SVT1 | Victoria Dyring | Siri Lindgren |
| United Kingdom | ITV1 | Mark Durden-Smith, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson | Sasha Stevens |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS TV | No commentary |
| Estonia | ETV | Unknown |
| Finland | YLE TV2 | Henna Vänninen, Olavi Uusivirta |
| Germany | KI.KA | Unknown |
| Iceland | RÚV | Unknown |
| Serbia and Montenegro | RTCG, RTS, RTK | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - The show was broadcast on SBS TV delayed.
- Germany - The show was broadcast on KI.KA delayed.