Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Forum Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Executive supervisor | Svante Stockselius |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) |
| Director | Arne J. Rasmussen |
| Executive producer | Preben Vridstoft |
| Presenters | |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
| Winning song | Croatia "Ti si moja prva ljubav" |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the inaugural edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 15 November 2003 at Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark, and presented by Camilla Ottesen and Remee. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR). Broadcasters from sixteen countries participated in the contest.
The winner was Croatia with the song "Ti si moja prva ljubav" performed by the then eleven-year-old Dino Jelusić; 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).