United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003

The United Kingdom competed at the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003. A national final was held by Independent Television (ITV) to select the first UK entry to Junior Eurovision.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country United Kingdom
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)6 September 2003
Selected entrantTom Morley
Selected song"My Song for the World"
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 118 points
United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Junior Eurovision

National final

The final was held on 6 September 2003 at Carlton Studios in Nottingham, and was broadcast on ITV1.[1] The show was presented by Mark Durden-Smith and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, and regional televoting groups selected the winner from the eight competing acts.[2]

Final – 6 September 2003
Draw Artist[3] Song[3] Points Place
1 Feature 5 "Slumberland" 35 4
2 Jack Brown "Back to Love" 12 7
3 Ellis De Bie "I Have a Feeling" 38 3
4 Starrlight "Gonna Be Fine" 10 8
5 Sasha Stevens "Little Children" 29 5
6 Mr Cheerful "Winter's Nearly Gone" 23 6
7 Tom Morley "My Song for the World" 64 1
8 UZLOT "Please Don't Cry" 62 2
Detailed Regional Televoting Results[4]
Draw Song Regional televoting groups Total
A B C D E F G
1 "Slumberland" 6 5 5 5 5 3 6 35
2 "Back to Love" 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 12
3 "I Have a Feeling" 5 6 4 6 6 6 5 38
4 "Gonna Be Fine" 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 10
5 "Little Children" 3 4 6 4 4 4 4 29
6 "Winter's Nearly Gone" 4 3 3 2 3 5 3 23
7 "My Song for the World" 8 10 8 10 10 8 10 64
8 "Please Don't Cry" 10 8 10 8 8 10 8 62
ITV1 Television Regions
Spokesperson by regional group
  • A: Leah Charles
  • B: Ashley Mulhern
  • C: Sarah Elgin
  • D: James McCourt
  • E: Laura Dorothy
  • F: Giles Vickers Jones
  • G: Caroline Hacking

At Junior Eurovision

On the night of the contest, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tom Morley performed 12th in the running order of the contest, following Belgium and preceding Denmark. At the close of the voting Morley has received 118 points, placing 3rd of the 16 competing entries, beaten by Spain and winners' Croatia.[5]

In the United Kingdom, the show was televised on ITV1 with commentary by national final hosts Durden-Smith and Palmer-Tomkinson. The British spokesperson, who announced the British votes during the final, was national finalist Sasha Stevens. The live broadcast averaged 5 million viewers.[6]

Voting

References
  1. "Juniors get Eurovision chance". 30 May 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2020 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "JESC2003". www.songs4europe.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. "JUNIOR EUROVISION". 11 September 2003. Archived from the original on 11 September 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 Results". www.myledbury.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. "Final of Copenhagen 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. Cozens, Claire (17 November 2003). "JESC UK ratings". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  7. "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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