Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Country

National selection

Selection process

Internal selection

Selected entrant

Selected song

Finals performance

Final result

2nd, 165 points

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

◄2002 •

2003

• 2004►

Belgium participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga, Latvia. This was the first Walloon participation since the 2000 contest.

Belgium internally selected Urban Trad to represent them, singing in an imaginary language for the first time in the contest's history.

At Eurovision

Urban Trad received 165 points, placing second and giving Belgium their best result since their win in 1986.

Points awarded to Belgium (Final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
France Poland Spain	Bosnia and Herzegovina Ireland Latvia Netherlands Ukraine	Estonia Greece Israel Romania	Iceland Turkey	Germany Portugal
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
United Kingdom	Austria	Cyprus Norway Russia Slovenia

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 ~~1994~~ 1995 1996 ~~1997~~ 1998 1999 2000 ~~2001~~ 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Artists

1950s	Fud Leclerc Mony Marc Bobbejaan Schoepen Fud Leclerc Bob Benny

1960s	Fud Leclerc Bob Benny Fud Leclerc Jacques Raymond Robert Cogoi Lize Marke Tonia Louis Neefs Claude Lombard Louis Neefs

1970s	Jean Vallée Lily Castel & Jacques Raymond Serge & Christine Ghisoland Nicole & Hugo Jacques Hustin Ann Christy Pierre Rapsat Dream Express Jean Vallée Micha Marah

1980s	Telex Emly Starr Stella Pas de Deux Jacques Zegers Linda Lepomme Sandra Kim Liliane Saint-Pierre Reynaert Ingeborg

1990s	Philippe Lafontaine Clouseau Morgane Barbara Dex ~~1994~~ Frédéric Etherlinck Lisa del Bo ~~1997~~ Mélanie Cohl Vanessa Chinitor

2000s	Nathalie Sorce ~~2001~~ Sergio & The Ladies Urban Trad Xandee Nuno Resende Kate Ryan The KMG's Ishtar Patrick Ouchène

2010s	Tom Dice Witloof Bay Iris Roberto Bellarosa Axel Hirsoux Loïc Nottet Laura Tesoro Blanche

Songs

1950s	"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "Le plus beau jour de ma vie" "Straatdeuntje" "Ma petite chatte" "Hou toch van mij"

1960s	"Mon amour pour toi" "September, gouden roos" "Ton nom" "Waarom?" "Près de ma rivière" "Als het weer lente is" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Ik heb zorgen" "Quand tu reviendras" "Jennifer Jennings"

1970s	"Viens l'oublier" "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "Baby, Baby" "Fleur de liberté" "Gelukkig zijn" "Judy et Cie" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Hey Nana"

1980s	"Euro-Vision" "Samson" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Rendez-vous" "Avanti la vie" "Laat me nu gaan" "J'aime la vie" "Soldiers of Love" "Laissez briller le soleil" "Door de wind"

1990s	"Macédomienne" "Geef het op" "Nous, on veut des violons" "Iemand als jij" ~~1994~~ "La voix est libre" "Liefde is een kaartspel" ~~1997~~ "Dis oui" "Like The Wind"

2000s	"Envie de vivre" ~~2001~~ "Sister" "Sanomi" "1 Life" "Le grand soir" "Je t'adore" "Love Power" "O Julissi" "Copycat"

2010s	"Me and My Guitar" "With Love Baby" "Would You?" "Love Kills" "Mother" "Rhythm Inside" "What's the Pressure"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Belgium did not compete)

Countries

Final (by final results)	Turkey (winner) Belgium Russia Norway Sweden Austria Poland Iceland Spain Romania Ireland Germany Netherlands Ukraine Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece France Israel Cyprus Estonia Portugal Slovenia Latvia Malta United Kingdom

Artists

Final (by final results)	Sertab Erener Urban Trad t.A.T.u. Jostein Hasselgård Fame Alf Poier Ich Troje Birgitta Haukdal Beth Nicola Mickey Joe Harte Lou Esther Hart Oleksandr Ponomaryov Claudia Beni Mija Martina Mando Louisa Baïleche Lior Narkis Stelios Konstantas Ruffus Rita Guerra Karmen Stavec F.L.Y. Lynn Chircop Jemini

Songs

Final
(by final results)

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