Eurovision Song Contest Riga 2003

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2003-05

Labels: EMI, CMC

Front cover subtitle:
The official album of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 including all the songs of the participating countries.

© & ℗ 2003, CMC Records
Made in EU
Printed in the EU.

Comes in standard clear-tray jewel case with an 8-page booklet.

Uncredited notes on track versions:
Track 4 is Every Way That I Can (English Radio Edit), on the single release simply credited to Sertab.
Track 5 is To Dream Again (Eurovision Mix).
Track 6 is the English version. The song was presented in the show in a never released Croatian/English version, although a full Croation version exists. On the single cover the artist is credited as Mija Martina.
Track 7 is the original Portuguese version. The song was presented in the show in a never released Portuguese/English version.
Track 8 is the Croatian version. The song was presented in the show in a never released Croatian/English version.
Track 9 is Feeling Alive (Eurovision Version).
Track 10 is Let's Get Happy (Original Version).
Track 11 is Ne Ver, Ne Boisia (Eurovision 2003).
Track 12 is Dime (Official Version).
Track 15 is Cry Baby (Single Version).
Track 16 is called Hasta La Vista Baby on the single release. Possibly changed due to copyright reasons.
Track 17 is Never Let You Go (Euro Version).
Track 19 is credited to the artist's full name, Louisa Baïleche, on the single release.
Track 20 is Hello From Mars (Original Mix).
Track 22 is Sanomi (Eurovision Edit), alternatively knowns as (Radio Edit). It has Soetkin Collier's vocals removed, which were also absent from the live show.

The album/compilation contains all the songs from the 2003 contest, held on 24 May 2003 in Riga, Latvia.

Countries in order of performance (as stated after each artist and track title on the cover) and the positions they reached (not credited on the release as the CD was released before the contest):
1. Iceland, 8th
2. Austria, 6th
3. Ireland, joint 11th
4. Turkey, winner
5. Malta, 25th
6. Bosnia-Herzegovina, 16th (performed in the contest in Croatian as Ne Brini)
7. Portugal, 22nd
8. Croatia, 15th
9. Cyprus, 20th
10. Germany, joint 11th
11. Russia, 3rd
12. Spain, 8th
13. Israel, 19th (also has Hebrew title מילים לאהבה (Milim La'Ahava))
14. The Netherlands, 13th
15. United Kingdom, 26th (last with nul (zero) points)
16. Ukraine, 14th
17. Greece, 17th
18. Norway, 4th
19. France, 18th
20. Poland, 7th (Polish title should be Żadnych Granic)
21. Latvia, 24th
22. Belgium, 2nd
23. Estonia, 21st (group also known as Claire's Birthday)
24. Romania, 10th
25. Sweden, 5th
26. Slovenia, 26th

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