Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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Sweden entered the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark...

, represented by the Honeypies - 10-year old Rebecca Laakso and eleven-year-old Julia Urban - with the song "Stoppa mig".

Lilla Melodifestivalen 2003

Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...

 (SVT) held a national final to select the Swedish entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Lilla Melodifestivalen 2003 was held on 4 October, and was hosted at the SVT Television Centre in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

 by children's TV host Victoria Dyring.

Ten songs competed in the contest, with the winner decided by jury and televoting.
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Points Place
1 Wednesday "Det är så det ska va" 28 40 68 3
2 Vera & Vendela "Vänner" 22 - 22 9
3 Daniel & Lukas "Data-hop" 44 - 44 6
4 Sofie Ljungberg "Du finns i mitt hjärta" 38 30 68 4
5 V.Ä.N.N.E.R "För att du är min vän" 30 - 30 8
6 Sebbe "Om jag gillar någon" 32 - 32 7
7 Honeypies "Stoppa mig" 32 50 82 1
8 Dragonheartz "Om du" 22 - 22 10
9 Patrik Olsson "Sommarsol" 42 10 52 5
10 Felix Hvit "För den jag är" 20 60 80 2

At Junior Eurovision

On the night of the contest, held in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
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 in Denmark
Denmark
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, the Honeypies performed 14th in the running order of the contest, following Denmark and preceding Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

. At the close of the voting the duo received 12 points, placing 15th of the 16 competing entries.

See also

  • Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
    Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
    Sweden has participated at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 7 times since its inception in 2003. Two broadcasters have been responsible for Sweden's entries at Junior Eurovision - from 2003 to 2005 Sveriges Television was responsible, before withdrawing with other Nordic broadcasters...

  • Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
    Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
    The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark...


External links

  • Lilla Melodifestivalen 2003 Sveriges Television
    Sveriges Television
    Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...

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