Denmark in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 2003
| Contest = Junior
| Country = Denmark
| Selection process = MGP 2003
| Selection date = 3 May 2003
| Artist = Anne Gadegaard
| Song = Arabiens drøm
| Final result = 5th, 93 points
}}
Denmark were the hosts of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest held. Denmark was represented by Anne Gadegaard with "Arabiens drøm".
Before Junior Eurovision
In April 2000, Danmarks Radio launched a song contest for children aged 8 to 15. The idea drew the attention of Norway and Sweden in 2002, thus creating a pre-Scandinavian song contest entitled MGP Nordic. The European Broadcasting Union picked up on the format and launched a pan-European version in 2003, known as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with Denmark, Norway, and Sweden being three of the 16 participating countries.
= MGP 2003 =
Danmarks Radio (DR) held a national final to select the Danish national final for the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Denmark's capital Copenhagen. 10 songs competed in MGP 2003, held on 3 May and hosted by Camilla Ottesen and Gordon Kennedy.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosong.webbyen.dk/vishjemmeside_privat.asp?mode=top_frame&id=165504&side=&webside=5212319|title=MGP 2003|publisher=webbyen.dk|language=Danish|accessdate=2009-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132848/http://www.eurosong.webbyen.dk/vishjemmeside_privat.asp?mode=top_frame&id=165504&side=&webside=5212319|archive-date=2011-07-19|url-status=dead}}
The winner was chosen by 4 televoting regions and SMS voting in two rounds of voting - the first to select the top 5 and the second to select the winner. In the second round of voting, each televoting region awarded 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points to the remaining 5 songs, with the song receiving the most votes being the winner.{{cn|date=December 2020}}
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|+ style="font-size: bigger;" | ! colspan="4" |Final – 3 May 2003 | |||
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! Draw !! Artist !! Song !! Result | |||
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| align="center" |1 | Julie & Sofie | "Vi er venner" | Superfinalist |
| align="center" | 2 | Eby | "Jeg er den som jeg er" | Eliminated |
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| align="center" |3 | B-Boys | "Vi gi'r den op" | Superfinalist |
| align="center" | 4 | Linette | "Den eneste ene" | Eliminated |
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| align="center" |5 | Tue | "Ta' mig som jeg er" | Superfinalist |
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| align="center" |6 | Shout | "Jeg tror, det kaldes kærlighed" | Superfinalist |
| align="center" | 7 | Alexander | "Super sød sag" | Eliminated |
| align="center" | 8 | Nanna | "Er der nogen der ved" | Eliminated |
| align="center" | 9 | Sami | "Hvad hvis nu" | Eliminated |
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| align="center" |10 | Anne | "Arabiens drøm" | Superfinalist |
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! colspan="10" |Superfinal – 3 May 2003 | ||||||||
| Draw
!Artist !Song | Funen | Zealand, Lolland, Falster & Bornholm | Greater Copenhagen !SMS !Total !Place | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" |1
| align="left" | Julie & Sofie | align="left" | "Vi er venner" | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 20 | 5 |
| align="center" |2
| align="left" | B-Boys | align="left" | "Vi gi'r den op"
| align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 44 | 3 | ||||||
| align="center" |3
| align="left" | Tue | align="left" | "Ta' mig som jeg er"
| align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 30 | 4 | ||||||
| align="center" |4
| align="left" | Shout | align="left" | "Jeg tror, det kaldes kærlighed"
| align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 46 | 2 | ||||||
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| align="center" |5 | align="left" | Anne | align="left" | "Arabiens drøm"
| align="center" |12 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |60 | 1 |
At Junior Eurovision
On the night of the contest Anne performed 13th in the running order of the contest, following the United Kingdom and preceding Sweden. At the close of the voting she received 93 points, placing 5th of the 16 competing entries.{{cite web |title=Final of Copenhagen 2003 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2003/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407194917/https://eurovision.tv/event/riga-2003/final |archive-date=7 April 2021 |url-status=live}}
=Voting=
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| + Points awarded to Denmark{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2003 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2003/final/results/denmark |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528161243/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2003/final/results/denmark |archive-date=28 May 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
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| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2003}}|{{Esc|Sweden|Junior|y=2003}}}} |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Norway|Junior|y=2003}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2003}}|{{Esc|Macedonia|Junior|y=2003}}|{{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2003}}}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Greece|Junior|y=2003}}|{{Esc|Latvia|Junior|y=2003}}|{{Esc|Romania|Junior|y=2003}}}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belarus|Junior|f=1995|y=2003}}|{{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2003}}}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Cyprus|Junior|f=1960|y=2003}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2003}}}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Croatia|Junior|y=2003}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2003}}}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Denmark in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003}}