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vintageurovision · 2 years ago

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Eurovision Song Contest 2003

24 May 2003 | Riga, Latvia

A record 26 countries took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in the Latvian capital Riga. The slogan for 2003 was Rendezvous in Riga. Ukraine made its debut in the competition and sent one of the country's biggest stars, Olexandr Ponomariov. Pop duo t.A.T.u. who only month before the contest had a major worldwide hit with All The Things She Said, represented Russia in Riga. The pair caused mischief during the event week by regularly disrupting the rehearsal schedule and failing to attend press conferences. Turkey won the contest for the first time after one of the closest finishes in the contest for years. Slovenia, the last country to deliver its results, had the casting vote. Belgium finished second with Russia in third place. [eurovision.tv]

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#eurovision #eurovision 2003 #esc #sertab erener #{year}#there are clear standout performances here #but overall - the improvement of song and performance quality over the last 2 decades is incredible #also I've never explicitly said it (although you might have noticed) but the cut off for this blog is 20 years #which yeah it's half of what it's usually considered vintage #but going back 40 years would simply limit my possible posts too much #and having a definite cutoff (for example - no entries from this millenium) didn't feel right either #I need some evolution #I know I might be getting to years you've seen as children and the label of ''vintage'' might make you feel some sort of way #but time only moves forward and we're all getting older and that's okay. we just need to learn to deal with that

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