Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) | |||
| Country | Belgium | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 18 December 2002 Song: 31 March 2003 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Sanomi" | |||
| Artist | Urban Trad | |||
| Songwriter | Yves Barbieux | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 165 points | |||
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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Sanomi", written by Yves Barbieux, and performed by the group Urban Trad. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), internally selected in December 2002 its entry for the contest. The song, "Sanomi", was presented to the public on 31 March 2003. This was the first-ever entry performed in a constructed language in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Belgium competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 22, Belgium placed second out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 165 points. This was Belgium's best result in the contest since their victory in 1986.