Forum Song Contest 1
| Forum Song Contest 1 | |
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| Dates | |
| Month | January 2003 |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 11 |
| Debuting | |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | ESC style |
| Penalty | -12 points penalty for non voting countries |
| Winning song | |
| Group | Hooverphonic |
| Title | "Sometimes" |
| Country |  Belgium
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| Language | english |
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| Forum Song Contest | |
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The 1st Forum Song Contest was the first monthly edition of Forum Song Contest. The final was held on January 2003, with 11 countries making their debut at the contest. Belgium won the first contest with the song "Sometimes" by Hooverphonic.
Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Belgium |
Hooverphonic | Sometimes | 1 | 79 |
| 2 |  Denmark |
Sheewa | Alt hvad du tænder på | 4 | 69 |
| 3 |  Germany |
Wir Sind Helden | Guten Tag (Reklamation) | 11 | 23 |
| 4 |  Israel |
The Idan Raychel Project | Boi | 5 | 64 |
| 5 |  Norway |
Maria Mena | Free | 3 | 75 |
| 6 |  Portugal |
Pedro Abrunhosa | Momento | 7 | 53 |
| 7 |  Spain |
Chenoa | Cuando tú vas | 9 | 49 |
| 8 |  Sweden |
The Sounds | Living In America | 6 | 59 |
| 9 |  Netherlands |
Judith | When it hits home | 8 | 51 |
| 10 |  Turkey |
Hande Yener | Sen yoluna, ben yoluna | 2 | 77 |
| 11 |  United Kingdom |
The Coral | Dreaming of you | 10 | 39 |
Scoreboard
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| 1 | Belgium |
79 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | |
| 4 | Denmark |
69 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Germany |
23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Israel |
64 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | |
| 8 | Netherlands |
51 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Norway |
75 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| 7 | Portugal |
53 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
| 9 | Spain |
49 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | Sweden |
59 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | Turkey |
77 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | |
| 10 | United Kingdom |
39 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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| 3 | Norway |
Denmark, The Netherlands, Turkey |
| Turkey |
Israel, Portugal, Spain | |
| 2 | Belgium |
Germany, Sweden |
| 1 | Denmark |
Belgium |
| Spain |
United Kingdom | |
| Netherlands |
Norway |