Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Eighties Coming Back" written by Vaiko Eplik. The song was performed by the band Ruffus. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV) organised the national final Eurolaul 2003 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Eighties Coming Back" performed by Claire's Birthday was selected as the winner by an international jury panel. The band was later renamed as Ruffus for the Eurovision Song Contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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| Country | Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurolaul 2003 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 8 February 2003 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ruffus | |||
| Selected song | "Eighties Coming Back" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Vaiko Eplik | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 14 points | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 17, Estonia placed twenty-first out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 14 points.