Eurovision Song Contest 2002

Eurovision Song Contest 2002
A Modern Fairytale
Dates
Final25 May 2002 (2002-05-25)
Host
VenueSaku Suurhall
Tallinn, Estonia
Presenter(s)
Directed byMarius Bratten
Executive supervisorChristine Marchal-Ortiz
Executive producerJuhan Paadam
Host broadcasterEesti Televisioon (ETV)
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries24
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
Participation map
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Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite countries
Winning song
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tallinn, Estonia, following the country's victory at the 2001 contest with the song "Everybody" by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV), the contest was held at the Saku Suurhall on 25 May 2002. The contest was presented by Estonian opera singer Annely Peebo and actor Marko Matvere. It was the first Eurovision Song Contest held in one of the former Soviet republics.

Twenty-four countries participated in the contest. Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Macedonia, Romania and Switzerland returned after their relegation from the previous edition. Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway and Poland were relegated due to their poor results in 2001. It was the first (and only) time Ireland and Norway were relegated from the contest. Latvia was also set to sit out this year, but when Portugal announced their non-participation, due to internal problems at its broadcaster, it left a spot open for Latvia to take, as the country had finished higher the year before than any of the other relegated countries. This would go on to be very fortunate for the country as Latvia ended up winning the contest with the song "I Wanna", performed by Marie N who wrote it with Marats Samauskis. Malta, United Kingdom, Estonia and France rounded out the top five. Malta achieved their best result in their Eurovision history, coming second. Further down the table, Denmark finished twenty-fourth and last, their worst result up until that point, despite having been declared one of the favourites to win the competition beforehand.

Location

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn – host venue of the 2002 contest.

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki in Finland, east of Stockholm in Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg in Russia. Founded in 1248 but the earliest human settlements date back to 3000 years BC, making it one of the oldest capital cities of Northern Europe. Due to its important strategic location the city soon became a major trade hub, especially between the 14th to 16th century when it grew to be a key centre of commerce within the Hanseatic League. Tallinn's Old Town is one of the best preserved and intact medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Venue

Early in the proceedings, media outlets had begun speculating whether Estonian broadcaster ETV would be able to host the contest, citing a lack of a suitable venue and budgetary concerns. Due to this, Maltese broadcaster PBS and Dutch broadcaster NOS both expressed interest in hosting in the event in respective countries instead of Estonia. However, worries were put to rest when a combination of fundraising activities and the Estonian Government enabled them to host the event.

On 19 June 2001, it was announced that Estonia would still host the 2002 contest. The Saku Suurhall was ultimately chosen as the venue for the contest. It is the largest indoor arena in Estonia, built in 2001 and holds up to 10,000 people. It is named after the Estonian brewery and soft drink company Saku.

Participating countries

A total of 24 countries competed in the 2002 contest, which included the top 17 countries from the previous year's contest, alongside the seven returning countries which had been relegated from competing in the 2001 contest. These countries replaced the bottom 6 countries from the 2001 contest, which were relegated from taking part in this year's contest.

The total participants had originally been 22, but when the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) increased their participation number for the contest to 24 this granted Israel and Portugal the opportunity to enter. Portugal declined to enter the contest due to internal problems in the Portuguese broadcaster RTP. This allowed Latvia (who went on to win the contest) to enter.

Draw for the running order took place on 9 November 2001.

Participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
 Austria ORF Manuel Ortega "Say a Word" English
  • Alexander Kahr
  • Robert Pflugler
 Belgium VRT Sergio and the Ladies "Sister" English
  • Dirk Paelinck
  • Marc Paelinck
 Bosnia and Herzegovina PBSBiH Maja "Na jastuku za dvoje" (На јастуку за двоје) Serbian, English
  • Ružica Čavić
  • Stevo Cvikić
  • Dragan Mijatović
 Croatia HRT Vesna Pisarović "Everything I Want" English Milana Vlaović
 Cyprus CyBC One "Gimme" English George Theofanous
 Denmark DR Malene "Tell Me Who You Are" English Michael Ronson
 Estonia ETV Sahlene "Runaway" English
 Finland YLE Laura "Addicted to You" English
 France France Télévisions Sandrine François "Il faut du temps" French
 Germany NDR Corinna May "I Can't Live Without Music" English
 Greece ERT Michalis Rakintzis "S.A.G.A.P.O." English Michalis Rakintzis
 Israel IBA Sarit Hadad "Light a Candle" Hebrew, English
 Latvia LTV Marie N "I Wanna" English
 Lithuania LRT Aivaras "Happy You" English Aivaras Stepukonis
 Macedonia MRT Karolina "Od nas zavisi" (Од нас зависи) Macedonian
  • Vladimir Krstevski
  • Nikola Perevski
 Malta PBS Ira Losco "7th Wonder" English
 Romania TVR Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel "Tell Me Why" English
  • Mirela Fugaru
  • Ionel Tudor
 Russia ORT Prime Minister "Northern Girl" English
 Slovenia RTVSLO Sestre "Samo ljubezen" Slovene
 Spain TVE Rosa "Europe's Living a Celebration" Spanish
  • Toni Ten
  • Xasqui Ten
 Sweden SVT Afro-dite "Never Let It Go" English Marcos Ubeda
  Switzerland SRG SSR Francine Jordi "Dans le jardin de mon âme" French Francine Lehmann
 Turkey TRT Buket Bengisu and Group Safir "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" Turkish, English
  • Figen Çakmak
  • Fani Hodara
  • Sami Hodara
 United Kingdom BBC Jessica Garlick "Come Back" English Martyn Baylay

Returning artists

Lead artists
Artist Country Previous year(s)
Monica Anghel  Romania 1996 (qualifying round)
Constantinos Christoforou (member of One)  Cyprus 1996
Philippos Constantinos (member of One) 1995 (as backing vocalist)
Jody Pijper (member of Sergio and the Ladies)  Belgium 1982, 1990, 1994 and 1996 (for the Netherlands, as backing vocalist)
Ingrid Simons (member of Sergio and the Ladies) 1996 (for the Netherlands, as backing vocalist)
Sahlene  Estonia 1999 (for Sweden, as backing vocalist) and 2000 (for Malta, as backing vocalist)
Backing performers
Artist Country Previous year(s)
Christina Argyri  Cyprus 2000 (as a member of Voice)
Kenny Lübcke  Denmark 1992 (with Lotte Nilsson)

Format

For the first time, a slogan (or theme) was implemented. This year's theme was called 'A Modern Fairytale', which was evident in the postcards shown between the songs, which showed classic fairytales ending in modern Estonian situations.

The postcards continued with the opening theme of "A Modern Fairytale" taking well known fairy tales and translating them into Estonian life through short films, with a moral at the end of each one of them.

Contest overview

 Winner
Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Cyprus One "Gimme" 85 6
2  United Kingdom Jessica Garlick "Come Back" 111 3
3  Austria Manuel Ortega "Say a Word" 26 18
4  Greece Michalis Rakintzis "S.A.G.A.P.O." 27 17
5  Spain Rosa "Europe's Living a Celebration" 81 7
6  Croatia Vesna Pisarović "Everything I Want" 44 11
7  Russia Prime Minister "Northern Girl" 55 10
8  Estonia Sahlene "Runaway" 111 3
9  Macedonia Karolina "Od nas zavisi" 25 19
10  Israel Sarit Hadad "Light a Candle" 37 12
11   Switzerland Francine Jordi "Dans le jardin de mon âme" 15 22
12  Sweden Afro-dite "Never Let It Go" 72 8
13  Finland Laura "Addicted to You" 24 20
14  Denmark Malene "Tell Me Who You Are" 7 24
15  Bosnia and Herzegovina Maja "Na jastuku za dvoje" 33 13
16  Belgium Sergio and the Ladies "Sister" 33 13
17  France Sandrine François "Il faut du temps" 104 5
18  Germany Corinna May "I Can't Live Without Music" 17 21
19  Turkey Buket Bengisu and Group Safir "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" 29 16
20  Malta Ira Losco "7th Wonder" 164 2
21  Romania Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel "Tell Me Why" 71 9
22  Slovenia Sestre "Samo ljubezen" 33 13
23  Latvia Marie N "I Wanna" 176 1
24  Lithuania Aivaras "Happy You" 12 23

Spokespersons

  1.  Cyprus – Melani Steliou
  2.  United Kingdom – Colin Berry
  3.  Austria – Dodo Roscic [de]
  4.  Greece – Alexis Kostalas [el]
  5.  Spain – Anne Igartiburu
  6.  Croatia – Duško Ćurlić
  7.  Russia – Arina Sharapova
  8.  Estonia – Ilomai Küttim "Elektra"
  9.  Macedonia – Biljana Debarlieva
  10.  Israel – Michal Zo'aretz [he]
  11.   Switzerland – Diana Jörg
  12.  Sweden – Kristin Kaspersen
  13.  Finland – Marion Rung
  14.  Denmark – Signe Svendsen
  15.  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Segmedina Srna
  16.  Belgium – Geena Lisa Peeters [nl]
  17.  France – Marie Myriam
  18.  Germany – Axel Bulthaupt
  19.  Turkey – Meltem Ersan Yazgan
  20.  Malta – Yvette Portelli
  21.  Romania – Leonard Miron
  22.  Slovenia – Nuša Derenda
  23.  Latvia – Ēriks Niedra [lv]
  24.  Lithuania – Loreta Tarozaitė

Detailed voting results

Half of the participating countries organized a televote where the top 10 songs received the points, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12, but Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina used juries, while Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Finland, Malta, Slovenia and Lithuania used a 50-50 mix of both televoting and jury votes.

In the EBU's rules for the 2002 contest, it was stated; In the televoting, households shall not be permitted to vote more than three times. At this contest (and the following one) the broadcaster decided to reverse the song recaps - starting instead with the last performed song (24) and finishing with the first performed song (1). This was used as it had become apparent that the public vote favoured songs in the later part of the running order in comparison to the songs nearer to the start - particularly in the preceding 2001 contest

Detailed voting results of the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Voting procedure used:
 100% televoting
 100% jury vote
 50% jury and televote
Total score
Cyprus
United Kingdom
Austria
Greece
Spain
Croatia
Russia
Estonia
Macedonia
Israel
Switzerland
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium
France
Germany
Turkey
Malta
Romania
Slovenia
Latvia
Lithuania
Contestants
Cyprus 85 3 12 6 10 6 4 1 4 3 12 8 4 8 4
United Kingdom 111 12 7 6 4 5 6 2 8 6 7 6 1 8 2 10 8 5 8
Austria 26 1 1 7 5 12
Greece 27 12 1 8 6
Spain 81 7 2 4 6 6 12 7 6 12 12 7
Croatia 44 6 6 5 5 5 2 3 12
Russia 55 5 2 10 1 3 8 10 10 6
Estonia 111 7 3 5 3 6 2 12 10 8 10 4 4 8 2 2 6 12 7
Macedonia 25 3 4 1 5 12
Israel 37 5 1 5 1 2 10 5 5 3
Switzerland 15 5 3 2 3 1 1
Sweden 72 1 4 1 8 3 7 10 12 1 4 7 4 10
Finland 24 2 5 1 10 3 3
Denmark 7 4 1 1 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 33 7 3 7 3 6 2 3 2
Belgium 33 4 1 7 3 4 2 10 2
France 104 10 3 8 3 7 10 8 12 5 8 10 6 4 3 2 5
Germany 17 1 2 2 1 3 3 4 1
Turkey 29 4 3 8 7 7
Malta 164 10 12 8 6 10 12 5 7 10 10 4 4 2 12 4 7 6 10 5 10 7 3
Romania 71 8 8 5 12 12 8 4 1 7 6
Slovenia 33 6 2 7 8 2 2 1 5
Latvia 176 4 8 10 10 12 2 10 12 7 12 8 5 6 7 5 8 8 12 6 7 5 12
Lithuania 12 4 2 6

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
5  Latvia  Estonia,  Germany,  Israel,  Lithuania,  Spain
3  Malta  Croatia,  Denmark,  United Kingdom
 Spain  Belgium,  France,   Switzerland
2  Cyprus  Greece,  Malta
 Estonia  Latvia,  Sweden
 Romania  Macedonia,  Russia
1  Austria  Turkey
 Croatia  Slovenia
 France  Finland
 Macedonia  Romania
 Greece  Cyprus
 Sweden  Bosnia and Herzegovina
 United Kingdom  Austria

Broadcasts

Each participating broadcaster was required to relay live and in full the contest via television. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest as "passive participants"; any passive countries wishing to participate in the following year's event were also required to provide a live broadcast of the contest or a deferred broadcast within 24 hours. Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their viewers. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators, are shown in the tables below.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Austria ORF ORF 1 Andi Knoll
FM4 Stermann & Grissemann
 Belgium VRT TV1 André Vermeulen and Bart Peeters
Radio 2 Filip Pletinckx and Katrien Palmers [nl]
Radio Donna Jan Bosman [nl]
RTBF La Une Jean-Pierre Hautier
 Bosnia and Herzegovina PBSBiH
RTVFBiH FTV1
 Croatia HRT HRT 1 Ante Batinović
 Cyprus CyBC Evi Papamichail
 Denmark DR DR1 Keld Heick
 Estonia ETV Marko Reikop
 Finland YLE YLE TV2 Maria Guzenina and Asko Murtomäki [fi]
YLE FST Thomas Lundin [sv]
YLE Radio Suomi Iris Mattila and Tarja Närhi [fi]
YLE Radio Vega
 France France Télévisions France 3 Marc-Olivier Fogiel and Dave
 Germany ARD Das Erste Peter Urban
 Greece ERT Dafni Bokota
 Israel IBA
 Latvia LTV Kārlis Streips [lv]
 Lithuania LRT LRT Darius Užkuraitis
 Macedonia MRT
 Malta PBS TVM John Bundy
 Romania TVR
 Russia ORT Yuriy Aksyuta [ru]
 Slovenia RTVSLO SLO 1 [sl]
 Spain TVE La Primera, TVE Internacional José Luis Uribarri
RNE Radio 1 Nieves Herrero and José María de Juana
 Sweden SVT SVT1 Claes Åkeson [sv] and Christer Björkman
SR SR P4 Carolina Norén and Björn Kjellman
  Switzerland SRG SSR SF 2 Sandra Studer
TSR 1 Phil Mundwiller
TSI 1
 Turkey TRT TRT 1 Ömer Önder [tr]
 United Kingdom BBC BBC One, BBC Prime Terry Wogan
BBC Choice Jenny Eclair
BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Australia SBS SBS TV Terry Wogan
 Belarus BTRC
 Iceland RÚV Sjónvarpið Logi Bergmann Eiðsson
Rás 2
 Ireland RTÉ Marty Whelan
 Netherlands NPO Nederland 2 Willem van Beusekom
Radio 2
 Norway NRK NRK1 Jostein Pedersen
 Poland TVP Artur Orzech
 Portugal RTP RTP1 Eládio Clímaco
 Ukraine NTU Pershyi Natsionalnyi

Incidents

Commentator remarks

Controversy erupted during the competition over remarks by commentators on Swedish and Belgian TV, both of whom told the audience not to vote for the Israeli entry "Light a candle" by Sarit Hadad. The song received zero points from the Swedish audience but earned two from the Belgians, finishing 12th overall.

Allegation of vote swapping

This year saw allegations that the juries in certain countries were guilty of swapping votes among each other. According to the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, The French Head of Delegation allegedly said that members of the Cypriot delegation had approached him to swap votes. In addition to Cyprus, allegations were also made toward Greece, Russia, Macedonia, Malta and Romania.

Other awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

Laura Voutilainen, Winner of Fan Award

For the first time, the Marcel Bezençon Awards, organised by Sweden's then-Head of Delegation and 1992 representative Christer Björkman, and 1984 winner Richard Herrey, honoured songs in the contest. The awards are divided into three categories: the Artistic Award, the Fan Award, and the Press Award. The Fan Award was decided by the combined votes from members of OGAE, an organisation consisting of a network of over 40 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond.

Category Country Song Performer(s) Songwriter(s)
Artistic Award  Sweden "Never Let It Go" Afro-dite Marcos Ubeda
Fan Award  Finland "Addicted to You" Laura Voutilainen
Press Award  France "Il faut du temps" Sandrine François

Official album

Cover art of the official album

Eurovision Song Contest: Tallinn 2002 (also known as Eurovision Song Contest: Estonia 2002) was the official compilation album of the 2002 contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Ariola Records on 18 May 2002. The album featured all 24 songs that entered in the 2002 contest.

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 6

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