2003
Hosted in: Copenhagen, Denmark Won by: Croatia - Ti si moja prva ljubav by Dino Jelusick UK entry: My song for the world by Tom Morley The inaugural Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland in 1956. But 47 years after the grown-ups take center-stage, and 13 years after a change in ESC rules dictating that only artists over the age of 16 are allowed to enter, the EBU has decided to compensate the potentially world-famous kids ranging from ages 8 to 15 by hosting a children-orientated song contest. This was inspired by DR creating a kids’ version of the Danish national selection that is MGP Junior, back in 2000. Later it grew to parts of Scandinavia and Poland. So it makes total sense to host a pan-European contest before it too goes pan-European. It also makes sense for the contest to be held in Denmark, who only competed in three editions! Though since their absence in 2006 , the country still regularly held MGP Junior to this day... You’re going to see a bit of a...