🔴 2002 Eurovision Song Contest full show from Tallinn, Estonia

Date: 25 May 2002 - Host Venue: Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia
Presenters: Annely Peebo, Marko Matvere
Directed by Marius Bratten
Executive supervisor: Christine Marchal-Ortiz
Executive producer .Juhan Paadam
Host broadcaster. Eesti Televisioon (ETV)
Opening act: "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton
Interval act: (During the song presentation): "A Little Story in the Music" performed by Annely Peebo and Marko Matvere, with music composed by Raimond Valgre
(During the voting procedure): Dance performance directed and choreographed by Teet Kask

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.

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.

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