Latvia are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 , which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen , Denmark . Latvia 's best placing was in , when Dzintars Čīča placed 9th with " Tu esi vasarā " . The country 's worst placing came in when Mārtiņš Tālbergs and C-Stones Juniors placed 17th and last with " Balts vai melns " . Latvijas Televīzija ( LTV ) withdrew Latvia from the contest after , and would not return until the , their first participation in 5 years
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Latvia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest