The 2003 Meteor Music Awards were hosted by comedian Dara Ó Briain. It was the third edition of Ireland's national music awards. Actors Colin Farrell, Colm Meaney, and Stephen Rea were among the presenters. ^[1]

Performances

There were performances on the night from the ill-fated Irish pop group Six who performed the song " After the Gold Rush", Tom Jones, The Thrills, B2K, Alabama 3, Samantha Mumba, Westlife, and Sinéad O'Connor.

Nominations

For 2003 nominees, see here.

List of winners

• Best Irish Group: U2
• Best Irish Female Singer: Carly Hennessy
• Best Irish Males Singer: Mundy
• Best Folk/Traditional Act: John Spillane
• Best Irish Album: Mic Christopher, Skylarkin'
• Best Irish Dance Act: Luke Thomas
• Best Pop Act: Westlife
• Best Radio DJ: Ian Dempsey
• Best Country/Roots Artist: Jerry Fish
• Best Irish New Act: The Thrills
• Best International Group: Coldplay
  • The Flaming Lips
  • Foo Fighters
  • Oasis
  • The Strokes
• Best International Male: Eminem
  • David Gray
  • Chris Martin
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Robbie Williams
• Best International Female: Avril Lavigne
  • Norah Jones
  • Alicia Keys
  • Kylie Minogue
  • Shakira
• Best International Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers, By the Way
  • Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head
  • Robbie Williams, Escapology
  • The Streets, Original Pirate Material
  • Bruce Springsteen, The Rising
  • The Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
• Best Visiting Live Performance: Red Hot Chili Peppers for Lansdowne Road, 2002
  • Alabama 3
  • Coldplay
  • Prince
  • Paul Simon
  • The Streets
• Hope for 2003 Award: Rubyhorse
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Geldof
• Humanitarian Award: Bono
• The Industry Award: Phil Coulter

References

External links

• Official site
• MCD Promotions
• List of winners through the years Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Photos