Lied van Liedjes 28

This was the twenty-seventh Lied van Liedjes to be held. Semi-Finals would occur on the Monday 28th, Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th October 2002. Golden Duels / Second Chance night would occur on Friday 1st November 2002 with the final happening on Saturday 2nd November 2002.

=Organization= Lucia Danielsen returned as executive producer, alongside the previous director Eila Kekkonen. English coordinator Isabelle King was appointed. London was immediately selected as the host to be held in the Millennium Dome in the London Borough of Greenwich.

=Contest= Lucia Danielsen continued with the high participation fee however lowered it to the fee present in edition 25 and 26. The semi-finals were kept at just 2 taking place, with 10 countries qualifying from each and no second chance round. The final would have 25 countries, with 10 from each semi final and the 5 automatic qualifiers. These countries being:, , , and.

=Semi Finals=

Semi Final 2
=Finals=

Grand Final
=Other Countries=

Northern Europe

 * - no official statement made.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.
 * - no official statement made.

Western Europe

 * - no official statement made.
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Eastern Europe

 * - no official statement made.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.

Southern Europe

 * - no official statement made.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.

Americas

 * - no official statement made.

Asia

 * - no official statement made.
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 * - no official statement made. they have yet to debut.
 * - no official statement made. they have yet to debut.
 * - no official statement made. they have yet to debut.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.

Africa

 * - no official statement made.
 * - no official statement made.
 * - no official statement made.
 * - no official statement made.
 * - no official statement made. they have yet to debut.

Oceania

 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.
 * - announced they would not take part in the edition due to financial reasons.