Commonwealth Music Festival 3

This was the third Commonwealth Music Festival to be held. It was held on two nights in July 2002. The first night would be a contest with juries and a televote similar to Lied van Liedjes while the second night would be an awards show. James Kirk remained on board as executive producer and coordinator. The contest was hosted in Liverpool, England due to being the home of Daisy Evans, the winner of the previous edition and of Lied van Liedjes.

Northern Ireland announced it's intention to debut in March 2002 during the preparation of the contest. South Africa announce it would debut later in April 2002. Singapore, India, and the United States announced their participation in May 2002, with Egypt being the last to announce their participation in June 2002.