Torontokyo 2003

Torontokyo 2003 was the first edition of Torontokyo, a singing contest for kids aged 8-15 in eastern Canada. It took place on 24 May 2003 at the Enercare Centre. The contest was won by then 13-year-old Ernie Auclair with "Sur mon chemin", sung to the tune of EXILE's 2001 debut single "Your Eyes Only" (also known as "Aimai na Boku no Katachi").

Origins and history
The origins of the contest date back to 1995 when Austrian TV channel ORF held a singing contest for kids aged 8-13 that year and beyond, known as Kiddy Contest, where kids in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland sing an international hit song of recent years for which Norman Weichselbaum has written new German lyrics. French-language Toronto-based TV channel CBLFT-DT picked up the idea for a contest with a similar format which still operates. Contestants throughout eastern Canada are required to be aged 8 or older, and to sing an entirely French-language version of a J-pop song from recent years. Unlike Austria's Kiddy Contest, the maximum age for competing in Torontokyo is 15. There is no rule requiring interested kids to live in Toronto, but that's where of them are from.

Stage design
The stage design was revealed in January 2003 by Adrienne Shinoda.

Official album
Torontokyo Vol. 1 is the official compilation album of the contest, put together by its original broadcasting channel and released by Ductape Records on 16 May 2003.