Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 20 November 2004 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway |
| Presenter(s) |
Stian Barsnes Simonsen Nadia Hasnaoui |
| Executive supervisor | |
| Executive producer | Ivar Ragne Jensen |
| Host broadcaster | Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) |
| Interval act | Westlife performing "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 18 |
| Debuting countries |
 France Switzerland
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| Returning countries | None |
| Withdrawing countries | None |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs |
| Nul points | None |
| Winning song |
 Spain"Antes muerta que sencilla" |
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest: Lillehammer 2004 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
| Released | November 2004 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 43:51 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest chronology | ||||
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the second Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on 20 November 2004, in Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway and lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. It was presented by Stian Barsnes Simonsen and Nadia Hasnaoui, broadcast in 20 countries and viewed by 100 million people. 18 countries participated, France and Switzerland participated for the first time. Originally 20 countries had applied to take part but Germany and Israel later pulled out. There were also reports that Ireland had planned to enter the programme. Israel and Ireland would later debut in the contest in 2012 and 2015, respectively.
The contest was won by 9-year-old María Isabel with her song Antes muerta que sencilla (Better Dead Than Plain). Dino Jelusić, who won the 2003 contest, presented the award to María. Since then, María Isabel has entered the charts in not only Spain but France, Italy, Scandinavia, Latin America and released a second album. Greece, who came ninth received more sets of twelve points than the United Kingdom, who came second. France, who came sixth, were voted by all the other countries that took part, which is more than the number of countries that voted for Romania, who came fourth and Croatia, who came third.
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