Melodifestivalen 2004 | |
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Participants | |
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Date: | 20 March 2004 |
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Presenter: | Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman |
Venue: | Globen |
Director: | Sven Stojanovic |
Viewing figures (approx): | 4,105,000 |
Voting: | 50/50 Jury and telephone voting |
Total number of televotes cast: | 1,401,430 |
Interval Act: | ABBA Medley |
Winner: | Det gör ont performed by Lena Philipsson |
Winner's result at Eurovision: | 5th |
Date: | 21 February 2004 |
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Presenter: | Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman |
Venue: | Löfbergs Lila Arena, Karlstad |
Voting: | Telephone voting |
Total number of televotes cast: | 590,453 |
Viewing figures (approx): | 3,295,000 |
Qualifiers: | Som stormen performed by Sara Löfgren, Tango! Tango! performed by Petra Nielsen |
Date: | 28 February 2004 |
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Presenter: | Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman |
Venue: | Scandinavium, Gothenburg |
Voting: | Telephone voting |
Viewing figures (approx): | 3,305,000 |
Total number of televotes cast: | 549,315 |
Qualifiers: | Vindarna vänder oss performed by Fame, Paradise performed by E-Type |
Second Chance: | Finally performed by Fredrik Kempe, Säg att du har ångrat dig performed by Anne-Lie Rydé |
Date: | 6 March 2004 |
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Presenter: | Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman |
Venue: | Umeå Arena, Umeå |
Voting: | Telephone voting |
Viewing figures (approx): | 3,140,000 |
Total number of televotes cast: | 483,367 |
Qualifiers: | Här stannar jag kvar performed by Sandra Dahlberg, C'est la vie performed by Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist |
Second Chance: | Blow The Spot performed by Bubbles, Efharisto performed by Bosson |
Date: | 13 March 2004 |
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Presenter: | Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman |
Venue: | Malmömässan, Malmö |
Voting: | Telephone voting |
Viewing figures (approx): | 3,275,000 |
Total number of televotes cast: | 540,180 |
Qualifiers: | Det gör ont performed by Lena Philipsson, La dolce vita performed by After Dark |
Second Chance: | Min kärlek performed by Shirley Clamp, Olé Olé performed by Andrés Esteche |
Date: | 14 March 2004 |
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Presenters: | Liza Marklund, Elin "Grynet" Ek, Henrik Johnsson |
Venue: | Hotel Rival, |
Voting: | Telephone voting |
Interval Act: | Alcazar, Nana Hedin |
Viewing figures (approx): | 2,295,000 |
Total number of televotes cast: | 358,250 |
Qualifiers: | Olé Olé performed by Andrés Esteche, Min kärlek performed by Shirley Clamp |
Melodifestivalen 2004 was the selection for the 44th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 43rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Karlstad, Gothenburg, Umeå, Malmö and a Second Chance round in . The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The winner was Lena Philipsson with "Det gör ont" who later that year came in 5th place in Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Turkey with the English-language version It Hurts.
The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2004 began on 21 February 2004. Ten songs from these semifinals qualified for the final on March 20, 2004. This was the third year that a semifinal format had been used for the competition.