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The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the 49th edition of the contest, held in Istanbul, Turkey at the Abdi İpekçi Arena and was hosted by Meltem Cumbul and Korhan Abay. The 2004 contest introduced the new generic logo for the competition which would feature the host country's flag in the stylized center heart that formed the "V" in "Eurovision".

The theme of the 2004 contest is "Under The Same Sky", which reflects Istanbul being a city that straddles two continents, as well as bringing the artists together to celebrate music.

As new countries expressed their desire to join the contest (Albania, Andorra, Belarus and Serbia-Montenegro all made their debut this year), this year's edition introduced the semi-final round to accommodate the growing demand, thereby scrapping the relegation rule. The ten highest scores from the semi-final would advance to the final joining 14 other pre-qualified countries (the Big Four and the top 10 from the 2003 contest outside the Big Four). Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Macedonia and Switzerland returned from relegation, while Monaco returned after a 25-year-long hiatus from the contest.

Ukraine won on only its second entry. The winning song was Wild Dances performed by Ukrainian superstar Ruslana. She had been on an extensive promotional tour in lots of European countries before the contest, which could have contributed to her victory. The pre-qualified countries in the Final didn't do significantly well: Nine of these entries ended up bottom-10 and only Turkey, Sweden, Germany and Spain made it into the top-10.

After a few countries had given their votes, it was clear that competition would be a three horse race between Ukraine, Serbia & Montenegro and Greece.

The final was not just shown in the participating countries, but also in Armenia, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, and Australia. For the first time, a DVD was released shortly after the event including both the Semi-Final and the Final.[1]

Gallery[]

Participants[]

Semi Final[]

All participants of the contest broadcast and voted in the semi final, except for France, Poland and Russia, who all automatically qualified to the final. The following year, the EBU made it mandatory for all countries to broadcast the semi final.

Countries highlighted in gold/silver/peach qualified to the final.

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Finland Finland Jari Sillanpää Takes 2 to Tango English -- 14 51
02 Flag of Belarus Belarus Aleksandra and Konstantin My Galileo 19 10
03 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Piero & the MusicStars Celebrate 22 0
04 Flag of Latvia Latvia Fomins and Kleins Dziesma par laimi Latvian A song about happiness 17 23
05 Flag of Israel Israel David D'Or Leha'amin English, Hebrew To believe 11 57
06 Flag of Andorra Andorra Marta Roure Jugarem a estimar-nos Catalan We'll be playing at each other 18 12
07 Flag of Portugal Portugal Sofia Vitória Foi magia Portuguese It was magic 15 38
08 Flag of Malta Malta Julie and Ludwig On Again... Off Again English -- 8 74
09 Flag of Monaco Monaco Maryon Notre planète French Our planet 20 10
10 Flag of Greece Greece Sakis Rouvas Shake It English -- 3 238
11 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Ruslana Wild Dances English, Ukrainian 2 256
12 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Linas and Simona What's Happened to Your Love? English 16 26
13 Flag of Albania Albania Anjeza Shahini The Image of You 4 167
14 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Lisa Andreas Stronger Every Minute 5 149
15 Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia Toše Proeski Life 10 71
16 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Platin Stay Forever 21 5
17 Flag of Estonia Estonia Neiokõsõ Tii Võro Path 12 57
18 Flag of Croatia Croatia Ivan Mikulić You Are The Only One English -- 9 72
19 Flag of Denmark Denmark Tomas Thordarson Shame on You 13 56
20 IconSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Željko Joksimović Lane moje Serbian My sweetheart 1 263
21 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Deen In The Disco English -- 7 133
22 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Re-Union Without You 6 146

Final[]

Countries highlighted in gold/silver/peach automatically qualified to the 2005 final.

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Spain Spain Ramón Para llenarme de ti Spanish To fill myself with you 10 87
02 Flag of Austria Austria Tie Break Du bist German You are 21 9
03 Flag of Norway Norway Knut Anders Sørum High English -- 24 3
04 Flag of France France Jonatan Cerrada À chaque pas French, Spanish With every step 15 40
05 IconSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Željko Joksimović Lane moje Serbian My sweetheart 2 263
06 Flag of Malta Malta Julie and Ludwig On Again... Off Again English -- 12 50
07 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Re-Union Without You 20 11
08 Flag of Germany Germany Max Can't Wait Until Tonight English, Turkish 8 93
09 Flag of Albania Albania Anjeza Shahini The Image of You English 7 106
10 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Ruslana Wild Dances English, Ukrainian 1 280
11 Flag of Croatia Croatia Ivan Mikulić You Are The Only One English 13 50
12 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Deen In The Disco 9 91
13 Flag of Belgium Belgium Xandee 1 Life 22 7
14 Flag of Russia Russia Julia Savicheva Believe Me 11 67
15 Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia Toše Proeski Life 14 47
16 Flag of Greece Greece Sakis Rouvas Shake It 3 252
17 Flag of Iceland Iceland Jónsi Heaven 19 16
18 Flag of Ireland Ireland Chris Doran If My World Stopped Turning 23 7
19 Flag of Poland Poland Blue Café Love Song English, Spanish 17 27
20 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom James Fox Hold Onto Our Love English 16 29
21 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Lisa Andreas Stronger Every Minute 5 170
22 Flag of Turkey Türkiye Athena For Real 4 195
23 Flag of Romania Romania Sanda Ladoși I Admit 18 18
24 Flag of Sweden Sweden Lena Philipsson It Hurts 6 170


Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
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Countries
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Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision's Greatest HitsEurope Shine a Light
Aspects of Eurovision
CommentatorEuroClubEurovision VillageExecutive SupervisorFlag ParadeGrand PrixGreen RoomHead of DelegationInterval ActNational FinalNational JuryOfficial RulesOpening CeremonyPre-PartiesPre-Song PostcardsReference GroupRest of the World VoteRunning Order DrawSemi-FinalsScoreboardSpokespersonTelevotingVoting Systems
Miscellaneous
Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award

Trivia[]

  • Andorra's debut marked the first time Catalan was heard in the contest.
    • 2004 was also the first time Ukrainian, Latvian and Võro were heard in the contest. The latter two have not been heard since.
  • Multiple small errors were made where graphics were broadcast in the wrong place, but these often lasted for less than a second.
  • This is the only time to date where the semi-final results (only of the non-qualifiers) were shown immediately after.
    • Estonia's result was miscalculated as 11th with 67 points.
  • Notably, Serbia and Montenegro won the semi-final over Ukraine, who won the final.
    • This could have been because Poland and Russia, neighbors of Ukraine, did not broadcast the semi-final and so could not vote for them.
      • France not showing the semi-final likely affected Monaco's result negatively.
  • This was the final contest to be broadcast in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
  • The top three of 2004 shares similarities to that of 1991:
    • The winners were both popular female singers in their countries, with high-tempo songs and intense choreography.
    • The runners-up were low-key ethno songs which set a future trend in contests; both songs also got votes from more countries than the winner.
    • The third-placers were up-tempo songs with ethnic elements which became classics in their respective countries.
  • Along with Eurovision Song Contest 2003, this would be the only time where two consecutive years had no returning artists.
  • This would be the last contest where the Netherlands qualified for the grand final until 2013.

References[]

-EurovisionAgain_-_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2004_-_Full_Show

-EurovisionAgain - Eurovision Song Contest 2004 - Full Show

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