Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2004 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals 21 February 2004 28 February 2004 6 March 2004 13 March 2004 Second Chance 14 March 2004 Final 20 March 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Lena Philipsson | |||
| Selected song | "Det gör ont" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 170 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Sweden was represented by Lena Philipsson and the song "It Hurts", which won the song selection Melodifestivalen 2004 under the title "Det gör ont".
Melodifestivalen 2004 was held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm on March 20, hosted by Charlotte Perrelli (winner of the 1999 ESC), Ola Lindholm and Peter Settman. 32 songs were divided into 4 semi-finals in order to find 10 finalist for the final. As usual, 2 songs from each semi-final qualified and all 3rd and 4th places went to the Wildcard round, where 2 more songs would make it to the final. The winner was chosen by regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%) of which Lena Philipsson was the favourite with both. The song is written and composed by Thomas 'Orup' Eriksson.
At Eurovision, Lena sang "Det gör ont" in its English version, "It Hurts". Lena appeared on stage with her backing singers lined up on the side. She moved on stage by herself very effectively and gave one of the best performances of the night. Lena's performance and attire was very similar to her Melodifestivalen performance. Sweden closed the contest performing last in the 24th spot and eventually making their way up to a joint 5th place with 170 points. They received 4 sets of 12-points.
Melodifestivalen 2004 - Final
- For the results of the semi-finals and second-chance round, see Melodifestivalen 2004.
| Position | Song | Artist | Points | Place |
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| 1 | "Min kärlek" | Shirley Clamp | 174 | 2nd |
| 2 | "Här stannar jag kvar" | Sandra Dahlberg | 19 | 8th |
| 3 | "Olé Olé" | Andrés Esteche | 14 | 9th |
| 4 | "C'est la vie" | Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist | 7 | 10th |
| 5 | "Paradise" | E-Type | 75 | 5th |
| 6 | "Det gör ont" | Lena Philipsson | 232 | 1st |
| 7 | "Vindarna vänder oss" | Fame | 66 | 6th |
| 8 | "La dolce vita" | After Dark | 156 | 3rd |
| 9 | "Som stormen" | Sara Löfgren | 52 | 7th |
| 10 | "Tango! Tango!" | Petra Nielsen | 151 | 4th |
At Eurovision
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Since Sweden placed 5th in the previous contest year, Sweden automatically qualified to compete in the final along with the Big Four countries and nine other nations that were also successful in the 2003 Contest.In the final, Sweden performed 24th (last) following Romania Lena came 5th with 170 points.Meaning that Sweden automatically qualified for the final in the 2005 contest.
Points awarded by Sweden
Semi final
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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