Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Latvia was represented by Fomins and Kleins with the song "Dziesma par laimi" at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest.[1]

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country Latvia
National selection
Selection processEirodziesma 2004
Selection date(s)28 February 2004
Selected entrantFomins & Kleins
Selected song"Dziesma par laimi"
Finals performance
Final resultSemi-final, 17th, 23 points
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Eirodziesma 2004

The final was held on 28 February 2004 at the Olympic Centre in Ventspils, hosted by Davids Ernstreits and Ija Circene. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner.[1][2]

First Round – 28 February 2004
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Fomins & Kleins "Dziesma par laimi" Tomass Kleins, Guntars Račs 18,830 2
2 Kristīne Broka & Santa Zapacka "Angels Song" Kristīne Broka, Daigas Rūtenberga 4,835 8
3 4.elements "Ready" Lauris Reiniks 5,374 7
4 Tatjana Timčuka "Like A Star" Olegs Borosnevs, Deniss Timčuks 13,393 3
5 Rain "Let Me" Natalia Ryumina 3,389 9
6 C-Stones "All You Know" C-Stones 9,318 4
7 Johny Salamander & Meldra "We Share The Sun" Valters Sprūdžs, Janis Guza 19,646 1
8 Chilli "Not That Everyday Girl" Mārtiņš Freimanis 5,888 6
9 Z-Scars "Runaway" Andris Kivičs 8,951 5
10 Amber "Fly Away With You" Jānis Stībelis 1,347 10
Second Round – 28 February 2004
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Fomins & Kleins "Dziesma par laimi" 41,297 (42%) 1
2 Tatjana Timčuka "Like A Star" 18,879 (19%) 3
3 Johny Salamander & Meldra "We Share The Sun" 37,844 (39%) 2

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. Because Latvia placed 24th at the 2003 contest, country was forced to compete in the first Eurovision semi-final, held on 12 May 2004. They performing 4th, following Switzerland and preceding the Israel Fomins and Kleins failed to qualify came 17th with 23 points. Therefore, country will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2005.

Points awarded by Latvia
Points awarded to Latvia (semi-final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. "LATVIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2004". Webuda. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. "Latvia 2004". ESC-History. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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