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Melodifestivalen 2004

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Melodifestivalen 2004 was the 44th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a five-week period between 21 February and 20 March 2004. The winner of the competition was Lena Philipsson with the song "Det gör ont". She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the English version of the song, "It hurts", where she came fifth with 170 points.[1]

Melodifestivalen 2004
Dates
Heat 121 February 2004
Heat 228 February 2004
Heat 36 March 2004
Heat 413 March 2004
Second chance14 March 2004
Final20 March 2004
Host
Presenter(s)Charlotte Perrelli
Ola Lindholm
Peter Settman
Directed bySven Stojanovic
Host broadcasterSVT
Participants
Number of entries32
Number of finalists10
Vote
Voting systemHeats and Second chance: 100% public vote
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"Det gör ont" by Lena Philipsson
2003 ← Melodifestivalen → 2005

Format

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The heats of Melodifestivalen 2004 began on 21 February 2004. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 20, 2004. This was the third year that a heat format had been used for the competition.

Competition Schedule
Show Date City Venue
Heat 1 21 February 2004 Karlstad Löfbergs Lila Arena
Heat 2 28 February 2004 Gothenburg Scandinavium
Heat 3 6 March 2004 Umeå Umeå Arena
Heat 4 13 March 2004 Malmö Malmömässan
Second chance 14 March 2004 Stockholm Hotel Rival
Final 20 March 2004 Stockholm Globe Arena

The Viewers' Choice round was renamed to Second Chance, with the format remaining the same.

Wildcards

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Unlike past years, where all Melodifestivalen participants were chosen by a selection jury, in 2004, four out of the 32 participants were selected directly by the contest's producers, in order to increase musical and artistic breadth. Each artist, called "wildcard", participated in a different heat. The wildcards were the following:[2]

Artist Song Heat
Niklas Andersson "Tro på mig" Heat 1
E-Type "Paradise" Heat 2
Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist "C'est la vie" Heat 3
Lena Philipsson "Det gör ont" Heat 4

Competing entries

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Artist Song Songwriter(s)
After Dark "La dolce vita"
Anders Borgius "Just Like Me" Anders Borgius
Andrés Esteche [sv] "Olé Olé"
Anne-Lie Rydé "Säg att du har ångrat dig"
Autolove "Bulletproof Heart"
Baccara "Soy tu Venus"
Bosson "Efharisto"
Bubbles "Blow The Spot"
E-Type "Paradise"
  • Fredrik Ekdahl
  • Martin Eriksson
Emil Sigfridsson [sv] "Innan mörkret faller"
  • Johan Fransson
  • Niklas Edberger
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
Fame "Vindarna vänder oss"
Fre [sv] "Äntligen"
Fredrik Kempe "Finally" Fredrik Kempe
Gladys del Pilar "Baby I Can't Stop"
Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist "C'est la vie" Thomas G:son
Itchycoo [sv] "Super Mega Nova"
Jennifer Escola "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"
  • Ari Lehtonen
  • Dick Cruslock
Jocke Bergström [sv] "Still Believe"
Karl Martindahl "Love Turns Water Into Wine"
  • Michael Persson
  • Peter Broman
LaGaylia Frazier "It's In The Stars" Thomas Thörnholm [sv]
LaRoxx [sv] "(Are U) Ready Or Not"
  • Jon Hällgren
  • Koshiyar Mehdipoor
  • Magnus Sagrén
Lena Philipsson "Det gör ont" Thomas "Orup" Eriksson
Lotta Nilsson [sv] & Glenn Borgkvist [sv] "Boom-bang-a-bang"
  • David Clewett
  • Fredrik Lenander
  • Larry Forsberg
  • Lars Erlandsson
  • Lennart Wastesson
  • Sven-Inge Sjöberg
Niklas Andersson [sv] "Tro på mig" Lasse Berghagen
Nina & Kim "En gång för alla"
Pandora "Runaway"
  • Johan Fransson
  • Niklas Edberger
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
Pay TV [sv] "Trendy Discothèque"
Petra Nielsen "Tango! Tango!" Thomas G:son
Sandra Dahlberg "Här stannar jag kvar"
Sara Löfgren "Som stormen"
Sarek "Älvorna" Dan Attlerud|Lars Diedricson|Marcos Ubeda [sv]
Shirley Clamp "Min kärlek"
  • Ingela Forsman
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Henrik Wikström

Contest overview

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Heat 1

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The first heat took place on 21 February 2004 at the Löfbergs Lila Arena in Karlstad. 3,293,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 590,453 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 832,539 collected for Radiohjälpen.[3]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Nina & Kim "En gång för alla" 19,272 — 7 Out
2 Jocke Bergström "Still Believe" 14,737 — 8 Out
3 Sarek "Älvorna" 35,660 48,368 4 Second Chance
4 Karl Martindahl "Love Turns Water Into Wine" 38,123 52,923 3 Second Chance
5 LaGaylia Frazier "It's In The Stars" 25,237 32,690 5 Out
6 Sara Löfgren "Som stormen" 51,674 69,791 2 Final
7 Niklas Andersson "Tro på mig" 24,476 — 6 Out
8 Petra Nielsen "Tango! Tango!" 80,558 95,030 1 Final

Heat 2

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The second heat took place on 28 February 2004 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,307,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 549,315 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 774,534 collected for Radiohjälpen.[4]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Fredrik Kempe "Finally" 28,371 45,741 3 Second Chance
2 Baccara "Soy tu Venus" 10,609 — 7 Out
3 Fame "Vindarna vänder oss" 72,185 82,434 2 Final
4 Jennifer Escola "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" 3,828 — 8 Out
5 Pay TV "Trendy Discothèque" 17,657 — 6 Out
6 Anne-Lie Rydé "Säg att du har ångrat dig" 30,376 34,838 4 Second Chance
7 LaRoxx "(Are U) Ready Or Not" 19,075 24,392 5 Out
8 E-Type "Paradise" 86,022 92,957 1 Final

Heat 3

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The third heat took place on 6 March 2004 at the Umeå Arena in Umeå. 3,138,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 487,367 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 687,187 collected for Radiohjälpen.[5]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Bubbles "Blow The Spot" 32,852 35,265 4 Second Chance
2 Emil Sigfridsson "Innan mörkret faller" 23,106 26,861 5 Out
3 Gladys del Pilar "Baby I Can't Stop" 9,073 — 8 Out
4 Sandra Dahlberg "Här stannar jag kvar" 55,307 79,410 1 Final
5 Itchycoo "Super Mega Nova" 11,837 — 7 Out
6 Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist "C'est la vie" 45,140 52,267 2 Final
7 Autolove "Bulletproof Heart" 20,302 — 6 Out
8 Bosson "Efharisto" 45,355 44,334 3 Second Chance

Heat 4

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The fourth heat took place on 13 March 2004 at the Malmömässan in Malmö. 3,277,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 512,593 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 722,756 collected for Radiohjälpen.[6]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Lena Philipsson "Det gör ont" 56,414 77,775 1 Final
2 Anders Borgius "Just Like Me" 16,923 — 7 Out
3 Lotta Nilsson & Glenn Borgkvist "Boom-bang-a-bang" 17,670 — 6 Out
4 After Dark "La dolce vita" 57,364 59,860 2 Final
5 Pandora "Runaway" 18,155 26,628 5 Out
6 Fre "Äntligen" 15,712 — 8 Out
7 Shirley Clamp "Min kärlek" 40,066 42,580 4 Second Chance
8 Andrés Esteche "Olé Olé" 52,867 57,207 3 Second Chance

Second chance

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The second chance round took place on 14 March 2004 at the Hotel Rival in Stockholm. 2,293,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 358,250 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 505,132 collected for Radiohjälpen.[7]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
1 Sarek "Älvorna" 40,497 5 Out
2 Karl Martindahl "Love Turns Water Into Wine" 56,818 3 Out
3 Fredrik Kempe "Finally" 26,438 8 Out
4 Anne-Lie Rydé "Säg att du har ångrat dig" 27,678 7 Out
5 Bubbles "Blow The Spot" 41,249 4 Out
6 Bosson "Efharisto" 35,855 6 Out
7 Shirley Clamp "Min kärlek" 57,343 2 Final
8 Andrés Esteche "Olé Olé" 72,372 1 Final

Final

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The final took place on 20 March 2004 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 4,105,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 1,401,430 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,975,992 collected for Radiohjälpen.[8]

R/O Artist Song Juries Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Shirley Clamp "Min kärlek" 86 176,343 88 174 2
2 Sandra Dahlberg "Här stannar jag kvar" 8 82,492 11 19 8
3 Andrés Esteche "Olé Olé" 14 79,723 0 14 9
4 Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist "C'est la vie" 7 61,190 0 7 10
5 E-Type "Paradise" 31 159,157 44 75 5
6 Lena Philipsson "Det gör ont" 100 298,722 132 232 1
7 Fame "Vindarna vänder oss" 66 76,003 0 66 6
8 After Dark "La dolce vita" 46 209,795 110 156 3
9 Sara Löfgren "Som stormen" 30 85,132 22 52 7
10 Petra Nielsen "Tango! Tango!" 85 172,873 66 151 4
Detailed jury votes
R/O Song
Luleå
 Total
1 "Min kärlek" 6 8 6 6 12 12 2 10 6 10 8 86
2 "Här stannar jag kvar" 4 1 1 2 8
3 "Olé Olé" 2 1 10 1 14
4 "C'est la vie" 2 4 1 7
5 "Paradise" 1 1 10 1 2 2 10 4 31
6 "Det gör ont" 8 6 12 12 8 6 6 8 12 12 10 100
7 "Vindarna vänder oss" 10 10 4 2 6 10 4 6 4 4 6 66
8 "La dolce vita" 2 1 4 1 4 8 12 2 12 46
9 "Som stormen" 4 2 10 8 6 30
10 "Tango! Tango!" 12 12 8 8 10 8 12 4 2 8 1 85
Jury spokespersons[8]
  • Luleå – Martin Sourra
  • Umeå – Kent Larsen
  • Sundsvall – Åsa Vilbäck [sv]
  • Falun – Nemah Hansson
  • Karlstad – Roger Ohlsson
  • Stockholm – Martin Melin
  • Örebro – Roxana Sundström
  • Norrköping – Zübeyde Simsek
  • Gothenburg – Alexandra Zazzi
  • Växjö – Torbjörn Ambré
  • Malmö – Emma Andersson

Ratings

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Viewing figures by show
Show Air date Viewers
(millions) 		Ref.
Heat 1 21 February 2004 3.293 [3]
Heat 2 28 February 2004 3.307 [4]
Heat 3 6 March 2004 3.138 [5]
Heat 4 13 March 2004 3.277 [6]
Second chance 14 March 2004 2.293 [7]
Final 20 March 2004 4.105 [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Final of Istanbul 2004 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  2. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2004 - Jokrar". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  3. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2004 - Deltävling 1: Karlstad". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  4. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2004 - Deltävling 2: Göteborg". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  5. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2004 - Deltävling 3: Umeå". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  6. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2004 - Deltävling 4: Malmö". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  7. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2004 - Andra chansen: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  8. ^ a b c "Melodifestivalen 2004 - Final: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

See also

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