Melodifestivalen 2004

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 heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Karlstad, Gothenburg, Umeå, Malmö and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. 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.

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
VenueGloben
Presenter(s)Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman
Directed bySven Stojanovic
Vote
Voting system50/50 Jury and telephone voting
Winning song"Det gör ont"

Heats

The heats for 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.

Heat 1
Heat 1
Date: 21 February 2004
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
# Artist Song Televotes Total Place Results
Round 1 Round 2
1Nina & KimEn gång för alla19 272—19 2727thOut
2Jocke BergströmStill Believe14 737—14 7378thOut
3SarekÄlvorna35 66048 36884 0284thSecond Chance
4Karl MartindahlLove Turns Water Into Wine38 12352 92391 0463rdSecond Chance
5LaGaylia FrazierIt's In The Stars25 23732 69057 9275thOut
6Sara LöfgrenSom stormen51 67469 791121 4652ndFinal
7Niklas AnderssonTro på mig24 476—24 4766thWildcard
Out
8Petra NielsenTango! Tango!80 55895 030175 5881stFinal

Heat 2
Heat 2
Date: 28 February 2004
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
# Artist Song Televotes Total Place Results
Round 1 Round 2
1Fredrik KempeFinally28 37145 74174 1123rdSecond Chance
2BaccaraSoy tu venus10 609—10 6097thOut
3FameVindarna vänder oss72 18582 434154 6192ndFinal
4Jennifer EscolaYou Are The Sunshine Of My Life3 828—3 8288thOut
5Pay TVTrendy Discothèque17 657—17 6576thOut
6Anne-Lie RydéSäg att du har ångrat dig30 37634 83865 2144thSecond Chance
7LaRoxx(Are U) Ready Or Not19 07524 39243 4675thOut
8E-TypeParadise86 02292 957178 9791stWildcard
Final

Heat 3
Heat 3
Date: 6 March 2004
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
# Artist Song Televotes Total Place Results
Round 1 Round 2
1BubblesBlow The Spot32 85235 26568 1174thSecond Chance
2Emil SigfridssonInnan mörkret faller23 10626 86149 9675thOut
3Gladys del PilarBaby I Can't Stop9 073—9 0738thOut
4Sandra DahlbergHär stannar jag kvar55 30779 410134 7171stFinal
5ItchycooSuper Mega Nova11 837—11 8377thOut
6Hanson, Carson & MalmkvistC'est la vie45 14052 26797 4072ndWildcard
Final
7AutoloveBulletproof Heart20 302—20 3026thOut
8BossonEfharisto45 35544 33489 6893rdSecond Chance

Heat 4
Heat 4
Date: 13 March 2004
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
# Artist Song Televotes Total Place Results
Round 1 Round 2
1Lena PhilipssonDet gör ont56 41477 775134 1891stWildcard
Final
2Anders BorgiusJust Like Me16 923—16 9237thOut
3Lotta Nilsson & Glenn BorgkvistBoom-bang-a-bang17 670—17 6706thOut
4After DarkLa dolce vita57 36459 860117 2242ndFinal
5PandoraRunaway18 15526 62844 7835thOut
6FreÄntligen15 712—15 7128thOut
7Shirley ClampMin kärlek40 06642 58082 6464thSecond Chance
8Andrés EstecheOlé Olé52 86757 207110 0743rdSecond Chance

Second Chance Round
Second Chance Round
Date: 14 March 2004
Presenters: Liza Marklund, Elin "Grynet" Ek, Henrik Johnsson
Venue: Hotel Rival, Stockholm
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
# Artist Song Televotes Place Results
1SarekÄlvorna40 4975thOut
2Karl MartindahlLove Turns Water Into Wine56 8183rdOut
3Fredrik KempeFinally26 4388thOut
4Anne-Lie RydéSäg att du har ångrat dig27 6787thOut
5BubblesBlow The Spot41 2494thOut
6BossonEfharisto35 8556thOut
7Shirley ClampMin kärlek57 3432ndFinal
8Andrés EstecheOlé Olé72 3721stFinal

Finals
# Artist Song Songwriters Votes Place
Jury Public Total
1Shirley ClampMin kärlekIngela 'Pling' Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström86881742nd
2Sandra DahlbergHär stannar jag kvarSandra Dahlberg, Johan Becker811198th
3Andrés EstecheOlé OléNiklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren14—149th
4Hanson, Carson & MalmkvistC'est la vieThomas G:son7—710th
5E-TypeParadiseE-Type, Fredrik Ekdahl3144755th
6Lena PhilipssonDet gör ontThomas 'Orup' Eriksson1001322321st
7FameVindarna vänder ossHenrik Sethson, Pontus Assarsson, Dan Attlerud66—666th
8After DarkLa Dolce VitaLarry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson461101563rd
9Sara LöfgrenSom stormenLars "Dille" Diedricson, Carina Danielsson Bergsman, Eddie Jonsson3022527th
10Petra NielsenTango! Tango!Thomas G:son85661514th

Juries
Song Luleå Umeå Sundsvall Falun Karlstad Örebro Norrköping Gothenburg Växjö Malmö Stockholm Total
Min kärlek68661221061081286
Här stannar jag kvar-4---1--12-8
Olé Olé----2101---114
C'est la vie2---4--1---7
Paradise11101--210-4231
Det gör ont8612128681212106100
Vindarna vänder oss1010426464461066
La Dolce Vita-2141812-212446
Som stormen4-210---86--30
Tango! Tango!12128810124281885

Televotes
Song Jury No. of televotes (%) Points Total
Min kärlek86&&&+176.343 (12.6%)88174
Här stannar jag kvar8&&&&+82.492 (5.9%)1119
Olé Olé14&&&&+79.723 (5.7%)-14
C'est la vie7&&&&+61.190 (4.4%)-7
Paradise31&&&+159.157 (11.4%)4475
Det gör ont100&&&+298.722 (21.3%)132232
Vindarna vänder oss66&&&&+76.003 (5.4%)-66
La Dolce Vita46&&&+209.795 (15.0%)110156
Som stormen30&&&&+85.132 (6.1%)2252
Tango! Tango!85&&&+172.873 (12.3%)66151

Returning artists
Artist Previous year(s)
Nina & Kim 2000, 2001, and 2002 with Friends
Niklas Andersson 2002
Sarek 2003
Fame
Bubbles
Pandora
Shirley Clamp
Andrés Esteche
Gladys del Pilar 2002 and 2003 with Afro-dite
Ann-Louise Hanson 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1973 and 1974 with Glenmarks, 1975 with Glemarks and Hadar Kronberg, 1982, 1983 with John Ballard, 2002 with Molle Holmberg
Towa Carson 1967, 1968
Siw Malmkvist 1959, 1961, 1988
Lena Philipsson 1986, 1987, 1988

See also
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