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 semifinals 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.
Semifinals
The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2004 began on 21 February 2004. Ten songs from these semifinals qualified for the final on March 20, 2004. This was the third year that a semifinal format had been used for the competition.
Semifinal 1
# |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Total |
Place |
Results |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
1 | Nina & Kim | En gång för alla | 19 272 | — | 19 272 | 7 | Out |
2 | Jocke Bergström | Still Believe | 14 737 | — | 14 737 | 8 | Out |
3 | Sarek | Älvorna | 35 660 | 48 368 | 84 028 | 4 | Second Chance |
4 | Karl Martindahl | Love Turns Water Into Wine | 38 123 | 52 923 | 91 046 | 3 | Second Chance |
5 | LaGaylia Frazier | It's In The Stars | 25 237 | 32 690 | 57 927 | 5 | Out |
6 | Sara Löfgren | Som stormen | 51 674 | 69 791 | 121 465 | 2 | Final |
7 | Niklas Andersson | Tro på mig | 24 476 | — | 24 476 | 6 | Wildcard Out |
8 | Petra Nielsen | Tango! Tango! | 80 558 | 95 030 | 175 588 | 1 | Final |
Semifinal 2
# |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Total |
Place |
Results |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
1 | Fredrik Kempe | Finally | 28 371 | 45 741 | 74 112 | 3 | Second Chance |
2 | Baccara | Soy tu venus | 10 609 | — | 10 609 | 7 | Out |
3 | Fame | Vindarna vänder oss | 72 185 | 82 434 | 154 619 | 2 | Final |
4 | Jennifer Eskola | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | 3 828 | — | 3 828 | 8 | Out |
5 | Pay TV | Trendy Discothèque | 17 657 | — | 17 657 | 6 | Out |
6 | Anne-Lie Rydé | Säg att du har ångrat dig | 30 376 | 34 838 | 65 214 | 4 | Second Chance |
7 | LaRoxx | (Are U) Ready Or Not | 19 075 | 24 392 | 43 467 | 5 | Out |
8 | E-Type | Paradise | 86 022 | 92 957 | 178 979 | 1 | Wildcard Final |
Semifinal 3
# |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Total |
Place |
Results |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
1 | Bubbles | Blow The Spot | 32 852 | 35 265 | 68 117 | 4 | Second Chance |
2 | Emil Sigfridsson | Innan mörket faller | 23 106 | 26 861 | 49 967 | 5 | Out |
3 | Gladys del Pilar | Baby I Can't Stop | 9 073 | — | 9 073 | 8 | Out |
4 | Sandra Dahlberg | Här stannar jag kvar | 55 307 | 79 410 | 134 717 | 1 | Final |
5 | Itchycoo | Super Mega Nova | 11 837 | — | 11 837 | 7 | Out |
6 | Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist | C'est la vie | 45 140 | 52 267 | 97 407 | 2 | Wildcard Final |
7 | Autolove | Bulletproof Heart | 20 302 | — | 20 302 | 6 | Out |
8 | Bosson | Efharisto | 45 355 | 44 334 | 89 689 | 3 | Second Chance |
Semifinal 4
# |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Total |
Place |
Results |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
1 | Lena Philipsson | Det gör ont | 56 414 | 77 775 | 134 189 | 1 | Wildcard Final |
2 | Anders Borgius | Just Like Me | 16 923 | — | 16 923 | 7 | Out |
3 | Lotta Nilsson & Glenn Borgkvist | Boom-bang-a-bang | 17 670 | — | 17 670 | 6 | Out |
4 | After Dark | La dolce vita | 57 364 | 59 860 | 117 224 | 2 | Final |
5 | Pandora | Runaway | 18 155 | 26 628 | 44 783 | 5 | Out |
6 | Fre | Äntligen | 15 712 | — | 15 712 | 8 | Out |
7 | Shirley Clamp | Min kärlek | 40 066 | 42 580 | 82 646 | 4 | Second Chance |
8 | Andrés Esteche | Olé Olé | 52 867 | 57 207 | 110 074 | 3 | Second Chance |
Second Chance Round
Finals
# |
Artist |
Song |
Songwriters |
Votes |
Place |
Jury |
Public |
Total |
1 | Shirley Clamp | Min kärlek | Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström | 86 | 88 | 174 | 2nd |
2 | Sandra Dahlberg | Här stannar jag kvar | Sandra Dahlberg, Johan Becker | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8th |
3 | Andrés Esteche | Olé Olé | Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren | 14 | — | 14 | 9th |
4 | Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist | C'est la vie | Thomas G:son | 7 | — | 7 | 10th |
5 | E-Type | Paradise | E-Type, Fredrik Ekdahl | 31 | 44 | 77 | 5th |
6 | Lena Philipsson | Det gör ont | Thomas 'Orup' Eriksson | 100 | 132 | 232 | 1st |
7 | Fame | Vindarna vänder oss | Henrik Sethson, Pontus Assarsson, Dan Attlerud | 66 | — | 66 | 6th |
8 | After Dark | La Dolce Vita | Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson | 46 | 110 | 156 | 3rd |
9 | Sara Löfgren | Som stormen | Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Carina Danielsson Bergsman, Eddie Jonsson | 30 | 22 | 52 | 7th |
10 | Petra Nielsen | Tango! Tango! | Thomas G:son | 85 | 66 | 151 | 4th |
Juries
Song |
Luleå |
Umeå |
Sundsvall |
Falun |
Karlstad |
Örebro |
Norrköping |
Gothenburg |
Växjö |
Malmö |
Stockholm |
Total |
Min kärlek | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 86 |
Här stannar jag kvar | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 8 |
Olé Olé | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 14 |
C'est la vie | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
Paradise | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 10 | - | 4 | 2 | 31 |
Det gör ont | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 100 |
Vindarna vänder oss | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 66 |
La Dolce Vita | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - | 2 | 12 | 4 | 46 |
Som stormen | 4 | - | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | 8 | 6 | - | - | 30 |
Tango! Tango! | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 85 |
Televotes
Song |
Jury |
No. of televotes (%) |
Points |
Total |
Min kärlek | 86 | &&&+176.343 (12.6%) | 88 | 174 |
Här stannar jag kvar | 8 | &&&&+82.492 (5.9%) | 11 | 19 |
Olé Olé | 14 | &&&&+79.723 (5.7%) | - | 14 |
C'est la vie | 7 | &&&&+61.190 (4.4%) | - | 7 |
Paradise | 31 | &&&+159.157 (11.4%) | 44 | 75 |
Det gör ont | 100 | &&&+298.722 (21.3%) | 132 | 232 |
Vindarna vänder oss | 66 | &&&&+76.003 (5.4%) | - | 66 |
La Dolce Vita | 46 | &&&+209.795 (15.0%) | 110 | 156 |
Som stormen | 30 | &&&&+85.132 (6.1%) | 22 | 52 |
Tango! Tango! | 85 | &&&+172.873 (12.3%) | 66 | 151 |
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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