Melodifestivalen 2004

Melodifestivalen 2004
Melodifestivalen
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Melodifestivalen 2004

Date:	20 March 2004
Presenter:	Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman
Venue:	Globen
Director:	Sven Stojanovic
Viewing figures (approx):	4,105,000
Voting:	50/50 Jury and telephone voting
Total number of televotes cast:	1,401,430
Interval Act:	ABBA Medley
Winner:	Det gör ont performed by Lena Philipsson
Winner's result at Eurovision:	5th

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

Semifinal 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		Place	Results
			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	Wildcard Out
8	Petra Nielsen	Tango! Tango!	80 558	95 030	1	Final

Semifinal 2

Semifinal 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		Place	Results
			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 Eskola	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	Wildcard Final

Semifinal 3

Semifinal 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		Place	Results
			Round 1	Round 2
1	Bubbles	Blow The Spot	32 852	35 265	4	Second Chance
2	Emil Sigfridsson	Innan mörket 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	Wildcard Final
7	Autolove	Bulletproof Heart	20 302	—	6	Out
8	Bosson	Efharisto	45 355	44 334	3	Second Chance

Semifinal 4

Semifinal 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		Place	Results
			Round 1	Round 2
1	Lena Philipsson	Det gör ont	56 414	77 775	1	Wildcard 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 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
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

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	0	14	9th
4	Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist	C'est la vie	Thomas G:son	7	0	7	10th
5	E-Type	Paradise	E-Type, Fredrik Ekdahl	31	44	75	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	0	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	Göteborg	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

• Eurovision Song Contest 2004
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

External links

• Melodifestivalen at SVT's open archive
• Poplight.se: Melodifestivalen 2004 (in Swedish)