# Melodifestivalen 2004

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.

## Format

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

### Wildcards

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:
| 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

| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| After Dark | "La dolce vita" | Larry Forsberg [sv]Lennart WastessonSven-Inge Sjöberg |
| Anders Borgius | "Just Like Me" | Anders Borgius |
| Andrés Esteche [sv] | "Olé Olé" | Johan Fransson (artist) [sv]Niklas Edberger [sv]Tim LarssonTobias Lundgren |
| Anne-Lie Rydé | "Säg att du har ångrat dig" | Thomas G:sonTony Johansson [sv] |
| Autolove | "Bulletproof Heart" | Gustave Lund [sv]Peder Ernerot [sv] |
| Baccara | "Soy tu Venus" | Mats JanssonRobert HabolinRobert Olausson |
| Bosson | "Efharisto" | Ingela ForsmanBobby LjunggrenHenrik Wikström |
| Bubbles | "Blow The Spot" | Joacim PerssonNiclas MolinderPelle Ankarberg [sv] |
| E-Type | "Paradise" | Fredrik EkdahlMartin Eriksson |
| Emil Sigfridsson [sv] | "Innan mörkret faller" | Johan FranssonNiklas EdbergerTim LarssonTobias Lundgren |
| Fame | "Vindarna vänder oss" | Dan Attlerud [sv]Henrik Sethsson [sv]Pontus Assarsson [sv] |
| Fre [sv] | "Äntligen" | Henok FreJonatan FrePutte NelssonRoberto Martorell |
| Fredrik Kempe | "Finally" | Fredrik Kempe |
| Gladys del Pilar | "Baby I Can't Stop" | Daniel EklundMats Hedström [sv] |
| Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist | "C'est la vie" | Thomas G:son |
| Itchycoo [sv] | "Super Mega Nova" | Håkan GlänteMia BergströmTobias Gustavsson [sv] |
| Jennifer Escola | "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" | Ari LehtonenDick Cruslock |
| Jocke Bergström [sv] | "Still Believe" | Emil HeilingJohan Bejerholm [sv]Jonas Sahlin |
| Karl Martindahl | "Love Turns Water Into Wine" | Michael PerssonPeter Broman |
| LaGaylia Frazier | "It's In The Stars" | Thomas Thörnholm [sv] |
| LaRoxx [sv] | "(Are U) Ready Or Not" | Jon HällgrenKoshiyar MehdipoorMagnus Sagrén |
| Lena Philipsson | "Det gör ont" | Thomas "Orup" Eriksson |
| Lotta Nilsson [sv] & Glenn Borgkvist [sv] | "Boom-bang-a-bang" | David ClewettFredrik LenanderLarry ForsbergLars ErlandssonLennart WastessonSven-Inge Sjöberg |
| Niklas Andersson [sv] | "Tro på mig" | Lasse Berghagen |
| Nina & Kim | "En gång för alla" | Gustav Eurén [sv]Karl Eurén [sv]Niclas Arn [sv] |
| Pandora | "Runaway" | Johan FranssonNiklas EdbergerTim LarssonTobias Lundgren |
| Pay TV [sv] | "Trendy Discothèque" | Håkan LidboUlrika Lidbo [sv] |
| Petra Nielsen | "Tango! Tango!" | Thomas G:son |
| Sandra Dahlberg | "Här stannar jag kvar" | Johan Becker [sv]Sandra Dahlberg |
| Sara Löfgren | "Som stormen" | Carina Danielsson-BergsmanEddie JonssonLars Diedricson |
| Sarek | "Älvorna" | Dan Attlerud|Lars Diedricson|Marcos Ubeda [sv] |
| Shirley Clamp | "Min kärlek" | Ingela ForsmanBobby LjunggrenHenrik Wikström |

## Contest overview
### Heat 1

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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Place | Result |
| 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

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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Place | Result |
| 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

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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Place | Result |
| 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

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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Place | Result |
| 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

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.
| 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

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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote | Televote | Total | Place |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Votes | Points | Total | Place |
| 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 | Umeå | Sundsvall | Falun | Karlstad | Stockholm | Örebro | Norrköping | Gothenburg | Växjö | Malmö | 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 ||||||||||||||
| 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

Viewing figures by show :
| Show | Air date | Viewers (millions) |
| Heat 1 | 21 February 2004 | 3.293 |
| Heat 2 | 28 February 2004 | 3.307 |
| Heat 3 | 6 March 2004 | 3.138 |
| Heat 4 | 13 March 2004 | 3.277 |
| Second chance | 14 March 2004 | 2.293 |
| Final | 20 March 2004 | 4.105 |