For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Because Malta placed 25th at the 2003 contest, Julie &amp; Ludvig were forced to compete in the semi-final, held on 12 May 2004. In the semi-final Julie &amp; Ludvig performed "On again... off again" 8th in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Monaco. They placed 8th and qualified for the grand final. At final they performed 6th in the running order, following Serbia &amp; Montenegro and preceding Netherlands. At the close of the voting, Malta placed 12th in a field of 24, having received 50 points and automatically qualifying for the final in the 2005 contest.