As Jostein Hasselgård came fourth for Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, Norway was an automatic finalist for the 2004 Eurovision final, held on 15 May. On the night of the final Knut Anders Sørum performed third in the running order, following Austria and preceding France. Norway received 3 points for Knut's performance of "High", all from neighbours Sweden, coming 24th and last. This was Norway's tenth last place finish in Eurovision, a record that is, as of 2019, yet to be broken. As Norway failed to reach the top 12 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2005 Contest.