Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Sweden was represented by Lena Philipsson and the song "It Hurts", which won the song selection Melodifestivalen 2004 under the title "Det gör ont".

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 2004
Selection date(s)Semi-finals
21 February 2004
28 February 2004
6 March 2004
13 March 2004
Second Chance
14 March 2004
Final
20 March 2004
Selected entrantLena Philipsson
Selected song"Det gör ont"
Finals performance
Final result5th, 170 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2003 • 2004 • 2005►

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2004
For the results of the semi-finals and second-chance round, see Melodifestivalen 2004.

Melodifestivalen 2004 was held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm on 20 March 2004, hosted by Charlotte Perrelli (winner of the 1999 ESC), Ola Lindholm and Peter Settman. 32 songs were divided into 4 semi-finals in order to find 10 finalist for the final. As usual, 2 songs from each semi-final qualified and all 3rd and 4th places went to the Wildcard round, where 2 more songs would make it to the final. The winner was chosen by regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%) of which Lena Philipsson was the favourite with both. The song is written and composed by Thomas 'Orup' Eriksson.

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Shirley Clamp "Min kärlek" 86 88 174 2
2 Sandra Dahlberg "Här stannar jag kvar" 8 11 19 8
3 Andrés Esteche "Olé Olé" 14 0 14 9
4 Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist "C'est la vie" 7 0 7 10
5 E-Type "Paradise" 31 44 75 5
6 Lena Philipsson "Det gör ont" 100 132 232 1
7 Fame "Vindarna vänder oss" 66 0 66 6
8 After Dark "La dolce vita" 46 110 156 3
9 Sara Löfgren "Som stormen" 30 22 52 7
10 Petra Nielsen "Tango! Tango!" 85 66 151 4

At Eurovision

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. Since Sweden placed 5th in the previous contest year, Sweden automatically qualified to compete in the final along with the Big Four countries and nine other nations that were also successful in the 2003 Contest.

Lena sang "Det gör ont" in its English version, "It Hurts". Lena appeared on stage with her backing singers lined up on the side. She moved on stage by herself very effectively and gave one of the best performances of the night. Lena's performance and attire was very similar to her Melodifestivalen performance. Sweden closed the contest performing last in the 24th spot and eventually making their way up to a joint 5th place with 170 points, receiving 4 sets of 12-points, meaning that Sweden automatically qualified for the final in the 2005 contest.

Points awarded by Sweden
Points awarded to Sweden (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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