Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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Sweden
was represented by Lena Philipsson
and the song "It Hurts", which won the song selection Melodifestivalen 2004
under the title "Det gör ont".
Melodifestivalen 2004 was held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm on March 20, 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.
At Eurovision, 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. They received 4 sets of 12-points.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
was represented by Lena Philipsson
Lena Philipsson
Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:...
and the song "It Hurts", which won the song selection Melodifestivalen 2004
Melodifestivalen 2004
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...
under the title "Det gör ont".
Melodifestivalen 2004 was held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm on March 20, hosted by Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...
(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.
At Eurovision, Lena sang "Det gör ont" in its English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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. They received 4 sets of 12-points.
Melodifestivalen 2004 - Final
- For the results of the semi-finals and second-chance round, see Melodifestivalen 2004Melodifestivalen 2004Melodifestivalen 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...
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