For all those people who are interested in the Eurovision Song Contest, here are some details for 2004.
The 2004 Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Abdi Ipekci Stadium in Istanbul which can hold 9,000 seats. It was relocated from the Mydonose Showland in Istanbul. Ticket sales went on sale on Monday 16 February 2004 and priced up to €100. Perhaps Friday the 13th had something do with the snow which delayed ticket sales from Friday 13 February 2004! The presenters are Meltem Cumbul and Korhan Abay.
This is a summary of all the current news out there. There are other sites bigger than this one with more news, but I like to keep it simple.
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Big Support for the Ukraine. Their odds are around 5-1 slashed from 33-1. They have to qualify first! The order of the voting in the final is based on ISO codes, eg GB : Great Britain, DE : Germany, FR : France, ES : Spain etc. |
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For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, the contest will be shown over 2 days, one for the semi-finals and one for the final. The draw for the contest was made on 23 March 2004.
For UK Viewers,
the semi finals will be broadcasted on BBC3 commentator Lorraine
Kelly and Paddy O'Conell and |
Here are the songs for the 2004 Contest.
Semi Final broadcast on Wednesday 12 May 2004
| Draw Order | Country | Date of Final | Song | Artist | Semi or Final directly | Betting Odds | ||
| 25/03/04 | 08/05/04 | 11/05/04 | ||||||
| 1 | Finland | 24 January | It Takes Two To Tango | Jari Sillanpaa | Semi Final | 12/1 | 20/1 | 25/1 |
| 2 | Belarus | 31 January | Moj Galilej (My Galileo) | Alexandra & Konstantin | Semi Final (New) | 16/1 | 33/1 | 50/1 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 6 March | Celebrate | Piero Esteriore & the Music Stars | Semi Final | 20/1 | 66/1 | 150/1 |
| 4 | Latvia | 28 February | Dziesma par laimi | Fomins & Kleins | Semi Final | 40/1 | 50/1 | 66/1 |
| 5 | Israel | 5 February | Leha'amin (To Believe) | David D'Or | Semi Final | 33/1 | 50/1 | 100/1 |
| 6 | Andorra | 14 March | Jugarem a estimar-nos | Marta Roure | Semi Final (New) | 50/1 | 50/1 | 50/1 |
| 7 | Portugal | 25 January | Foi Magica (It was Magic) | Sofia | Semi Final | 25/1 | 150/1 | 200/1 |
| 8 | Malta | 14 February | On Again..Off Again | Julie And Ludwig | Semi Final | 16/1 | 14/1 | 14/1 |
| 9 | Monaco | 21 February | Prenez Soin De Notre Plančte (Take Care Of Our Planet) | Marion | Semi Final | 50/1 | 100/1 | 125/1 |
| 10 | Greece | 17 March | Shake it | Sakis Rouvas | Semi Final | 12/1 | 4/1 | 7/2 |
| 11 | Ukraine | ? | Dikiye Tantsy (Wild Dances) | Ruslana Lyzhichko | Semi Final | 25/1 | 7/1 | 5/1 |
| 12 | Lithuania | 14 February | What's Happened To Your Love | Linas & Simona | Semi Final | 25/1 | 33/1 | 25/1 |
| 13 | Albania | 20 December | Imazhi Yt (Your Reflection) | Anjeza Shaini | Semi Final (New) | 50/1 | 40/1 | 33/1 |
| 14 | Cyprus | 17 February | Stronger Every Minute | Lisa Andreas | Semi Final | 16/1 | 12/1 | 10/1 |
| 15 | FYR Macedonia | 14 February | Love Is | Toshe Proevski | Semi Final | 33/1 | 50/1 | 50/1 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 15 February | Stay Forever | Platin | Semi Final | 25/1 | 50/1 | 66/1 |
| 17 | Estonia | 7 February | Tii | Neiokőső | Semi Final | 50/1 | 66/1 | 25/1 |
| 18 | Croatia | 14 March | Daješ mi krila | Ivan Mikulić | Semi Final | 40/1 | 50/1 | 100/1 |
| 19 | Denmark | 7 February | Si' det lřgn (Tell me it's a lie) | Thomas Thordarson | Semi Final | 14/1 | 14/1 | 12/1 |
| 20 | Serbia and Montenegro | 23 February | Lane moje | Željko Joksimović | Semi Final (New) | 16/1 | 12/1 | 12/1 |
| 21 | Bosnia Herzegovina | 6 March | In the Disco | Deen | Semi Final | 16/1 | 16/1 | 20/1 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 22 February | Without You | Reunion | Semi Final | 20/1 | 50/1 | 66/1 |
Final broadcast on Saturday 15 May 2004
| Draw Order | Country | Date of Final | Song | Artist | Semi or Final directly | Betting Odds | ||
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| 1 | Spain | 28 January | Para Llenarme De Ti (To Be Filled By You) | Ramon | Final (Big 4) | 16/1 | 25/1 | 20/1 |
| 2 | Austria | 5 March | Du bist | Tie Break | Final (Top 9) | 50/1 | 100/1 | 200/1 |
| 3 | Norway | 6 March | High | Knut Anders Sřrum | Final (Top 9) | 25/1 | 25/1 | 25/1 |
| 4 | France | ? | Laissez-moi le temps | Jonatan Cerrada | Final (Big 4) | 25/1 | 25/1 | 50/1 |
| 5 | ** Semi Final Qualifier *** |
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| 8 | Germany | 19 March | Can't wait until tonight | Max (Maximilian Mutzke) | Final (Big 4) | 20/1 | 8/1 | 11/1 |
| 9 | ** Semi Final Qualifier *** |
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| 10 | ** Semi Final Qualifier *** |
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| 11 | ** Semi Final Qualifier *** |
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| 12 | ** Semi Final Qualifier *** |
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| 13 | Belgium | 15 February | 1 Life | Xandee | Final (Top 9) | 18/1 | 10/1 | 9/1 |
| 14 | Russia | ? | Believe me | Julia Savicheva | Final (Top 9) | 14/1 | 8/1 | 10/1 |
| 15 | ** Semi Final Qualifier *** |
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| 16 | ** Semi Final Qualifier *** |
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| 17 | Iceland | ? | Heaven | Jósei | Final (Top 9) | 16/1 | 14/1 | 14/1 |
| 18 | Ireland | 7 March | If My World Stopped Turning | Chris Doran | Final (Top 9) | 8/1 | 14/1 | 20/1 |
| 19 | Poland | 24 January | Love Song | Blue Café | Final (Top 9) | 25/1 | 25/1 | 20/1 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 28 February | Hold On To Our Love | James Fox | Final (Big 4) | 10/1 | 25/1 | 28/1 |
| 21 | ** Semi Final Qualifier *** |
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| 22 | Turkey | 24 January | Real | Athena | Final (Winner) | 16/1 | 20/1 | 14/1 |
| 23 | Romania | 13 March | I admit | Sanda Ladosi | Final (Top 9) | 25/1 | 25/1 | 40/1 |
| 24 | Sweden | 20 March | It Hurts (Det gör ont) | Lena Philipsson | Final (Top 9) | 8/1 | 10/1 | 9/1 |
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Here are a list of countries entering the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 contest before the full list was known eg November 2003. Also a list of countries who could enter the contest but decided not to for some reason.
AUTOMATIC FINAL ENTRIES |
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| 2003 Winner | Turkey |
| Next 9 highest score from 2003 (exclude Big 4) | Austria, Belgium, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden |
| Automatic qualification regardless of score (Big 4) | France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom |
SEMI FINAL ENTRIES |
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| Countries in the play off semi finals (so far) | Bosnia & Hercegovina, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine |
| New Countries to the Eurovision | Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Serbia & Montenegro |
OTHER |
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| No Longer Interested in taking part. | Italy |
| No Longer EBU members | Yugoslavia, Luxembourg |
| Active Members of the EBU. Can enter if they wish | Tunisia, Algeria, Czech Republic, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Monaco, Morocco, San Marino, Syria, Vatican State |
| Did want to enter 2004, but decided not to | Bulgaria, Hungary |
Rules for the 2004 Contest
Automatic qualification will go to the following countries. The winner of the previous year, the next 9 highest score, the top 10 of the qualifying rounds and also the big 4 countries (pay a lot of money to the EBU), including United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain. This means that even that the UK got nil points for 2003, they qualify automatically to the final. The contest will be over 2 days on Wednesday 12 May 2004 and Saturday 15 May 2004.
An artist cannot enter for more than one country. In 2003, Esther Hart entered the UK and Netherlands and Ich Troje entered the Poland and German competition.
All 36 countries can vote in the final, even for the countries who did not qualify for the final.
Tickets went on sale on Monday
16 February 2004 at 9am (UK), 10am (CET)
Delay caused by heavy snow! I thought Turkey was warmer than the rest of Europe!
Dress Rehearsal Semi Final Max
€20, Semi Final from €30 to €50
Dress Rehearsal Final Max €40, Final from €60 to €100
Season pass is also available from €115 to €195
Postage for tickets are NOT included, from €36 (UK, France, Belgium) to €50
(Australia, Hungrary, Russia)
The full jury score sheet can be downloaded from here, including the entries. Please click here for details.
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