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 heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Karlstad, Gothenburg, Umeå,

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and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The winner was

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with "Det gör ont" who later that year came in 5th place in

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with the English-language version '' It Hurts''.

Heats

The heats for Melodifestivalen 2004 began on 21 February 2004. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 20, 2004. This was the third year that a heat format had been used for the competition.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Second Chance Round

Finals

Juries

Televotes

Returning artists

External links

Melodifestivalen at SVT's open archivePoplight.se: Melodifestivalen 2004
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