Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2004 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 February 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Tomas Thordarson | |||
| Selected song | "Shame on You" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (13th, 56 points) | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark selected their entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul, Turkey through the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2004. The winner was Thomas Thordarsson with the song "Sig Det' Løgn", which was translated into and sung in English as "Shame on You".
Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2004
After missing out on the 2003 contest, DR returned to the format of 2002, with one final and no semi-finals. A total of 315 songs were submitted, with 10 songs being selected to compete. All songs had to be sung in Danish and translated into English for Eurovision.
The final was held in the Aarhus Kongrescentrum in Aarhus on 7 February 2004 and was hosted by Natasja Crone and Peter Mygind. The winner was selected over two rounds of televoting. In the first round, the top five entries were selected to proceed to the second round. In the second round, the results of the public televote were revealed by Denmark's four regions, with the televoting figures of each region, alongside with the SMS voting figures being converted to points and led to the victory of "Sig det' løgn" performed by Tomas Thordarson.[1][2]
| First Round – 7 February 2004 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
| 1 | Kaare Thøgersen | "Lykkelig i nat" (Happy tonight) | Mette Mathiesen | Eliminated |
| 2 | Neighbours | "Solens sang" (Song of the sun) | Helge Engelbrecht | Advanced |
| 3 | Petsi Tvørfoss | "Mest når det er regn" (Mostly when it's rain) | Niels Drevsholt | Advanced |
| 4 | Mathias Kryger | "Lonnie, kom nu hjem" (Lonnie, please come home) | Henrik Askou, Regin Fuhlendorf | Eliminated |
| 5 | Claes Wegener | "For jeg kan li' dig" ('Cause I like you) | Misha Popovic, Nanna Kalinka Bjerke | Eliminated |
| 6 | Jan Klausen | "Stjerner blinker i dit navn" (Stars twinkle in your name) | Jan Klausen | Eliminated |
| 7 | Zididada | "Prinsesse" (Princess) | Jimmy Colding, Danny Linde | Advanced |
| 8 | Nanna Larsen | "Kys mig en gang til" (Kiss me one more time) | Nanna Larsen | Eliminated |
| 9 | Ditlev Ulriksen | "Hvor end du går hen" (Wherever you go) | Søren Poppe | Advanced |
| 10 | Tomas Thordarson | "Sig det' løgn" (Say it's a lie) | Ivar Lind Greiner | Advanced |
| Second Round – 7 February 2004 | |||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jutland | Funen | Zealand & Islands |
Copenhagen | SMS voting |
Total | Place |
| 1 | Neighbours | "Solens sang" | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 3 |
| 2 | Petsi Tvørfoss | "Mest når det er regn" | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 5 |
| 3 | Zididada | "Prinsesse" | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 2 |
| 4 | Ditlev Ulriksen | "Hvor end du går hen" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4 |
| 5 | Tomas Thordarson | "Sig det' løgn" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 1 |
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. Due to missing the 2003 contest, Denmark had to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Thordarsson sang in the 19th position, following Croatia and preceding Serbia and Montenegro. At the close of the voting, the song had received 56 points, placing 13th in a field of 22. Denmark did not qualify to the final. Therefore, Denmark had to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2005.
Points awarded by Denmark
Semi finalPoints awarded in the semi final:
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- ^ "DANISH NATIONAL FINAL 2004".
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