Melodifestivalen 2004

Melodifestivalen 2004
Dates and venue
Heat 1
  • 21 February 2004
Heat 2
  • 28 February 2004
Heat 3
  • 6 March 2004
Heat 4
  • 13 March 2004
Second chance
  • 14 March 2004
Final
  • 20 March 2004
Production
BroadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
DirectorSven Stojanovic
PresentersCharlotte Perrelli
Ola Lindholm
Peter Settman
Participants
Number of entries32
Number of finalists10
Vote
Voting systemHeats and Second chance: 100% public vote
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"Det gör ont" by Lena Philipsson

Melodifestivalen 2004 was the 44th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a five-week period between 21 February and 20 March 2004. The winner of the competition was Lena Philipsson with the song "Det gör ont". She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the English version of the song, "It hurts", where she came fifth with 170 points.