Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

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.

Melodifestivalen 2004 - Final

For the results of the semi-finals and second-chance round, see Melodifestivalen 2004.

Position	Song	Artist	Points	Place
1	"Min kärlek"	Shirley Clamp	174	2nd
2	"Här stannar jag kvar"	Sandra Dahlberg	19	8th
3	"Olé Olé"	Andrés Esteche	14	9th
4	"C'est la vie"	Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist	7	10th
5	"Paradise"	E-Type	75	5th
6	"Det gör ont"	Lena Philipsson	232	1st
7	"Vindarna vänder oss"	Fame	66	6th
8	"La dolce vita"	After Dark	156	3rd
9	"Som stormen"	Sara Löfgren	52	7th
10	"Tango! Tango!"	Petra Nielsen	151	4th

At Eurovision

Points Awarded by Sweden

Semi final

12 points	Serbia and Montenegro
10 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
8 points	Finland
7 points	Albania
6 points	Ukraine
5 points	Denmark
4 points	Greece
3 points	Cyprus
2 points	Macedonia
1 point	Estonia

Final

12 points	Serbia and Montenegro
10 points	Ukraine
8 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 points	Albania
6 points	Cyprus
5 points	Turkey
4 points	Greece
3 points	Norway
2 points	United Kingdom
1 point	Poland

Points Awarded to Sweden (Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Denmark Finland Ireland Norway	Estonia Poland	Iceland Latvia United Kingdom	Romania	Lithuania
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Andorra Cyprus Israel Malta Portugal Spain	Albania Belarus Serbia and Montenegro	France Germany Russia Turkey	Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Macedonia Slovenia Ukraine	Austria