Eurovision Song Contest 2004

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Istanbul was chosen as the host city of the 2004 edition following Turkey's victory in the {{Escyr|2003}} contest in Riga, Latvia with "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener. Originally the Mydonose Showland, an entertainment center in the form of a giant pyramid tent near Atatürk International Airport, was chosen by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) to host the event,{{Cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/1825/trt_eurovision_song_contest_2004_at_the_mydonose_showland/|title=Eurovision TRT: Eurovision Song Contest 2004 at the Mydonose Showland|website=ESCToday.com|date=24 September 2003|access-date=18 February 2021|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050133/http://esctoday.com/1825/trt_eurovision_song_contest_2004_at_the_mydonose_showland/|url-status=live}} but the venue was later changed to the Abdi İpekçi Arena as the contest approached due to its bigger capacity. The Mydonose Showland, later renamed the Istanbul Show Center, was demolished in 2009 after a fire destroyed it in April that year.{{cite news |url=http://www4.cnnturk.com/2009/turkiye/07/31/mydonose.showland.artik.yok/537373.0/ |newspaper=CNN Türk |title=Mydonose Showland artık yok |date=2009-07-31 |language=tr |access-date=2014-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131055744/http://www4.cnnturk.com/2009/turkiye/07/31/mydonose.showland.artik.yok/537373.0 |archive-date=2014-01-31 }}{{cite news |url=http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2009/04/07/haber,4785601C3DB146FCBFBDF9382C52A6FD.html |newspaper=Sabah |title=İstanbul Gösteri Merkezi bir anda yanıp kül oldu |author=derin, Deniz |date=2009-04-07 |language=tr |access-date=2014-02-08 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233132/http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2009/04/07/haber,4785601C3DB146FCBFBDF9382C52A6FD.html |url-status=live }} The Abdi İpekçi Arena was closed after the 2016/2017 basketball season and was demolished in early 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/abdi-ipekci-yikiliyor-40416893|title=Abdi İpekçi yıkılıyor!|date=4 April 2017|access-date=26 March 2018|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820104936/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/abdi-ipekci-yikiliyor-40416893|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.potamanya.com/abdi-ipekci-spor-salonu-efsanesi-yeni-bir-boyut-kazaniyor/|title=- "Abdi İpekçi Spor Salonu" Efsanesi, Yeni Bir Boyut Kazanıyor|date=19 January 2018|access-date=26 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155719/http://www.potamanya.com/abdi-ipekci-spor-salonu-efsanesi-yeni-bir-boyut-kazaniyor/|archive-date=15 September 2018|url-status=dead}}

A number of other venues in the city were reported as possible venues, these included Ataköy Athletics Arena and Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC), the latter of which lost out to Mydonose Showland.{{Cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/1705/istanbul_for_sure/|title=Eurovision Istanbul for sure!|website=ESCToday.com|date=27 June 2003|access-date=18 February 2021|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331054937/http://esctoday.com/1705/istanbul_for_sure/|url-status=live}} Istanbul Chamber of Commerce president Mehmet Yıldırım offered the World Trade Center Istanbul (WTCI) as a venue for the event and confirmed that the Chamber would also provide financial support for the contest's organisation.{{Cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/1664/only_choice_for_eurovision_2004_stanbul/|title=Eurovision Only choice for Eurovision 2004: İstanbul|website=ESCToday.com|date=28 May 2003|access-date=18 February 2021|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331153736/http://esctoday.com/1664/only_choice_for_eurovision_2004_stanbul/|url-status=live}}

{{further|List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest}}

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{{ESC 2004 participants}}

This year's Eurovision contest was the first to be a two-day event, with one qualifying round held on a Wednesday and the grand final held on the following Saturday. Under this new format, byes into the final were given to the 'Big 4'; {{Esccnty|France|y=2004}}, {{Esccnty|Germany|y=2004}}, {{Esccnty|Spain|y=2004}}, and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=2004}} –whose broadcasters were the largest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)– and the ten highest placed finishers in the {{Escyr|2003}} contest.

{{Esccnty|Andorra}}, {{Esccnty|Albania}}, {{Esccnty|Belarus}}, and {{Esccnty|Serbia and Montenegro}} participated in the contest for the first time, with {{Esccnty|Monaco}} returning after a 25-year absence. {{Esccnty|Luxembourg}} were due to return after an absence of 11 years, but later pulled out after money issues arose between RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg (RTL) and the EBU. {{Esccnty|Hungary}} was also due to return after last participating in 1998, but ultimately they did not take part in the contest.{{cite web |last=Bakker |first=Sietse |publisher=ESCToday |title=38 countries participate in Eurovision 2004 |url=http://esctoday.com/1859/38_countries_participate_in_eurovision_2004/ |accessdate=17 January 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402231515/http://esctoday.com/1859/38_countries_participate_in_eurovision_2004/ |archivedate=2 April 2018 |date=15 October 2003}} Hungary would eventually return to the contest the following year, while Luxembourg would not return to the contest until 2024.

All participating countries had the right to vote in both the qualifying round and the grand final. This was the first year in which all 36 participating countries voted based on a public phone vote, in the final. However {{Esccnty|France}}, {{Esccnty|Poland}}, and {{Esccnty|Russia}} did not broadcast the semi-final (as they were not participating in it) and therefore did not give votes for it like the other thirty-three countries. In Belgium, the French-language {{lang|fr|Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française|i=no}} (RTBF) did not broadcast the semi-final, but the Dutch-language {{lang|nl|Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie|i=no}} (VRT) did. Monaco's televoting results in the semi-final were rendered invalid and a back-up jury had to be used, but no problems occurred in the final.

Stefan Raab, who had represented {{esccnty|Germany|y=2000|t=Germany in 2000}}, provided backing vocals for his country.

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The contest's new official generic logo was used for the first time this year, with the heart-shaped flag in the centre due to be changed for future contests. The slogan for Istanbul's contest was "Under the Same Sky", which communicated the importance of a united Europe and Turkish integration.

Every country in the competition, including those who did not qualify for the final, were allowed to vote for other countries. After all performances were completed, each country opened their phone lines to allow their viewers to vote for their favourite song. Voting for the country in which you are situated is not allowed, however. Each country awarded points based on the number of votes cast for each song: the song which received the most viewer votes was awarded 12 points, the second 10 points, the third 8 points and then 7, 6, 5, etc. down to 1.

In the event of a tie, the number of countries to vote for the tying songs would be counted, and the song having the most countries awarding points to it, would be the winner. In the event of a further tie, then the previously used method of counting back on the number of 12 points, 10 points etc., would be used to find an eventual winner.

This was also the first year that the scores were only re-read by the hosts in one language. Before 2004 every point was repeated in French and English, but due to 36 countries voting, and more in years to come, in 2004 to save time the hosts only re-read each score in one language. This was in the opposite of the original country representative spoke in.

The semi-final was held on 12 May 2004 at 21:00 (CET). 22 countries performed and all participants voted except {{esccnty|France|y=2004}}, {{esccnty|Poland|y=2004}}, and {{esccnty|Russia|y=2004}} who opted not to broadcast the show.

A new ABBA video was shown in the semi-final, briefly outlining how ABBA started and what the response was of the first record company they approached. It featured small puppets of the band performing snippets of their songs (the voices being the ones of the band) and featured Rik Mayall as the record company manager. Due to copyright purposes, this was cut from the Eurovision Song Contest DVD and released separately. References to the video before it was shown were also cut.

{{Legend|navajowhite|Qualifiers}}

The finalists were:

• the four automatic qualifiers {{Esccnty|France|y=2004}}, {{Esccnty|Germany|y=2004}}, {{Esccnty|Spain|y=2004}}, and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=2004}};
• the top 10 countries from the 2003 contest (other than the automatic qualifiers);
• the top 10 countries from the 2004 semi-final.

The final was held on 15 May 2004 at 21:00 (CET) and was won by {{Esccnty|Ukraine|y=2004}}.

In the semi-final and the final, Meltem Cumbul warmed up the audience with a sing-a-long of Eurovision classic "{{lang|it|Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)|i=no}}", originally performed by Domenico Modugno. Sertab Erener returned to the stage in the final to perform "Everyway That I Can", the 2003 winning song, and one of her new songs called "Leave". Sertab also interviewed contestants in the green room. The Turkish dance ensemble Fire of Anatolia performed as the interval act.{{cite web |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/the-end-of-a-decade-istanbul-2004 |title=The end of a decade: Istanbul 2004 |last=Bakker |first=Sietse |date=25 December 2009 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=25 December 2009 |archive-date=2 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802045725/https://eurovision.tv/story/the-end-of-a-decade-istanbul-2004 |url-status=live }}

{{Legend|Gold|Winner}}

Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson to announce its respective country's points in the final.{{cite web |last1=Bakker |first1=Sietse |title=And here are the votes from… the spokespersons |url=http://esctoday.com/2750/and_here_are_the_votes_from-_the_spokespersons/ |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=19 April 2021 |date=14 May 2004 |archive-date=8 June 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040608221448/http://esctoday.com/news/read/2750/ |url-status=live }} The voting order in the 2004 contest was determined alphabetically by each country's ISO two-letter country code.

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1. {{flagu|Andorra}}{{snd}}Pati Molné
2. {{flagu|Albania}}{{snd}}{{ill|Zhani Ciko|sq}}
3. {{flagu|Austria}}{{snd}}{{ill|Dodo Roscic|de}}
4. {{flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{snd}}Mija Martina
5. {{flagu|Belgium}}{{snd}}{{ill|Martine Prenen|nl}}
6. {{flagu|Belarus|1995}}{{snd}}Denis Kurian
7. {{flagu|Switzerland}}{{snd}}Emel Aykanat
8. {{flagu|Serbia and Montenegro}}{{snd}}{{ill|Nataša Miljković|sr|Наташа Миљковић}}
9. {{flagu|Cyprus|1960}}{{snd}}Loukas Hamatsos
10. {{flagu|Germany}}{{snd}}Thomas Anders
11. {{flagu|Denmark}}{{snd}}Camilla Ottesen
12. {{flagu|Estonia}}{{snd}}Maarja-Liis Ilus
13. {{flagu|Spain}}{{snd}}Anne Igartiburu
14. {{flagu|Finland}}{{snd}}Anna Stenlund
15. {{flagu|France}}{{snd}}{{ill|Alex Taylor (broadcaster)|lt=Alex Taylor|fr|Alex Taylor}}
16. {{flagu|United Kingdom}}{{snd}}Lorraine Kelly
17. {{flagu|Greece}}{{snd}}Alexis Kostalas
18. {{flagu|Croatia}}{{snd}}Barbara Kolar
19. {{flagu|Ireland}}{{snd}}Johnny Logan
20. {{flagu|Israel}}{{snd}}Merav Miller
21. {{flagu|Iceland}}{{snd}}Sigrún Ósk Kristjánsdóttir
22. {{flagu|Lithuania|1988}}{{snd}}{{ill|Rolandas Vilkončius|lt}}
23. {{flagu|Latvia}}{{snd}}Lauris Reiniks
24. {{flagu|Monaco}}{{snd}}Anne Allegrini
25. {{flagu|North Macedonia|name=Macedonia}}{{snd}}Karolina Petkovska
26. {{flagu|Malta}}{{snd}}Claire Agius
27. {{flagu|Netherlands}}{{snd}}Esther Hart
28. {{flagu|Norway}}{{snd}}Ingvild Helljesen
29. {{flagu|Poland}}{{snd}}{{ill|Maciej Orłoś|pl}}
30. {{flagu|Portugal}}{{snd}}{{ill|Isabel Angelino|pt}}
31. {{flagu|Romania}}{{snd}}Andreea Marin
32. {{flagu|Russia}}{{snd}}Yana Churikova
33. {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}Jovan Radomir
34. {{flagu|Slovenia}}{{snd}}Peter Poles
35. {{flagu|Turkey}}{{snd}}Meltem Ersan Yazgan
36. {{flagu|Ukraine|1992}}{{snd}}Pavlo Shylko

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Below is a summary of all 12 points in the semi-final:

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:

Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators, are shown in the tables below.

| All shows

| Ales Kruglyakov and {{ill|Denis Dudinsky|ru|Дудинский, Денис Игоревич}}

| {{cite news |title=Minusy i pliusy bielaruskaha debiutu, aĺbo Krychu chalodnaha siarod stambuĺskaj spioki |script-title=be:Мiнусы i плюсы беларускага дэбюту, альбо Крыху халоднага сярод стамбульскай спёкi |url=https://www.sb.by/articles/minusy-i-plyusy-belaruskaga-debyutu-albo-krykhu-khalodnaga-syarod-stambulskay-spyeki.html |access-date=25 January 2023 |work=Belarus Today |date=14 May 2004 |language=be |archive-date=25 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125195449/https://www.sb.by/articles/minusy-i-plyusy-belaruskaga-debyutu-albo-krykhu-khalodnaga-syarod-stambulskay-spyeki.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Adnoj nahoj u Stambulie |script-title=be:Адной нагой у Стамбуле |url=https://www.tvr.by/company/pressa-o-nas/adnoy_nagoy_u_stambule/ |access-date=25 January 2023 |work=Belteleradio |date=7 April 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908224624/https://www.tvr.by/company/pressa-o-nas/adnoy_nagoy_u_stambule/ |archive-date=8 September 2020 |language=be |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Belgium}}

| VRT

| TV1

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

| rowspan="2" | RTBF

| {{lang|fr|La Une|i=unset}}

| rowspan="2" | Final

| Jean-Pierre Hautier

| {{cite news |last1=De Boeck |first1=Philippe |title=Hautier commentera l'Eurovision |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/d-20040507-W2G211 |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=Le Soir |date=7 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120173927/https://www.lesoir.be/art/d-20040507-W2G211 |archive-date=20 January 2023 |language=fr |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last1=Letist |first1=Fernand |title=Kitch un jour, kitch toujours |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/d-20040515-W2G071 |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=Le Soir |date=15 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174017/https://www.lesoir.be/art/d-20040515-W2G071 |archive-date=20 January 2023 |language=fr |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}

|-

| {{lang|fr|La Première|i=unset}}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

| PBSBiH

| BHTV 1, BH Radio 1

| All shows

| rowspan="2" | Dejan Kukrić

| rowspan="2" | {{cite web |title=Pregled programa za subotu, 15.05.2004. |url=http://www.rtvbih.ba/Program/tv/06subota.htm |publisher=RTVBiH |access-date=21 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040516081230fw_/http://www.rtvbih.ba/Program/tv/06subota.htm |archive-date=16 May 2004 |language=bs |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Večeras finale Eurosonga 2004|url=https://www.klix.ba/magazin/muzika/veceras-finale-eurosonga-2004/040514014|access-date=14 May 2004|language=bs|publisher=klix.ba|archive-date=17 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617150343/https://www.klix.ba/magazin/muzika/veceras-finale-eurosonga-2004/040514014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Ako Deen uđe u finale, bit će to uspjeh!|url=http://www.infobiro.ba/article/67902|date=30 April 2004|publisher=Ljiljan|language=bs|url-access=subscription|access-date=30 June 2023|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524175216/http://www.infobiro.ba/article/67902|url-status=live}}

|-

| RTVFBiH

| FTV

| Final

|-

! scope="row" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Croatia}}

| rowspan="2" | HRT

| HRT 2

| Semi-final

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite news |title=tv program – srijeda, 12.05.2004 |trans-title=TV programme – Wednesday, 12 May 2004 |url=https://digitalna.gkka.hr/?pr=iiif.v.a&id=12465&tify={%22pages%22:[20],%22view%22:%22info%22} |access-date=21 September 2024 |work=Karlovački tjednik |date=6 May 2004 |page=20 |language=hr |location=Karlovac, Croatia |via=Gradske knjižnice "Ivan Goran Kovačić" Karlovac}}

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| HRT 1

| Final

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite news |title=tv program – subota, 15.05.2004 |trans-title=TV programme – Saturday, 15 May 2004 |url=https://digitalna.gkka.hr/?pr=iiif.v.a&id=12466&tify={%22pages%22:[20],%22view%22:%22info%22} |access-date=21 September 2024 |work=Karlovački tjednik |date=13 May 2004 |page=20 |language=hr |location=Karlovac, Croatia |via=Gradske knjižnice "Ivan Goran Kovačić" Karlovac}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Cyprus|1960}}

| CyBC

| {{lang|el-latn|RIK Ena|i=unset}}

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite news |title=Τηλεοραση |trans-title=Television |url=https://www.pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/914333 |access-date=21 September 2024 |work={{lang|el-latn|I Simerini|i=unset}} |date=12 May 2004 |location=Nicosia, Cyprus |page=19 |language=el |via={{ill|Press and Information Office|el|Γραφείο Τύπου και Πληροφοριών}}}}{{cite news |title=Τηλεοραση |trans-title=Television |url=https://www.pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/914139 |access-date=21 September 2024 |work={{lang|el-latn|I Simerini|i=unset}} |date=15 May 2004 |location=Nicosia, Cyprus |page=23 |language=el |via={{ill|Press and Information Office|el|Γραφείο Τύπου και Πληροφοριών}}}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Denmark}}

| DR

| DR1

| All shows

| Jørgen de Mylius

| {{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Onsdag den 12. maj 2004 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Wednesday 12th May 2004 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=2004-05-12 |publisher=DR |access-date=20 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 15. maj 2004 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Saturday 15th May 2004 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=2004-05-15 |publisher=DR |access-date=20 November 2024}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Estonia}}

| colspan="2" | ETV

| rowspan="2" | All shows

| Marko Reikop

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=Televisiooni ja raadio nädalaka – 10–16. mai |url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=sakala20040508 |access-date=18 January 2023 |work=Sakala |date=8 May 2004 |location=Viljandi, Estonia |pages=7–10 |language=et |via=DIGAR Eesti artiklid |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524175249/https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=sakala20040508 |url-status=live }}

|-

| ER

| {{lang|et|Raadio 2|i=unset}}

| Mart Juur and Andrus Kivirähk

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5" | {{Flagu|Finland}}

| rowspan="5" | YLE

| YLE TV2

| rowspan="4" | All shows

| Markus Kajo and {{ill|Asko Murtomäki|fi}}

| {{cite news |title=TV2 – 12.5.2004 |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223177.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=12 May 2004 |language=fi |url-access=subscription |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104110541/https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223177.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=TV2 – 15.5.2004 |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223945.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=15 May 2004 |language=fi |url-access=subscription |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104110530/https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223945.html |url-status=live }}

|-

| YLE FST

| {{ill|Thomas Lundin (broadcaster)|sv|Thomas Lundin|lt=Thomas Lundin}}

| {{cite news |title=FST – 12.5.2004 |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223174.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=12 May 2004 |language=fi |url-access=subscription |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104110532/https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223174.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=FST – 15.5.2004 |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223941.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=15 May 2004 |language=fi |url-access=subscription}}

|-

| {{lang|fi|YLE Radio Suomi|i=unset}}

| Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki

| {{cite news |title=Radio Suomi – 12.5.2004 |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223167.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=12 May 2004 |language=fi |url-access=subscription |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104110538/https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223167.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Radio Suomi – 15.5.2004 |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223931.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=12 May 2004 |language=fi |url-access=subscription |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104110545/https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223931.html |url-status=live }}

|-

| rowspan="2" | YLE Radio Vega

| Thomas Lundin

|

|-

| Final

| Hans Johansson

| {{cite news |title=Radio Vega – 15.5.2004 |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223932.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=15 May 2004 |language=fi |url-access=subscription |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104110536/https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004223932.html |url-status=live }}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|France}}

| {{lang|fr|France Télévisions|i=unset}}

| France 3

| rowspan="2" | Final

| Laurent Ruquier and Elsa Fayer

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=TV samedi 15 mai |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/436190/view?page=26&p=separate&tool=info&view=0,0,3572,5360 |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=La Côte |date=14 May 2004 |page=26 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

|-

| Radio France

| {{lang|fr|France Bleu|i=unset}}

| Jean-Luc Delarue

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Germany}}

| rowspan="2" | ARD

| {{lang|de|NDR Fernsehen|i=unset}}

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Peter Urban

| rowspan="2" | {{cite press release |date=23 March 2004 |title=Eurovision Song Contest in Kiew: Gracia mit günstiger Startnummer 17 |url=https://www.presseportal.de/pm/6561/540241 |language=de |publisher=Norddeutscher Rundfunk |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803044937/https://www.presseportal.de/pm/6561/540241 |archive-date=3 August 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite press release |date=15 March 2004 |title='Eurovision Song Contest': Wer gewinnt den Grand Prix? |url=https://www.presseportal.de/pm/29876/556255 |language=de |publisher=ARD |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129174331/https://www.presseportal.de/pm/29876/556255 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |url-status=live}}

|-

| {{lang|de|Das Erste|i=unset}}

| Final

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Greece}}

| ERT

| NET

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Iceland}}

| RÚV

| {{lang|is|Sjónvarpið|i=unset}}, {{lang|is|Rás 2|i=unset}}

| All shows

| Gísli Marteinn Baldursson

| {{cite news |title=Tískulögga Jónsa |trans-title=Jónsi's fashion cop |url=https://timarit.is/page/5466496#page/n12/mode/2up |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=DV |date=12 May 2004 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |page=13 |language=is |via=Timarit.is}}{{cite news |title=Útvarp/Sjónvarp – miðvikudagur 12. maí 2004 |trans-title=Radio/Television – Wednesday May 12, 2004 |url=https://timarit.is/page/3564285#page/n57/mode/2up |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=12 May 2004 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |page=58 |language=is |via=Timarit.is}}{{cite news |title=Útvarp/Sjónvarp – laugardagur 15. maí 2004 |trans-title=Radio/Television – Saturday, May 15, 2004 |url=https://timarit.is/page/3564549#page/n77/mode/2up |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=15 May 2004 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |page=78 |language=is |via=Timarit.is}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Ireland}}

| rowspan="2" | RTÉ

| N2

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Marty Whelan

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=Eurovision semi-final takes place tonight |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2004/0512/401541-eurovision/ |access-date=16 January 2023 |work=RTÉ |date=12 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116161534/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2004/0512/401541-eurovision/ |archive-date=16 January 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Scally |first=Derek |title=Happy clappy Europappy |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2004/0515/Pg035.html |access-date=23 January 2023 |newspaper=The Irish Times Weekend Review |date=15 May 2004 |page=5 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |title=Marty Whelan marks 20 years in the Eurovision hot seat |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2018/0512/963008-marty-whelan-marks-20-years-commenting-on-song-contest/ |publisher=RTÉ |access-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512143642/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2018/0512/963008-marty-whelan-marks-20-years-commenting-on-song-contest/ |archive-date=12 May 2018 |date=12 May 2018 |url-status=live}}

|-

| RTÉ One

| Final

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Latvia}}

| LTV

| {{N/A|}}

| All shows

| {{ill|Kārlis Streips|lv}}

| {{cite web |title=Streips kā dalībnieks debitē 'Eirovīzijā' |url=https://www.delfi.lv/izklaide/archive/streips-ka-dalibnieks-debite-eirovizija.d?id=41631019 |publisher=Delfi |access-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130104825/https://www.delfi.lv/izklaide/archive/streips-ka-dalibnieks-debite-eirovizija.d?id=41631019 |archive-date=30 November 2022 |language=lv |date=9 November 2011 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Lithuania}}

| LRT

| LTV

| All shows

| Darius Užkuraitis

| {{cite news |title=Rozrywka-TV - Środa 12. V |trans-title=Entertainment-TV - Wednesday 12th May |url=https://pbc.uw.edu.pl//23802/1/90.pdf |access-date=11 June 2024 |work=Kurier Wileński |date=12 May 2004 |page=10 |language=pl |via=Polonijna Biblioteka Cyfrowa}}{{cite news |title=Sobota 15. V |trans-title=Saturday 15th May |url=https://pbc.uw.edu.pl//23805/1/93.pdf |access-date=11 June 2024 |work=Kurier Wileński |date=15–17 May 2004 |pages=8–9 |language=pl |via=Polonijna Biblioteka Cyfrowa}}{{cite web |last1=Bieliauskaitė |first1=Lina |title=Linas ir Simona tikisi sėkmės |url=https://www.delfi.lt/veidai/muzika/linas-ir-simona-tikisi-sekmes.d?id=4311528 |publisher=Delfi |access-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127093618/https://www.delfi.lt/veidai/muzika/linas-ir-simona-tikisi-sekmes.d?id=4311528 |archive-date=27 January 2023 |language=lt |date=12 May 2004 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Malta}}

| PBS

| TVM

| All shows

| Eileen Montesin

| {{cite news |last1=Massa |first1=Adriana |title=Hopes for Eurovision qualification |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/hopes-for-eurovision-qualification.123259 |access-date=18 January 2023 |work=Times of Malta |date=10 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118093933/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/hopes-for-eurovision-qualification.123259 |archive-date=18 January 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Massa |first1=Adriana |title=We will do our very best, Julie and Ludwig pledge |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/we-will-do-our-very-best-julie-and-ludwig-pledge.122998 |access-date=18 January 2023 |work=Times of Malta |date=14 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118094332/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/we-will-do-our-very-best-julie-and-ludwig-pledge.122998 |archive-date=18 January 2023 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Monaco}}

| colspan="2" | TMC Monte Carlo

| All shows

| {{ill|Bernard Montiel|fr}}

| {{cite news |last1=Delpiroux |first1=Dominique |title=Bernard Montiel persiste et signe |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2004/04/02/118931-bernard-montiel-persiste-et-signe.html |access-date=26 January 2023 |work=La Dépêche du Midi |date=2 April 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124054349/http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2004/04/02/118931-Bernard-Montiel-persiste-et-signe.html |archive-date=24 January 2010 |language=fr |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Netherlands}}

| rowspan="2" | PO

| {{lang|nl|Nederland 2|i=unset}}

| rowspan="2" | All shows

| Willem van Beusekom and Cornald Maas

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=Radio & Televisie Woensdag |url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/2004-05-12/edition/0/page/9 |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=Leidsch Dagblad |date=12 May 2004 |location=Leiden, Netherlands |page=9 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117120833/https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/2004-05-12/edition/0/page/9 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Radio & Televisie Zaterdag |url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/2004-05-15/edition/0/page/30 |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=Leidsch Dagblad |date=15 May 2004 |location=Leiden, Netherlands |page=30 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117120834/https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/2004-05-15/edition/0/page/30 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Siemerink |first=Ben |title=Dubbelhartige festivalgoeroe |url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/2004-05-13/edition/0/page/11 |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=Leidsch Dagblad |date=13 May 2004 |location=Leiden, Netherlands |page=11 |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120113255/https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/2004-05-13/edition/0/page/11 |url-status=live }}

|-

| Radio 2

| {{N/A|}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Norway}}

| rowspan="3" | NRK

| NRK2{{efn|Deferred repeat broadcast on NRK1 at 23:40 (CEST)}}

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Jostein Pedersen

| rowspan="3" | {{cite news |title=Radio & TV – onsday 12. mai |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c0338019bc4a2db7e251f0dabe68c1f1?page=49 |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=Rogalands Avis |date=12 May 2004 |location=Stavanger, Norway |pages=50–51 |via=National Library of Norway |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117120833/https://www.nb.no/items/c0338019bc4a2db7e251f0dabe68c1f1?page=49 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Radio & TV – lørdag 15. mai |url=https://www.nb.no/items/05bf2ba86f5be60ce3f81a1a9dbbe5f3?page=33 |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=Rogalands Avis |date=15 May 2004 |location=Stavanger, Norway |pages=34–35 |via=National Library of Norway |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117120826/https://www.nb.no/items/05bf2ba86f5be60ce3f81a1a9dbbe5f3?page=33 |url-status=live }}

|-

| NRK1

| rowspan="2" | Final

|-

| NRK P1

| {{N/A|}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Poland}}

| TVP

| TVP1

| Final

| Artur Orzech

| {{cite news |title=Telewizja na sobotę |trans-title=Saturday TV |url=http://bibliotekacyfrowa.eu/dlibra/show-content/publication/81943/edition/76146 |access-date=10 January 2025 |work=Dziennik Bałtycki |date=15–16 May 2004 |location=Gdańsk, Poland |page=21 |language=pl |via={{ill|Baltic Digital Library|pl|Bałtycka Biblioteka Cyfrowa}}}}{{cite web |last1=Erling |first1=Barbara |title=Artur Orzech zapowiada, że skomentuje Eurowizję, ale tym razem na Instagramie |url=https://www.press.pl/tresc/70768,artur-orzech-zapowiada_-ze-skomentuje-eurowizje_-ale-tym-razem-na-instagramie |publisher=Press |access-date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514171828/https://www.press.pl/tresc/70768,artur-orzech-zapowiada_-ze-skomentuje-eurowizje_-ale-tym-razem-na-instagramie |archive-date=14 May 2022 |language=pl |date=12 May 2022 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Portugal}}

| RTP

| {{N/A|}}

| All shows

| Eládio Clímaco

| {{cite web |last1=Firmino |first1=Tiago |title=O número do dia. Quantos festivais comentou Eládio Clímaco na televisão portuguesa? |url=https://www.n-tv.pt/eurovisao/o-numero-do-dia-quantos-festivais-comentou-eladio-climaco-na-televisao-portuguesa/269763/ |publisher=N-TV |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104125852/https://www.n-tv.pt/eurovisao/o-numero-do-dia-quantos-festivais-comentou-eladio-climaco-na-televisao-portuguesa/269763/ |archive-date=4 November 2022 |language=pt |date=7 April 2018 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" | {{Flagu|Romania}}

| TVR

| {{lang|ro|România 1|i=unset}}

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite news |title=Televiziune & media |trans-title=Television & media |url=https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Libertatea_2004_05/?pg=157&layout=s |access-date=9 March 2025 |work=Libertatea |date=12 May 2004 |location=Bucharest, Romania |page=14 |language=ro |url-access=subscription |via={{ill|Arcanum Newspapers|hu|Arcanum Újságok}}}}{{cite news |title=Televiziune & media |trans-title=Television & media |url=https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Libertatea_2004_05/?pg=205&layout=s |access-date=9 March 2025 |work=Libertatea |date=15 May 2004 |location=Bucharest, Romania |page=10 |language=ro |url-access=subscription |via={{ill|Arcanum Newspapers|hu|Arcanum Újságok}}}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Russia}}

| colspan="2" | Channel One

| Final

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite news |title=Subbota, 15 maya |script-title=ru:Суббота, 15 мая |url=http://89.223.124.215/tvps/fxfllejacgak.pdf |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117115046/http://89.223.124.215/tvps/fxfllejacgak.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2023 |pages=12–13 |language=ru |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Serbia and Montenegro}}

| rowspan="2" | RTS

| rowspan="2" | RTS 1

| Semi-final

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite news |title=ТВ програм |trans-title=TV programme |url=https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp{{!}}issue:UB_00064_20040512{{!}}page:21 |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=Borba |date=12 May 2004 |location=Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro |page=21 |language=sr-cyrl |via=Belgrade University Library}}

|-

| Final

| Duška Vučinić-Lučić and {{ill|Stanko Crnobrnja|sr|Станко Црнобрња}}

| {{cite news |title=ТВ програм |trans-title=TV programme |url=https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp{{!}}issue:UB_00064_20040515{{!}}page:28 |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=Borba |date=15–16 May 2004 |location=Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro |page=28 |language=sr-cyrl |via=Belgrade University Library}}{{cite news |title=Ми побеђујемо! |url=https://www.novosti.rs/%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/%D1%81%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0.483.html:157688-%D0%9C%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%92%D1%83%D1%98%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=Večernje novosti |date=14 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117090832/https://www.novosti.rs/%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/%D1%81%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0.483.html:157688-%D0%9C%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%92%D1%83%D1%98%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE |archive-date=17 January 2023 |language=sr |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Slovenia}}

| rowspan="3"| RTVSLO

| {{ill|TV SLO 2|sl|lt=SLO 2}}

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Andrea F

| rowspan="2" | {{Cite web |date=2004-04-22 |title=Tiskovna konferenca pred odhodom |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/ema/novice.php?op=read&id=39 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=rtvslo.si |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104153455/http://www.rtvslo.si/ema/novice.php?op=read&id=39 |archive-date=4 November 2007 |language=sl}}{{Cite web |date=2004-05-03 |title=Vse oddaje Pesmi Evrovizije 2004 |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/ema/novice.php?op=read&id=40 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=rtvslo.si |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104153505/http://www.rtvslo.si/ema/novice.php?op=read&id=40 |archive-date=4 November 2007 |language=sl}}

|-

| {{ill|TV SLO 1|sl|lt=SLO 1}}

| Final

|-

| {{N/A|}}

| All shows

| Jernej Vene

|

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Spain}}

| rowspan="2" | TVE

| {{lang|es|La 2|i=unset}}

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | {{ill|Beatriz Pécker|es}}

| {{cite news |title=TV – miércoles, 12 mayo 2004 |url=https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2004/05/12/pagina-8/33660714/pdf.html |access-date=18 January 2023 |work=La Vanguardia: Vivir |date=12 May 2004 |page=8 |language=es |url-access=subscription |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524175217/https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2004/05/12/pagina-8/33660714/pdf.html |url-status=live }}

|-

| {{lang|es|La Primera|i=unset}}

| Final

| {{cite news |title=TV – sábado, 15 mayo 2004 |url=https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2004/05/15/pagina-8/33662442/pdf.html |access-date=18 January 2023 |work=La Vanguardia: Vivir |date=15 May 2004 |page=8 |language=es |url-access=subscription |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524175251/https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2004/05/15/pagina-8/33662442/pdf.html |url-status=live }}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Sweden}}

| SVT

| SVT1

| rowspan="2" | All shows

| Pekka Heino

| {{cite book |last1=Thorsson |first1=Leif |last2=Verhage |first2=Martin |title=Melodifestivalen genom tiderna : de svenska uttagningarna och internationella finalerna |date=2006 |publisher=Premium Publishing |location=Stockholm |isbn=91-89136-29-2 |language=sv |pages=324–325}}

|-

| SR

| SR P4

| Björn Kjellman and Carolina Norén

|

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5" | {{Flagu|Switzerland}}

| rowspan="5" | SRG SSR

| SF 2

| Semi-final

| Marco Fritsche

| rowspan="5" | {{cite news |title=TV/Radio – Mittwoch, 12 Mai 2004 |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG20040512-01 |access-date=16 January 2023 |work=Freiburger Nachrichten |date=12 May 2004 |location=Fribourg, Switzerland |page=16 |language=de |via=E-newspaperarchives.ch |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524175252/https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG20040512-01 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=TV/Radio – Samstag, 15 Mai 2004 |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG20040515-01 |access-date=16 January 2023 |work=Freiburger Nachrichten |date=12 May 2004 |location=Fribourg, Switzerland |page=16 |language=de |via=E-newspaperarchives.ch |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524175240/https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG20040515-01 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Samedi 15 mai |trans-title=Saturday 15 May |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/324655/view?page=10&p=verso&tool=info&view=0,0,5118,3581 |access-date=16 January 2023 |work=TV8 |date=13 May 2004 |location=Zofingen, Switzerland |pages=18–24 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}{{cite news |title=Mercredi 12 mai |trans-title=Wednesday 12 May |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/324667/view?page=27&p=verso&tool=info&view=0,0,5080,3571 |access-date=16 January 2023 |work=TV8 |date=6 May 2004 |location=Zofingen, Switzerland |pages=52–58 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}{{cite web |url=http://www.persoenlich.com/medien/marco-fritsche-kommentiert-eurovision-song-contest-250407 |title=Marco Fritsche kommentiert 'Eurovision Song Contest' |publisher=persoenlich.com |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-date=26 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026181234/http://www.persoenlich.com/medien/marco-fritsche-kommentiert-eurovision-song-contest-250407 |url-status=live}}

|-

| SF 1

| Final

| Sandra Studer

|-

| TSR 2

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Jean-Marc Richard and Alain Morisod

|-

| TSR 1

| Final

|-

| TSI 1

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Turkey}}

| TRT

| TRT 1, TRT Int

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite news |title=TV Programları – 12 Mayıs 2004 |url=https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr//Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/2004/5/12/C52CDC5A-0FAB-4F9A-9927-A4A98BB2B378_3188035_16.jpeg |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=Cumhuriyet |date=12 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120112657/https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr//Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/2004/5/12/C52CDC5A-0FAB-4F9A-9927-A4A98BB2B378_3188035_16.jpeg |archive-date=20 January 2023 |page=16 |language=tr |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=TV Programları – 15 Mayıs 2004 |url=https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr//Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/2004/5/15/824E2EF7-1A43-49AA-B98E-DFAA067CB1FC_3188038_16.jpeg |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=Cumhuriyet |date=12 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120112650/https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr//Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/2004/5/15/824E2EF7-1A43-49AA-B98E-DFAA067CB1FC_3188038_16.jpeg |archive-date=20 January 2023 |page=16 |language=tr |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Ukraine|1992}}

| NTU

| {{lang|uk|Pershyi Natsionalnyi|i=unset}}

| All shows

| Rodion Pryntsevsky

| {{cite web |url=http://www.telekritika.ua/expert/print/1634 |title=Zapytannya "Telekrytyky": - Shcho, na vashu dumku, potribno dlya toho, shchob ukrayinsʹke TB na nalezhnomu rivni orhanizuvalo translyatsiyu "Yevrobachennya-2005"? |script-title=uk:Запитання "Телекритики": - Що, на вашу думку, потрібно для того, щоб українське ТБ на належному рівні організувало трансляцію "Євробачення-2005"? |publisher=Telekritika |access-date=25 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061304/http://www.telekritika.ua/expert/print/1634 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Sereda, 12 travnya |script-title=uk:Середа, 12 травня |url=https://image.isu.pub/130920074706-12057dc137371998b74852111baebf27/jpg/page_3.jpg |access-date=25 January 2023 |work=Nove Zhyttia |date=8 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125185405/https://image.isu.pub/130920074706-12057dc137371998b74852111baebf27/jpg/page_3.jpg |archive-date=25 January 2023 |language=uk |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Subota, 15 travnya |script-title=uk:Субота, 15 травня |url=https://image.isu.pub/130920074713-d9645cf8bbed8071e6cec636fda9dd03/jpg/page_3.jpg |access-date=25 January 2023 |work=Nove Zhyttia |date=13 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125185407/https://image.isu.pub/130920074713-d9645cf8bbed8071e6cec636fda9dd03/jpg/page_3.jpg |archive-date=25 January 2023 |language=uk |url-status=live}}

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| rowspan="3" | BBC

| BBC Three

| Semi-final

| Paddy O'Connell

| {{cite news |title=Eurovision Song Contest Semi-final – BBC Three |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6c4918450697450c9e262c862e291c44 |access-date=16 January 2023 |work=Radio Times |date=8 May 2004 |via=BBC Genome Project |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524175723/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6c4918450697450c9e262c862e291c44 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Countdown to London |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/countdown-to-london |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724211534/https://eurovision.tv/story/countdown-to-london |archive-date=24 July 2019 |date=23 April 2012 |url-status=live}}

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| BBC One, BBC Prime

| rowspan="2" | Final

| Terry Wogan

| {{cite news |title=The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 – BBC One |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1a2922f2adcb4197b887cc6d8e04c4a4 |access-date=16 January 2023 |work=Radio Times |date=15 May 2004 |via=BBC Genome Project |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204114340/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1a2922f2adcb4197b887cc6d8e04c4a4 |url-status=live }}

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| BBC Radio 2

| Ken Bruce

| {{cite news |title=Eurovision Song Contest – BBC Radio 2 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0ff1a98c03424f81bf36508de335e9ae |access-date=16 January 2023 |work=Radio Times |date=15 May 2004 |via=BBC Genome Project |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204112849/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0ff1a98c03424f81bf36508de335e9ae |url-status=live }}

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Just before the {{esccnty|Slovenia|y=2004}}n entry was about to be performed, the Turkish broadcaster accidentally took a commercial break which meant the Slovenian song was not heard by Turkish viewers. There were technical problems when in a short hiatus halfway through the songs used for the advertising break the hosts tried to contact various parties in Europe. They tried contacting Germany, Spain, and Turkey, but in the end were only able to get a response from Germany. During the {{esccnty|Romania|y=2004}}n postcard introduction, the information for the Romanian entry appeared on the screen, but was quickly taken away. A final minor hiccup occurred when, on her way to present the winner the trophy, Sertab Erener got her shoe stuck in a speaker grill by the side of the stage and had to be freed by stagehands. However this did not delay proceedings, and other than the above the show ran smoothly.

An hour after the semi-final had been aired, the European Broadcasting Union discovered that there had been problems with the vote counting in {{esccnty|Monaco|y=2004}} and {{esccnty|Croatia|y=2004}}. Digame, an affiliate of Deutsche Telekom, who had been responsible for processing all the votes (from 2004), reported that they had encountered problems with their calculation software, and there was a problem with text message voting in Croatia. When the votes were counted, results showed that Croatia had awarded themselves 4 points, which is against Eurovision rules. Later, an official EBU statement read that there had been technical problems at the side of the Croatian mobile service provider, who neglected to delete the illegal votes from the results. Consequently, some votes were not counted in the results announced at the end of the broadcast of the semi-final. When the results were corrected to include these additional votes, they were found not to have affected which countries had qualified for the final.

This year was also notable as it was the first year that {{esccnty|Turkey|y=2004}} voted for {{esccnty|Cyprus|y=2004}} and the second year in a row that Cyprus voted for Turkey. When the country presented its votes no map of the island was shown although all other presenters were preceded with their country being highlighted on a map. This was probably due to Turkey's recognition of the northern half of the island as an independent republic, which is not recognised by any other state.

In addition to the main winner's trophy, the AP Awards and the Marcel Bezençon Awards were contested during the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest.

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The Marcel Bezençon Awards, organised since 2002 by Sweden's then-Head of Delegation and 1992 representative Christer Björkman, and 1984 winner Richard Herrey, honours songs in the contest's final.{{cite web |url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/marcelbezenconaward/en |title=Marcel Bezençon Award – an introduction |publisher=Poplight |access-date=2 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017033001/http://poplight.zitiz.se/marcelbezenconaward/en |archive-date=17 October 2013 }} The awards are divided into three categories: the Artistic Award which was voted by previous winners of the contest, the Composer Award, and the Press Award.{{cite web |title=Marcel Bezençon Awards–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/marcel-bezencon-awards/ |website=eurovision.tv |date=2 April 2017 |access-date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716092347/https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/marcel-bezencon-awards/ |url-status=live }}

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Eurovision Song Contest: Istanbul 2004 was the official compilation album of the 2004 contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by EMI Records and CMC International on 26 April 2004. The album featured all 36 songs that entered in the 2004 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final.{{cite web |author1=Sietse Bakker |title=2004 album to be released as double cd |url=http://esctoday.com/2408/2004_album_to_be_released_as_double_cd/ |website=esctoday.com |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=5 November 2014 |date=31 March 2004 |archive-date=18 March 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140318101803/http://esctoday.com/2408/2004_album_to_be_released_as_double_cd/ |url-status=live }}

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• {{Official website|eurovision.tv}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20040528233414/http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2004/tcm_6-12135.php EBU press notice regarding voting problems in the semi-final]

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