Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country  Sweden
National selection
Selection process Lilla Melodifestivalen 2004
Selection date(s) 9 October 2004
Selected entrant Limelights
Selected song "Varför jag?"
Finals performance
Final result 15th, 8 points
Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Sweden was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 by the Limelights and the song "Varför jag?". the duo of Anna Jalkéus and Liselotte Östblom were the winners of the Lilla Melodifestivalen contest in 2004.

Lilla Melodifestivalen 2004

Lilla Melodifestivalen 2004 was used to select the artist to represent Sweden at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004, organised by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT).

More than 1400 entries were submitted to SVT to compete in the contest, with only 10 being selected to compete in the televised contest on 9 October 2004.[1] The contest was hosted by Mela Tesfazion, children's TV presented, and singer Magnus Carlsson of Barbados and Alcazar.[2] The winner was decided by a jury and public televoting.

During the interval act, Lena Philipsson performed her new single "Lena Anthem".[3]

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Points Place
1 Yazmina Simic "Jag vill veta nu" 34 0 34 6
2 Erik Nielsen "Oh La La" 22 50 72 2
3 JaP "Min vän" 10 0 10 10
4 Jessica and Karin "Att ha en vän" 16 0 16 9
5 ReLi "När jag åker moped" 40 20 60 5
6 Sisters "Sjörövarvisa" 32 0 32 7
7 Girlzz "Förstå" 18 0 18 8
8 Ville Blomgren "Min gröna ö" 34 30 72 3
9 Limelights "Varför jag?" 22 60 82 1
10 Reggae Boyz "Shabalabala polarn" 22 40 62 4

At Junior Eurovision

On the night of the contest, held in Lillehammer in Norway, the Limelights performed 16th in the running order of the contest, following Spain and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting "Varför jag" received 8 points, placing 15th of the 18 competing entries.

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden

12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Sweden

12 points Spain
10 points Denmark
8 points Croatia
7 points United Kingdom
6 points Romania
5 points Norway
4 points France
3 points Macedonia
2 points Belgium
1 point Netherlands

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Bo Jensen, Rasmus (2004-06-16). "Junior: More than 1400 songs submitted in Sweden". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  2. ↑ Philips, Roel (2004-09-08). "Junior: the 10 Swedish finalists". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  3. ↑ Philips, Roel (2004-10-09). "Junior: Limelights to represent Sweden". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-09.


 Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
(Note: Entries scored out are when Sweden did not compete)
(Note: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)
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