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Eurovision Song Contest - Istanbul 2004
For the first time ever in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, a Semi-Final was held to ensure that all countries who wanted could participate in the event.
Eurovision Song Contest: Season 49 - 2 Episode s
49x1 - Semi-final
May 12, 2004
In 2003, it was decided that a Semi-Final would be held in 2004 with only the so-called 'Big Four' (Germany, UK, France and Spain) plus the ten most successful countries from the 2003 ranking having a place in the Final. Ten remaining countries would qualify from the Semi-Final, which was held on the Wednesday prior to the Eurovision Song Contest Final night on Saturday. 22 countries decided to took part in the 2004 Semi-Final, all countries used telephone and SMS voting. Several new countries entered in 2004; Andorra, Albania and Belarus along with Serbia & Montenegro. Monaco returned to the contest after a 25-year absence.
49x2 - Final
May 15, 2004
After having successfully hosted the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final, Istanbul held its breath for the 2004 Final. Ten countries qualified from the Semi-Final: Serbia & Montenegro, Ukraine, Greece, Albania, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Malta, Croatia and FYR Macedonia. Greece sent one of its biggest stars to Istanbul, Sakis Rouvas, who gave an energetic performance of his song Shake It. Similarly Serbia & Montenegro was represented by a singer who was big in the Balkans, Željko Joksimović.
Eurovision Song Contest: All seasons
S0: Specials
41 Episode s
S1: Lugano 1956
1 Episode
S2: Frankfurt 1957
1 Episode
S3: Hilversum 1958
1 Episode
S4: Cannes 1959
1 Episode
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1 Episode
S6: Cannes 1961
1 Episode
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1 Episode
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1 Episode
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1 Episode
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1 Episode
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1 Episode
S12: Vienna 1967
1 Episode
S13: London 1968
1 Episode
S14: Madrid 1969
1 Episode
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1 Episode
S16: Dublin 1971
1 Episode
S17: Edinburgh 1972
1 Episode
S18: Luxembourg City 1973
1 Episode
S19: Brighton 1974
1 Episode
S20: Stockholm 1975
1 Episode
S21: The Hague 1976
1 Episode
S22: London 1977
1 Episode
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1 Episode
S24: Jerusalem 1979
1 Episode
S25: The Hague 1980
1 Episode
S26: Dublin 1981
1 Episode
S27: Harrogate 1982
1 Episode
S28: Munich 1983
1 Episode
S29: Luxembourg City 1984
1 Episode
S30: Gothenburg 1985
1 Episode
S31: Bergen 1986
1 Episode
S32: Brussels 1987
1 Episode
S33: Dublin 1988
1 Episode
S34: Lausanne 1989
1 Episode
S35: Zagreb 1990
1 Episode
S36: Rome 1991
1 Episode
S37: Malmö 1992
1 Episode
S38: Millstreet 1993
1 Episode
S39: Dublin 1994
1 Episode
S40: Dublin 1995
1 Episode
S41: Oslo 1996
1 Episode
S42: Dublin 1997
1 Episode
S43: Birmingham 1998
1 Episode
S44: Jerusalem 1999
1 Episode
S45: Stockholm 2000
1 Episode
S46: Copenhagen 2001
1 Episode
S47: Tallinn 2002
1 Episode
S48: Riga 2003
1 Episode
S49: Istanbul 2004
2 Episode s
S50: Kyiv 2005
2 Episode s
S51: Athens 2006
2 Episode s
S52: Helsinki 2007
2 Episode s
S53: Belgrade 2008
3 Episode s
S54: Moscow 2009
3 Episode s
S55: Oslo 2010
3 Episode s
S56: Düsseldorf 2011
3 Episode s
S57: Baku 2012
3 Episode s
S58: Malmö 2013
3 Episode s
S59: Copenhagen 2014
3 Episode s
S60: Vienna 2015
3 Episode s
S61: Stockholm 2016
3 Episode s
S62: Kyiv 2017
3 Episode s
S63: Lisbon 2018
3 Episode s
S64: Tel Aviv 2019
3 Episode s
S65: Rotterdam 2021
3 Episode s
S66: Turin 2022
3 Episode s
S67: Liverpool 2023
3 Episode s
S68: Malmö 2024
3 Episode s
S69: Basel 2025
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