Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2004 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 February 2004 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Thomas Thordarsson | |||
| Selected song | "Shame on You" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (13th, 56 points) | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark selected their entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul, Turkey through the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2004. The winner was Thomas Thordarsson with the song "Sig Det' Løgn", which was translated into and sung in English as "Shame on You".
Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2004
The final was held in the Aarhus Kongrescentrum in Aarhus on 7 February 2004 and was hosted by Natasja Crone and Peter Mygind. After missing out on the 2003 contest, DR returned to the format of 2002, with one final and no semi-finals. A total of 315 songs were submitted, with 10 songs being selected to compete. All songs had to be sung in Danish and translated into English for Eurovision. The winner was chosen in two rounds of voting - in the first round, the top 5 songs were selected by televoting. After they'd been performed again, the winner was chosen by 4 televoting regions and SMS voting.
| First Round – 7 February 2004 | |||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Kaare Thøgersen | "Lykkelig i nat" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Neighbours | "Solens sang" | Advanced |
| 3 | Petsi Tvørfoss | "Mest når det er regn" | Advanced |
| 4 | Mathias Kryger | "Lonnie, kom nu hjem" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Claes Wegener | "For jeg kan li' dig" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Jan Klausen | "Stjerner blinker i dit navn" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Zididada | "Prinsesse" | Advanced |
| 8 | Nanna Larsen | "Kys mig en gang til" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Ditlev Ulriksen | "Hvor end du går hen" | Advanced |
| 10 | Tomas Thordarson | "Sig det' løgn" | Advanced |
| Second Round – 7 February 2004 | |||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jutland | Funen | Zealand, Lolland, Falster & Bornholm |
Greater Copenhagen |
SMS voting |
Total | Place |
| 1 | Neighbours | "Solens sang" | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 3 |
| 2 | Petsi Tvørfoss | "Mest når det er regn" | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 5 |
| 3 | Zididada | "Prinsesse" | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 2 |
| 4 | Ditlev Ulriksen | "Hvor end du går hen" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4 |
| 5 | Tomas Thordarson | "Sig det' løgn" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 1 |
At Eurovision
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Due to missing the 2003 contest, Denmark had to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Thordarsson sang in the 19th position, following Croatia and preceding Serbia and Montenegro. At the close of the voting, the song had received 56 points, placing 13th in a field of 22. Denmark did not qualify to the final. Therefore, Denmark had to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2005.
Points awarded by Denmark
Semi finalPoints awarded in the semi final:
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
