2004

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004.

The Contest was hosted by Korhan Abay and Meltem Cumbul at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.

See national final entries for 2004.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 2004

Name	Previous appearances
Åshild Kristin Stensrud	5
Micke Blomqvist	4
Håvard Gryting	4
Karin Kvalvaag	3
Dea Norberg	3
Vladimir Pavelić	2
Lars Aass	2
Jenny Pettersson	2
Daria Hodnik Marinković	2
Ivana Čabraja	1
Hanna-Riikka Siitonen	1
Riikka Timonen	1
Herb Jösch	1
Stefan Raab	1
Arvid Nielsen	1
Belinda Sánchez Leal	1
Martin Kagemark	1
Britta Bergström	1
Dragan Brnas-Fudo	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 2004

Name	Previous songs
Nikos Terzis	2
Stefan Raab	2
Philip Vella	2
Priit Pajusaar	2
Gerard James Borg	2
Glen Pilvre	1
Magnús Þór Sigmundsson	1
Dirk Paelinck	1
Marc Paelinck	1

Artists who performed in 2004

Named artists	Backing artists
Albania	The Image Of You
Anjeza Shahini	Arbër Arapi Klajdi Musabelliu Rosela Gjylbegu Tergita Gusta
Edmond Zhulali, Agim Doçi
Zhani Ciko
Andorra	Jugarem A Estimar-nos
Marta Roure	Belinda Sánchez Leal Jaume Morató José Cruz Puri Granados
Jofre Bardagí
Pati Molné
Austria	Du Bist
Stefan di Bernardo (Tie Break) Thomas Elzenbaumer (Tie Break) Tommy Pegram (Tie Break)
Peter Zimmermann
Dodo Roščić
Belarus	My Galileo
Aleksandra Kirsanova Konstantin Drapezo	Andrey Polovchenya Eduard Altshooler Petr Elfimov Vjacheslav Sharapov
Aleksandra Kirsanova, Konstantin Drapezo, Aleksey Solomaha
Denis Kurian
Belgium	1 Life
Xandee	Chantal Kashala Clift Ferdy Bell Daniel Pires Jessica Cruz De Pina Patrick Vinx
Marc Paelinck, Dirk Paelinck
Martine Prenen
Bosnia & Herzegovina	In The Disco
Fuad Backović (Deen)	Maya Sar
Vesna Pisarović
Mija Martina
Croatia	You Are The Only One
Ivan Mikulić	Daria Hodnik Marinković Dragan Brnas-Fudo Ivana Čabraja Vladimir Pavelić
Ivan Mikulić, Vedran Ostojić, Duško Gruborović
Barbara Kolar
Cyprus	Stronger Every Minute
Lisa Andreas
Mike Connaris
Loukas Hamatsos
Denmark	Shame On You
Tomas Thordarson	Arvid Nielsen Christina Birksø Christina Boelskifte Mads Enggaard Jørgensen
Ivar Lind Greiner, Iben Plesner
Camilla Ottesen
Estonia	Tii
Anu Taul (Neiokõsõ) Astrid Böning (Neiokõsõ) Diana Põld (Neiokõsõ) Kadri Tiisel (Neiokõsõ) Triinu Taul (Neiokõsõ)	Peeter Jõgioja
Glen Pilvre, Priit Pajusaar, Aapo Ilves
Maarja-Liis Ilus
Finland	Takes 2 To Tango
Jari Sillanpää	Anniina Rubinstein Antton Laine Hanna-Riikka Siitonen Mika Toivanen Riikka Timonen
Mika Toivanen, Jari Sillanpää
Anna Stenlund
France	A Chaque Pas
Jonatan Cerrada	Caroline Pascaud-Blandin Cécile Joly Elisabet Baile Labila Mokedem Michel Cerroni
Ben Robbins, Steve Balsamo, Jonatan Cerrada
Alex Taylor
Germany	Can't Wait Until Tonight
Max Mutzke	Dominik Krämer Herb Jösch Philipp Niessen Stefan Raab Wolfgang Norman Dalheimer
Stefan Raab
Thomas Anders
Greece	Shake It
Sakis Rouvas	Antonis Dominos Apostolos Psihramis Irina Mansurova Maria Lyraraki Yianna Fafaliou
Nikos Terzis, Nektarios Tyrakis
Alexis Kostalas
Iceland	Heaven
Jónsi
Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Magnús Þór Sigmundsson
Sigrún Ósk Kristjánsdóttir
Ireland	If My World Stopped Turning
Chris Doran	Alan Foran Lee Kearney Martin Cosgrave Peter O'Shaughnessy
Brian McFadden, Jonathan Shorten
Johnny Logan
Israel	To Believe
David D'Or	Karni Postel Merav Shalom Raz Meirman Tali Tevlov-Azulay Tomer Bachar
David D'Or
Merav Miller
Latvia	Dziesma Par Laimi
Ivo Fomins Tomass Kleins	Egils Mežs Jānis Lūsēns Jr Nelli Bubujanca Valerijs Inutins
Tomass Kleins, Guntars Račs
Lauris Reiniks
Lithuania	What's Happened To Your Love
Linas Adomaitis Simona Jakubėnaitė
Linas Adomaitis, Michalis Antonius, Camden-MS
Rolandas Vilkončius
Malta	On Again... Off Again
Julie Zahra Ludwig Galea	Katrin Schild von Spannenberg
Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg
Claire Agius
Monaco	Notre Planète
Märyon
Philippe Bosco, Patrick Sassier
Anne Allegrini
Netherlands	Without You
Fabrizio Pennisi (Re-Union) Paul de Corte (Re-Union)	Erwin van Motman Pieter van Schooten Tarif Heljanan
Ed van Otterdijk, Angeline van Otterdijk-van Neerven
Esther Hart
North Macedonia	Life
Toše Proeski	Aleksandar Masevski Aleksandra Pileva Tamara Todevska
Jovan Jovanov, Damjan Lazarov, Irena Dukić
Karolina Petkovska
Norway	High
Knut Anders Sørum	Åshild Kristin Stensrud Håvard Gryting Karin Kvalvaag Lars Aass Marie Pihlstrøm Frostlid
Lars Andersson, Thomas Thörnholm, Dan Attlerud
Ingvild Helljesen
Poland	Love Song
Michał Niewiadomski (Blue Café) Paweł Rurak-Sokal (Blue Café) Piotr Grąbkowski (Blue Café) Piotr Sławiński (Blue Café) Tatiana Okupnik (Blue Café) Łukasz Moszczyński (Blue Café)
Paweł Rurak-Sokal, Tatiana Okupnik
Maciej Orłoś
Portugal	Foi Magia
Sofia Vitória	Francisco Andrade Gonçalo Medeiros Laura Vânia de Oliveira
Paulo Neves
Isabel Angelino
Romania	I Admit
Sanda Ladoși	Daniel Dobre Edy Stancu George Marin Irina Gligor Stela Anita
George Popa, Irina Gligor
Andreea Marin Bănică
Russia	Believe Me
Julia Savicheva
Maxim Fadeev, Brenda Loring
Yana Churikova
Serbia & Montenegro	Lane Moje
Branko Popović (Ad Hoc Orchestra) Dragan Krstić (Ad Hoc Orchestra) Miloš Nikolić (Ad Hoc Orchestra) Rastko Aksentijević (Ad Hoc Orchestra) Tijana Miloševič (Ad Hoc Orchestra) Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimović, Leontina Vukomanovic
Nataša Miljković
Slovenia	Stay Forever
Diana Lečnik (Platin) Simon Gomilšek (Platin)	Danilo Marijana Peter Januš Sergeja
Simon Gomilšek, Diana Lečnik
Peter Poles
Spain	Para Llenarme De Ti
Ramón	Gabriel Juan Dávila María Jesús María Victoria Tomás
Kike Santander
Anne Igartiburu
Sweden	It Hurts
Lena Philipsson	Britta Bergström Dea Norberg Jenny Pettersson Martin Kagemark Micke Blomqvist
Thomas Eriksson
Jovan Radomir
Switzerland	Celebrate!
Damian Odermatt (The MusicStars) Piero Esteriore Sabrina Auer (The MusicStars) Sergio Luvualu (The MusicStars) Tina Masafret (The MusicStars)
Greg Manning
Emel Aykanat
Turkey	For Real
Doğaç Titiz (Athena) Gökhan Özoğuz (Athena) Hakan Özoğuz (Athena) Ozan Musluoğlu (Athena)
Gökhan Özoğuz, Hakan Özoğuz
Meltem Ersan Yazgan
Ukraine	Wild Dances[Winning song]
Ruslana
Ruslana, Oleksandr Ksenofontov
Pavlo Shylko
United Kingdom	Hold On To Our Love
James Fox	Hazel Fernandes Kye Sones Lauraine McIntosh Swayne
Gary Miller, Tim Woodcock
Lorraine Kelly

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