Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004


Latvia was represented by Fomins and Kleins with the song "Dziesma par laimi" at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

Eirodziesma 2004

Eirodziesma 2004 was the fifth edition of Eirodziesma, the music competition that selects Latvia's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Competing entries

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster until 15 November 2003. 69 songs were submitted at the conclusion of the submission period, and a ten-member international and local jury panel evaluated the submitted entries and selected 10 entries to compete in the national final. The selection jury consisted of SKAMP, Urban Trad, Alf Poier, One, Marius Bratten, Tim Gruhl, Ivar Must, Rolands Ūdris, Alec Matko and representatives of the LTV Eurovision team. The ten competing artists and songs were announced on 3 December 2003.

Final

The final took place on 28 February 2004 at the Olympic Centre in Ventspils, hosted by Dāvids Ernštreits and Ija Circene. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected to proceed to the second round: "Dziesma par laimi" performed by Fomins & Kleins, "Like a Star" performed by Tatjana Timčuka and "We Share the Sun" performed by Johny Salamander & Meldra. In the second round, "Dziesma par laimi" performed by Fomins & Kleins was declared the winner.

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. Because Latvia placed 24th at the 2003 contest, country was forced to compete in the first Eurovision semi-final, held on 12 May 2004. They performing 4th, following Switzerland and preceding the Israel Fomins and Kleins failed to qualify came 17th with 23 points. Therefore, country will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2005.

Points awarded by Latvia

Semi-final

Points awarded in the semi-final:
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Final

Points awarded in the final:
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point