Istanbul 2004
Eurovision Song Contest
After having successfully hosted the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final, Istanbul held its breath for the 2004 Final.
Episodes
Semi-final
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.
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.
Catalog
Seasons
Specials
Lugano 1956
Frankfurt 1957
Hilversum 1958
Cannes 1959
London 1960
Cannes 1961
Luxembourg City 1962
London 1963
Copenhagen 1964
Naples 1965
Luxembourg City 1966
Vienna 1967
London 1968
Madrid 1969
Amsterdam 1970
Dublin 1971
Edinburgh 1972
Luxembourg City 1973
Brighton 1974
Stockholm 1975
The Hague 1976
London 1977
Paris 1978
Jerusalem 1979
The Hague 1980
Dublin 1981
Harrogate 1982
Munich 1983
Luxembourg City 1984
Gothenburg 1985
Bergen 1986
Brussels 1987
Dublin 1988
Lausanne 1989
Zagreb 1990
Rome 1991
Malmö 1992
Millstreet 1993
Dublin 1994
Dublin 1995
Oslo 1996
Dublin 1997
Birmingham 1998
Jerusalem 1999
Stockholm 2000
Copenhagen 2001
Tallinn 2002
Riga 2003
Istanbul 2004
Kyiv 2005
Athens 2006
Helsinki 2007
Belgrade 2008
Moscow 2009
Oslo 2010
Düsseldorf 2011
Baku 2012
Malmö 2013
Copenhagen 2014
Vienna 2015
Stockholm 2016
Kyiv 2017
Lisbon 2018
Tel Aviv 2019
Rotterdam 2021
Turin 2022
Liverpool 2023
Malmö 2024
Basel 2025
Vienna 2026
Burgas 2027