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{{Infobox song contest national year
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| Year = 2004
| Year = 2004
| Country = United Kingdom
| Country = United Kingdom
| Preselection = [[Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up]]
| Preselection = ''[[UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest|Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up]] 2004''
| Preselection date = 28 February 2004
| Preselection date = 28 February 2004
| Entrant = [[James Fox (singer)|James Fox]]
| Entrant = [[James Fox (singer)|James Fox]]
| Song = [[Hold Onto Our Love]]
| Song = [[Hold Onto Our Love]]
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Gary Miller|Tim Woodcock}}
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Gary Miller|Tim Woodcock}}
| Final result = 16th, 29 points
| Final result = 16th, 29 points
}}
}}
The [[United Kingdom]] was represented by [[James Fox (singer)|James Fox]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]] in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] with the song "[[Hold Onto Our Love]]". At the contest in Istanbul, the song received 29 points and finished in 16th place.
The [[United Kingdom]] participated in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]] with the song "[[Hold Onto Our Love]]" written by Gary Miller and Tim Woodcock. The song was performed by [[James Fox (singer)|James Fox]]. The British entry for the 2004 contest in [[Istanbul]], Turkey was selected via the national final ''Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2004'', organised by the British broadcaster [[BBC]]. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected entirely through a public vote.

As a member of the "[[Big Four (Eurovision)|Big Four]]", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 20, the United Kingdom placed 16th out of the 24 participating countries with 29 points.

==Background==
{{Main|United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
Prior to the 2004 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-six times.<ref>{{Cite web|title=United Kingdom {{!}} Country profile {{!}} Eurovision Song Contest|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=6|website=Eurovision.tv|access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref> Thus far, the United Kingdom has won the contest five times: in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1967|1967]] with the song "[[Puppet on a String (Sandie Shaw song)|Puppet on a String]]" performed by [[Sandie Shaw]], in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1969|1969]] with the song "[[Boom Bang-a-Bang]]" performed by [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]], in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1976|1976]] with the song "[[Save Your Kisses for Me]]" performed by [[Brotherhood of Man]], in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1981|1981]] with the song "[[Making Your Mind Up]]" performed by [[Bucks Fizz (band)|Bucks Fizz]] and in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1997|1997]] with the song "[[Love Shine a Light]]" performed by [[Katrina and the Waves]]. To this point, the nation is noted for having finished as the runner-up in a record fifteen contests. Up to and including [[Eurovision Song Contest 1998|1998]], the UK had only twice finished outside the top 10, in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1978|1978]] and [[Eurovision Song Contest 1987|1987]]. Since 1999, the year in which the rule was abandoned that songs must be performed in one of the official languages of the country participating, the UK has had less success, thus far only finishing within the top ten once: in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2002|2002]] with the song "[[Come Back (Jessica Garlick song)|Come Back]]" performed by [[Jessica Garlick]]. For the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2003|2003]] contest, the United Kingdom finished in twenty-sixth (last) place out of twenty-six competing entries with the song "[[Cry Baby (Jemini song)|Cry Baby]]" performed by [[Jemini]].

The British national broadcaster, [[BBC]], broadcasts the event within the United Kingdom and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. BBC announced that the United Kingdom would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 on 8 November 2003.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Bakker|first=Sietse|date=8 November 2003|title=British 2004 entry to be selected in 'sexy' show|url=https://esctoday.com/1909/british_2004_entry_to_be_selected_in_sexy_show/|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Esctoday}}</ref> BBC has traditionally organised a national final featuring a competition among several artists and songs to choose the British entry for Eurovision. For their 2004 entry, the broadcaster announced that a new primetime national final involving a public vote would be held to select United Kingdom's entry, replacing the traditional ''A Song for Europe'' show more recently aired in a Sunday afternoon timeslot on BBC One.<ref name=":0"/>


==Before Eurovision==
==Before Eurovision==


=== ''Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up'' ===
=== ''Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2004'' ===
{{Main|UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest}}
''Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up'' was the national final developed by the BBC in order to select the British entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Six acts competed in a televised show on 28 February 2004 held at the [[BBC Television centre|BBC Television Centre]] in [[London]] and hosted by [[Terry Wogan]] and [[Gaby Roslin]]. The winner was selected entirely through a public vote.

''Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2004'' was the national final developed by the BBC in order to select the British entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Six acts competed in a televised show on 28 February 2004 held at the [[BBC Television Centre]] in [[London]] and hosted by [[Terry Wogan]] and [[Gaby Roslin]]. The winner was selected entirely through a public vote. The show was broadcast on [[BBC One]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 February 2004|title=Press Office - Making Your Mind Up - BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/02_february/04/making_mind.shtml|access-date=26 January 2022|website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> The national final was watched by 7.2 million viewers in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 March 2004|title=Press Office - Eurovision accreditation 2004 - BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/03_march/12/accreditation.shtml|access-date=26 January 2022|website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>


==== Competing entries ====
==== Competing entries ====
The BBC collaborated with [[Sony Music|Sony Music UK]] and a music industry expert in order to select five of the six finalists to compete in the national final. The six finalist was selected from entries provided to the BBC by the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] (BASCA) who ran a songwriting competition amongst its members.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 February 2004|title=Press Office - Eurovision Making Your Mind Up winner|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/02_february/28/eurovision.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=BBC}}</ref> The six competing songs were announced on 3 February 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bakker|first=Sietse|date=3 February 2004|title=Six names for British selection revealed|url=http://esctoday.com/2174/six_names_for_british_selection_revealed/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Esctoday}}</ref>
The BBC collaborated with record label [[Sony Music]] and an independent music expert to select five finalists to compete in the national final. Entries were provided to Sony Music and the BBC by music industry experts including writers and producers, and the songwriters behind the five selected songs were: [[Andy McCluskey]] and [[Stuart Kershaw]], [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]] and Stuart McLennan, [[Brian Rawling]], [[Gary Barlow]] and [[Pam Sheyne]]. A sixth finalist, "It Just Gets Better" performed by Madison Taylor, was provided by the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] (BASCA) which ran a songwriting competition amongst its members.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=28 February 2004 |title=Press Office - Eurovision Making Your Mind Up winner - BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/02_february/28/eurovision.shtml |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weaver's Week 2004-02-07 |url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2004-02-07 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=UKGameshows}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shahin |first=Kemal |date=31 December 2004 |title=BASCA sends 5 songs from 530 to BBC |url=http://esctoday.com/3549/basca_sends_5_songs_from_530_to_bbc/ |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=Esctoday}}</ref> The six artists were announced on 3 February 2004, while the competing songs were premiered during the BBC One television programme ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', hosted by [[Tim Kash]], on 13 February 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bakker |first=Sietse |date=3 February 2004 |title=Six names for British selection revealed |url=http://esctoday.com/2174/six_names_for_british_selection_revealed/ |website=Esctoday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Television & Radio Database - Top of the Pops |url=https://tvrdb.com/totp/2004-02-13 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=tvrdb.com}}</ref>

Enrap-ture were a 3 girl hip-hop band consisting of Stacey, Mercedes and Kelly from Norway, Denmark and England. Haifa took part in the [[Pop Idol (series 1)|first series]] of ''[[Pop Idol]]''. Hyrise consisted of Matt, Maxwell, [[Ben Barnes (actor)|Ben]] and 21-year-old [[Andy Scott-Lee|Anthony]], the brother to [[Lisa Scott-Lee]] from the pop group [[Steps (group)|Steps]].


====Final====
====Final====
Six acts competed in the televised final on 28 February 2004. In addition to their performances, guest performers included previous Eurovision Song Contest winner [[Sertab Erener]], who won the contest for Turkey in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2003|2003]] with the song "[[Everyway That I Can]]", and [[Emma Bunton]], performing her song "[[Maybe (Emma Bunton song)|Maybe]]" and the winning song for the United Kingdom in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1967|1967]] "[[Puppet on a String (Sandie Shaw song)|Puppet on a String]]".
Five acts compete in the televised final on 28 February 2004. A public vote consisting of regional televoting and SMS voting selected the winner, "[[Hold Onto Our Love]]" performed by [[James Fox (singer)|James Fox]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=UK NATIONAL FINAL 2004|url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/UK2004.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Each region awarded 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 points to their top five songs. Celebrities delivered these results in a deliberate echo of the Eurovision Song Contest itself. The SMS vote was awarded based on the percentage of votes each song achieved. For example, if a song gained 10% of the SMS vote, then that entry would be awarded 10 points.

A panel of experts provided feedback regarding the songs during the show. The panel consisted of [[Lorraine Kelly]] (presenter, spokesperson and ''[[Eurovision Song Contest Previews|Liquid Eurovision]]'' host), [[Harry Hill]] (comedian, writer, and television presenter) and [[Carrie Grant]] (member of the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=1983|t=1983 British representatives}} [[Sweet Dreams (band)|Sweet Dreams]], vocal coach and television presenter).


A panel of experts provided feedback regarding the songs during the show. The panel consisted of [[Lorraine Kelly]] (journalist and television presenter), [[Harry Hill]] (comedian, writer, and television presenter) and [[Carrie Grant]] (member of the [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983|1983 British representatives]] [[Sweet Dreams (1980s band)|Sweet Dreams]], vocal coach and television presenter). A public vote consisting of televoting via phone and SMS as well as interactive voting via the [[Red Button (digital television)|red button]], which registered more than 200,000 votes, selected the winner.<ref name=":1" /> Televotes via phone calls were divided into seven regions in the United Kingdom with each region awarding points as follows: 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 points. Televotes via SMS were combined with the interactive votes and converted to points based on the percentage each song achieved. For example, if a song gained 10% of the SMS and interactive votes, then that entry would be awarded 10 points. The spokesperson announcing the SMS/interactive votes was [[Lorraine Kelly]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=How to vote for your favourite band |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041215211142/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/mymu/howto.shtml |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> After both sets of points were combined, "[[Hold Onto Our Love]]" performed by [[James Fox (singer)|James Fox]] was the winner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK NATIONAL FINAL 2004 |url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/UK2004.html |website=natfinals.50webs.com}}</ref> "Hold Onto Our Love" received 45% of the total votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2005 |title=Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2005 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/02_february/04/mind.shtml |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Draw
! rowspan="2" |Draw
! rowspan="2" | Artist
! rowspan="2" |Artist
! rowspan="2" | Song
! rowspan="2" |Song
! colspan="7" |Televoting Regions
! colspan="3" |Public vote
! rowspan="2" |SMS
! rowspan="2" |Place
! rowspan="2" | Total
! rowspan="2" | Place
|-
|-
!Phone
![[Scotland]]
!SMS and<br>Interactive
![[South West England|South West]]<br>[[South West England|England]]
!Total
![[Northern Ireland|Northern]]<br>[[Northern Ireland|Ireland]]
![[South East England|South East]]<br>[[South East England|England]]
![[Midlands]]
![[Northern England|Northern]]<br>[[Northern England|England]]
![[Wales]]
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| align="left" | Enrap-ture
| align="left" | Enrap-ture
| align="left" | "Weekend (Gotta Work)"
| align="left" | "Weekend (Gotta Work)"
|4
|28
|4
|4
|4
|4
|4
|4
|9
|9
| 37
| 37
| 4
| 4
|- style="background:gold"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
|'''2'''
| 2
| align="left" |[[James Fox (singer)|'''James Fox''']]
| align="left" | [[James Fox (singer)|James Fox]]
| align="left" |'''"[[Hold Onto Our Love]]"'''
| align="left" | "[[Hold Onto Our Love]]"
|80
|'''12'''
|40
|'''12'''
| 120
|'''12'''
| 1
|'''12'''
|8
|'''12'''
|'''12'''
|'''40'''
|'''120'''
|'''1'''
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| align="left" | Haifa
| align="left" | Haifa
| align="left" | "Me Without You"
| align="left" | "Me Without You"
|
|4
|2
|
|
|2
|
|
|5
|5
| 9
| 9
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|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| align="left" |Hyrise
| align="left" | Hyrise
| align="left" | "Leading Me On"
| align="left" | "Leading Me On"
|8
|58
|8
|8
|8
|'''12'''
|8
|6
|24
|24
| 82
| 82
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|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| align="left" |Haydon
| align="left" | Haydon
| align="left" | "With You I Believe"
| align="left" | "With You I Believe"
|2
|10
|
|2
|2
|
|2
|2
|7
|7
| 17
| 17
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| align="left" | Madison Taylor
| align="left" | Madison Taylor
| align="left" | "It Just Gets Better"
| align="left" | "It Just Gets Better"
|6
|44
|6
|6
|6
|6
|6
|8
|15
|15
| 59
| 59
| 3
| 3
|-
|}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Spokespersons
|+ Detailed Regional Televoting Results
|-
|-
!Draw
! Region
!Song
! Announcer(s)
! Northern<br />Ireland
! Northern<br />England
! Scotland
! Wales
! South West<br />England
! Midlands
! South East<br />England
!Total
|-
|-
| 1
| [[Scotland]]
| align="left" | "Weekend (Gotta Work)"
| [[Justin Ryan]] and [[Colin McAllister]]
| 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 28
|-
|-
| 2
| [[South West England]]
| align="left" | "Hold Onto Our Love"
| [[Sharron Davies]]
| '''12'''|| '''12'''|| '''12'''|| '''12'''|| '''12'''|| 8 || '''12'''|| 80
|-
|-
| 3
| [[Northern Ireland]]
| align="left" | "Me Without You"
| [[Malachi Cush]]
| || || || || 2 || 2 || || 4
|-
|-
| 4
| [[South East England]]
| align="left" | "Leading Me On"
| [[Fearne Cotton]]
| 8 || 8 || 8 || 6 || 8 || '''12'''|| 8 || 58
|-
|-
| 5
| [[Midlands]]
| align="left" | "With You I Believe"
|[[Hayley Evetts]]
| 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || || || 2 || 10
|-
| 6
| align="left" | "It Just Gets Better"
| 6 || 6 || 6 || 8 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 44
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="10" |Spokespersons
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="10" | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Northern Ireland]]{{snd}}[[Malachi Cush]]
* [[Northern England]]{{snd}}[[Sonia (singer)|Sonia]]
* [[Scotland]]{{snd}}[[Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan]]
* [[Wales]]{{snd}}[[Colin Jackson]]
* [[South West England]]{{snd}}[[Sharron Davies]]
* [[Midlands]]{{snd}}[[Hayley Evetts]]
* [[South East England]]{{snd}}[[Fearne Cotton]]
{{div col end}}
|}

=====12 points=====
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! scope="col" |N.
! scope="col" |Song
! scope="col" |Regions giving 12 points
|-
|-
! scope="row" |6
| [[Northern England]]
|'''"Hold Onto Our Love"'''
|[[Sonia (singer)|Sonia]]
|Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South West England, South East England, Wales
|-
|-
! scope="row" |1
| [[Wales]]
|"Leading Me On"
| [[Colin Jackson]]
|Midlands
|}
|}


== At Eurovision ==
== At Eurovision ==
[[File:Abdi_İpekçi_Spor_Salonu_(cropped).jpg|thumb|The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 took place at the [[Abdi İpekçi Arena]] in Istanbul, Turkey]]
The United Kingdom was the twentieth country to perform in the Grand Final just after Poland. [[Lorraine Kelly]] was the United Kingdom's spokesperson this year. The United Kingdom finished 16th<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/eurovisions-united-kingdom-entries-where-are-they-now|title=Britain's Eurovision Song Contest entries: where are they now?
It was announced that the competition's format would be expanded to include a semi-final in 2004. According to the rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "[[Big Four (Eurovision)|Big Four]]" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2003|2003]] contest are required to qualify from the semi-final in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Four", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final on 15 May 2004. In addition to their participation in the final, the United Kingdom also broadcast and voted in the semi-final on 12 May 2004. During the running order draw for the semi-final and final, the United Kingdom was placed to perform in position 20 in the final, following the entry from [[Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004|Poland]] and before the entry from [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004|Cyprus]]. The United Kingdom placed sixteenth in the final, scoring 29 points.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Final of Istanbul 2004|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/istanbul-2004/grand-final|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418181619/https://eurovision.tv/event/istanbul-2004/grand-final|archive-date=18 April 2021|access-date=18 April 2021|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2 May 2018|title=Britain's Eurovision Song Contest entries: where are they now?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/eurovisions-united-kingdom-entries-where-are-they-now|access-date=27 January 2019|website=The Telegraph}}</ref>
|date=2 May 2018|website=The Telegraph|access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> with 29 points. A total of ten countries voted for the United Kingdom, six of them being from eastern Europe. The United Kingdom gave 12 points to Greece and 10 points to Cyprus in both the Semi-Final and Grand Final.


In the United Kingdom, the semi-final was broadcast on [[BBC Three]] with commentary by [[Paddy O'Connell]], while the final was televised on [[BBC One]] with commentary by [[Terry Wogan]] and broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2]] with commentary by [[Ken Bruce]]. The British spokesperson, who announced the results of the British televote during the final, was [[Lorraine Kelly]].
===Points awarded by the United Kingdom===
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====Semi final====
=== Voting ===
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the United Kingdom and awarded by the United Kingdom in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Greece in the semi-final and the final of the contest. Following the release of the televoting figures by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that a total of 451,996 televotes were cast in the United Kingdom during the two shows: 415,558 votes in the final and 36,438 votes in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Press Release - Record numbers for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040609225232/http://www.eurovision.tv/english/1182.htm |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=eurovision.tv}}</ref>

====Points awarded to the United Kingdom====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|+ Points awarded to the United Kingdom (Final)<ref name="2004final">{{cite web |title=Results of the Grand Final of Istanbul 2004 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/istanbul-2004/grand-final/results/united-kingdom |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419095726/https://eurovision.tv/event/istanbul-2004/grand-final/results/united-kingdom |archive-date=19 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|-
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
|width=20% bgcolor="silver"|'''10 points'''||{{Esc|Cyprus|1960}}
! scope="col" | Country
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 12 points
|width=20% bgcolor="#CC9966"|'''8 points'''||{{Esc|Serbia & Montenegro}}
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 10 points
|width=20%|'''7 points'''||{{Esc|Ukraine}}
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 8 points
|width=20%|'''6 points'''||{{Esc|Albania}}
| {{Esc|Ireland|y=2004}}
|-
|-
|width=20%|'''5 points'''||{{Esc|Malta}}
! scope="row" | 7 points
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
|width=20%|'''4 points'''||{{Esc|Bosnia & Herzegovina}}
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
|width=20%|'''3 points'''||{{Esc|Netherlands}}
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
|width=20%|'''2 points'''||{{Esc|Israel}}
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Estonia|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=2004}}}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
|width=20%|'''1 point'''||{{Esc|Estonia}}
| {{Esc|Latvia|y=2004}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Iceland|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Poland|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Romania|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=2004}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belarus|1995|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Russia|y=2004}}}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


====Points awarded by the United Kingdom====
====Final====
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|+ Points awarded by the United Kingdom (Semi-final)<ref name="2004semi">{{cite web |title=Results of the Semi-Final of Istanbul 2004 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/istanbul-2004/semi-final/results/united-kingdom |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419095736/https://eurovision.tv/event/istanbul-2004/semi-final/results/united-kingdom |archive-date=19 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|width=20% bgcolor="gold"|'''12 points'''||{{Esc|Greece}}
|-
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
|width=20% bgcolor="silver"|'''10 points'''||{{Esc|Cyprus|1960}}
! scope="col" | Country
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
|width=20% bgcolor="#CC9966"|'''8 points'''||{{Esc|Sweden}}
| {{Esc|Greece|y=2004}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
|width=20%|'''7 points'''||{{Esc|Ireland}}
| {{Esc|Cyprus|1960|y=2004}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
|width=20%|'''6 points'''||{{Esc|Turkey}}
| {{Esc|Serbia and Montenegro|y=2004}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
|width=20%|'''5 points'''||{{Esc|Ukraine}}
| {{Esc|Ukraine|y=2004}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
|width=20%|'''4 points'''||{{Esc|Germany}}
| {{Esc|Albania|y=2004}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
|width=20%|'''3 points'''||{{Esc|Serbia & Montenegro}}
| {{Esc|Malta|y=2004}}
|-
|-
|width=20%|'''2 points'''||{{Esc|Malta}}
! scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2004}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
|width=20%|'''1 point'''||{{Esc|Albania}}
| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=2004}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Israel|y=2004}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Estonia|y=2004}}
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|}
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===Points awarded to the United Kingdom===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
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Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country United Kingdom
National selection
Selection processEurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2004
Selection date(s)28 February 2004
Selected entrantJames Fox
Selected song"Hold Onto Our Love"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Gary Miller
  • Tim Woodcock
Finals performance
Final result16th, 29 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2003 • 2004 • 2005►

The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Hold Onto Our Love" written by Gary Miller and Tim Woodcock. The song was performed by James Fox. The British entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey was selected via the national final Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2004, organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected entirely through a public vote.

As a member of the "Big Four", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 20, the United Kingdom placed 16th out of the 24 participating countries with 29 points.

Background[edit]

Main article: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2004 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-six times.[1] Thus far, the United Kingdom has won the contest five times: in 1967 with the song "Puppet on a String" performed by Sandie Shaw, in 1969 with the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" performed by Lulu, in 1976 with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me" performed by Brotherhood of Man, in 1981 with the song "Making Your Mind Up" performed by Bucks Fizz and in 1997 with the song "Love Shine a Light" performed by Katrina and the Waves. To this point, the nation is noted for having finished as the runner-up in a record fifteen contests. Up to and including 1998, the UK had only twice finished outside the top 10, in 1978 and 1987. Since 1999, the year in which the rule was abandoned that songs must be performed in one of the official languages of the country participating, the UK has had less success, thus far only finishing within the top ten once: in 2002 with the song "Come Back" performed by Jessica Garlick. For the 2003 contest, the United Kingdom finished in twenty-sixth (last) place out of twenty-six competing entries with the song "Cry Baby" performed by Jemini.

The British national broadcaster, BBC, broadcasts the event within the United Kingdom and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. BBC announced that the United Kingdom would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 on 8 November 2003.[2] BBC has traditionally organised a national final featuring a competition among several artists and songs to choose the British entry for Eurovision. For their 2004 entry, the broadcaster announced that a new primetime national final involving a public vote would be held to select United Kingdom's entry, replacing the traditional A Song for Europe show more recently aired in a Sunday afternoon timeslot on BBC One.[2]

Before Eurovision[edit]

Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2004[edit]

Main article: UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2004 was the national final developed by the BBC in order to select the British entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Six acts competed in a televised show on 28 February 2004 held at the BBC Television Centre in London and hosted by Terry Wogan and Gaby Roslin. The winner was selected entirely through a public vote. The show was broadcast on BBC One.[3] The national final was watched by 7.2 million viewers in the United Kingdom.[4]

Competing entries[edit]

The BBC collaborated with record label Sony Music and an independent music expert to select five finalists to compete in the national final. Entries were provided to Sony Music and the BBC by music industry experts including writers and producers, and the songwriters behind the five selected songs were: Andy McCluskey and Stuart Kershaw, Brian Higgins and Stuart McLennan, Brian Rawling, Gary Barlow and Pam Sheyne. A sixth finalist, "It Just Gets Better" performed by Madison Taylor, was provided by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) which ran a songwriting competition amongst its members.[5][6][7] The six artists were announced on 3 February 2004, while the competing songs were premiered during the BBC One television programme Top of the Pops, hosted by Tim Kash, on 13 February 2004.[8][9]

Final[edit]

Six acts competed in the televised final on 28 February 2004. In addition to their performances, guest performers included previous Eurovision Song Contest winner Sertab Erener, who won the contest for Turkey in 2003 with the song "Everyway That I Can", and Emma Bunton, performing her song "Maybe" and the winning song for the United Kingdom in 1967 "Puppet on a String".

A panel of experts provided feedback regarding the songs during the show. The panel consisted of Lorraine Kelly (journalist and television presenter), Harry Hill (comedian, writer, and television presenter) and Carrie Grant (member of the 1983 British representatives Sweet Dreams, vocal coach and television presenter). A public vote consisting of televoting via phone and SMS as well as interactive voting via the red button, which registered more than 200,000 votes, selected the winner.[5] Televotes via phone calls were divided into seven regions in the United Kingdom with each region awarding points as follows: 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 points. Televotes via SMS were combined with the interactive votes and converted to points based on the percentage each song achieved. For example, if a song gained 10% of the SMS and interactive votes, then that entry would be awarded 10 points. The spokesperson announcing the SMS/interactive votes was Lorraine Kelly.[10] After both sets of points were combined, "Hold Onto Our Love" performed by James Fox was the winner.[11] "Hold Onto Our Love" received 45% of the total votes.[12]

Draw Artist Song Public vote Place
Phone SMS and
Interactive 		Total
1 Enrap-ture "Weekend (Gotta Work)" 28 9 37 4
2 James Fox "Hold Onto Our Love" 80 40 120 1
3 Haifa "Me Without You" 4 5 9 6
4 Hyrise "Leading Me On" 58 24 82 2
5 Haydon "With You I Believe" 10 7 17 5
6 Madison Taylor "It Just Gets Better" 44 15 59 3
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw Song Northern
Ireland 		Northern
England 		Scotland Wales South West
England 		Midlands South East
England 		Total
1 "Weekend (Gotta Work)" 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 28
2 "Hold Onto Our Love" 12 12 12 12 12 8 12 80
3 "Me Without You" 2 2 4
4 "Leading Me On" 8 8 8 6 8 12 8 58
5 "With You I Believe" 2 2 2 2 2 10
6 "It Just Gets Better" 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 44
Spokespersons
12 points[edit]
N. Song Regions giving 12 points
6 "Hold Onto Our Love" Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South West England, South East England, Wales
1 "Leading Me On" Midlands

At Eurovision[edit]

The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 took place at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey

It was announced that the competition's format would be expanded to include a semi-final in 2004. According to the rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2003 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Four", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final on 15 May 2004. In addition to their participation in the final, the United Kingdom also broadcast and voted in the semi-final on 12 May 2004. During the running order draw for the semi-final and final, the United Kingdom was placed to perform in position 20 in the final, following the entry from Poland and before the entry from Cyprus. The United Kingdom placed sixteenth in the final, scoring 29 points.[13][14]

In the United Kingdom, the semi-final was broadcast on BBC Three with commentary by Paddy O'Connell, while the final was televised on BBC One with commentary by Terry Wogan and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 with commentary by Ken Bruce. The British spokesperson, who announced the results of the British televote during the final, was Lorraine Kelly.

Voting[edit]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the United Kingdom and awarded by the United Kingdom in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Greece in the semi-final and the final of the contest. Following the release of the televoting figures by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that a total of 451,996 televotes were cast in the United Kingdom during the two shows: 415,558 votes in the final and 36,438 votes in the semi-final.[15]

Points awarded to the United Kingdom[edit]

Points awarded to the United Kingdom (Final)[16]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Ireland
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Latvia
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by the United Kingdom[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "United Kingdom | Country profile | Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Bakker, Sietse (8 November 2003). "British 2004 entry to be selected in 'sexy' show". Esctoday. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Press Office - Making Your Mind Up - BBC". bbc.co.uk. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Press Office - Eurovision accreditation 2004 - BBC". bbc.co.uk. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Press Office - Eurovision Making Your Mind Up winner - BBC". bbc.co.uk. 28 February 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Weaver's Week 2004-02-07". UKGameshows. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ^ Shahin, Kemal (31 December 2004). "BASCA sends 5 songs from 530 to BBC". Esctoday. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. ^ Bakker, Sietse (3 February 2004). "Six names for British selection revealed". Esctoday.
  9. ^ "The Television & Radio Database - Top of the Pops". tvrdb.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. ^ "How to vote for your favourite band". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  11. ^ "UK NATIONAL FINAL 2004". natfinals.50webs.com.
  12. ^ "Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2005". bbc.co.uk. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Grand Final of Istanbul 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Britain's Eurovision Song Contest entries: where are they now?". The Telegraph. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Press Release - Record numbers for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Istanbul 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Results of the Semi-Final of Istanbul 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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