Eurovision Song Contest - Season 49 Episode 1 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.
- Genre: Reality
- Studio: BBC One, RTÉ One, ORF 1, TF1, Das Erste, SVT1, DR1, La 1, Rai 1, RTP1, Channel One, RTS 1, SRF 1, NDR Fernsehen, Yle TV1, AVRO, TRT 1, ETV, LTV1, hr-fernsehen, RTF Télévision, La Une, NPO 1, RTL Télé, RTS Un, ERT1, Kan 11, UA: PERSHYI, Eurovision, NRK, RTSI, RAI 4K, RTL, SRG SSR
- Keyword: europe, music competition, tv show, international, music, celebratory
- Cast: Hazel Brugger, Sandra Studer
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