Melodifestivalen 2004
| Date: | 20 March 2004 |
| Presenter: | Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman |
| Venue: | Globen |
| Director: | Sven Stojanovic |
| Viewing figures : | 4,105,000 |
| Voting: | 50/50 Jury and telephone voting |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 1,401,430 |
| Interval Act: | ABBA Medley |
| Winner: | Det gör ont performed by Lena Philipsson |
| Winner's result at Eurovision: | 5th |
Melodifestivalen 2004 was the selection for the 44th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 43rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Karlstad, Gothenburg, Umeå, Malmö and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The winner was Lena Philipsson with "Det gör ont" who later that year came in 5th place in Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Turkey with the English-language version It Hurts.
Semifinals
The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2004 began on 21 February 2004. Ten songs from these semifinals qualified for the final on March 20, 2004. This was the third year that a semifinal format had been used for the competition.Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
| Date: | 28 February 2004 |
| Presenter: | Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman |
| Venue: | Scandinavium, Gothenburg |
| Voting: | Telephone voting |
| Viewing figures : | 3,305,000 |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 549,315 |
| Qualifiers: | Vindarna vänder oss performed by Fame, Paradise performed by E-Type |
| Second Chance: | Finally performed by Fredrik Kempe, Säg att du har ångrat dig performed by Anne-Lie Rydé |
Semifinal 3
| Date: | 6 March 2004 |
| Presenter: | Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman |
| Venue: | Umeå Arena, Umeå |
| Voting: | Telephone voting |
| Viewing figures : | 3,140,000 |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 483,367 |
| Qualifiers: | Här stannar jag kvar performed by Sandra Dahlberg, C'est la vie performed by Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist |
| Second Chance: | Blow The Spot performed by Bubbles, Efharisto performed by Bosson |
Semifinal 4
| Date: | 13 March 2004 |
| Presenter: | Charlotte Perrelli, Ola Lindholm, Peter Settman |
| Venue: | Malmömässan, Malmö |
| Voting: | Telephone voting |
| Viewing figures : | 3,275,000 |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 540,180 |
| Qualifiers: | Det gör ont performed by Lena Philipsson, La dolce vita performed by After Dark |
| Second Chance: | Min kärlek performed by Shirley Clamp, Olé Olé performed by Andrés Esteche |
Second Chance Round
| # | Artist | Song | Televotes | Place | Results |
| 1 | Sarek | Älvorna | 40 497 | 5th | Out |
| 2 | Karl Martindahl | Love Turns Water Into Wine | 56 818 | 3rd | Out |
| 3 | Fredrik Kempe | Finally | 26 438 | 8th | Out |
| 4 | Anne-Lie Rydé | Säg att du har ångrat dig | 27 678 | 7th | Out |
| 5 | Bubbles | Blow The Spot | 41 249 | 4th | Out |
| 6 | Bosson | Efharisto | 35 855 | 6th | Out |
| 7 | Shirley Clamp | Min kärlek | 57 343 | 2nd | Final |
| 8 | Andrés Esteche | Olé Olé | 72 372 | 1st | Final |
Finals
Juries
Televotes
| Song | Jury | No. of televotes | Points | Total |
| Min kärlek | 86 | 88 | 174 | |
| Här stannar jag kvar | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| Olé Olé | 14 | - | 14 | |
| C'est la vie | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Paradise | 31 | 44 | 75 | |
| Det gör ont | 100 | 132 | 232 | |
| Vindarna vänder oss | 66 | - | 66 | |
| La Dolce Vita | 46 | 110 | 156 | |
| Som stormen | 30 | 22 | 52 | |
| Tango! Tango! | 85 | 66 | 151 |
Returning artists
| Artist | Previous year |
| Nina & Kim | 2000, 2001, and 2002 with Friends |
| Niklas Andersson | 2002 |
| Sarek | 2003 |
| Fame | 2003 |
| Bubbles | 2003 |
| Pandora | 2003 |
| Shirley Clamp | 2003 |
| Andrés Esteche | 2003 |
| Gladys del Pilar | 2002 and 2003 with Afro-dite |
| Ann-Louise Hanson | 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1973 and 1974 with Glenmarks, 1975 with Glemarks and Hadar Kronberg, 1982, 1983 with John Ballard, 2002 with Molle Holmberg |
| Towa Carson | 1967, 1968 |
| Siw Malmkvist | 1959, 1961, 1988 |
| Lena Philipsson | 1986, 1987, 1988 |