Eurovision 2004 Results: Voting & Points
Eurovision 2004 Scoreboard
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 result: Ukraine won with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana with 280 points
Date: Saturday 15 May 2004
Location: Abdi Ipekci Sport Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Broadcaster: Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT)
Hosts: Meltem Cumbul & Korhan Abay
Slogan: Under The Same Sky
Voting: Televoting
Qualification for the Grand Final: 24; Big-4 (Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom), Top 10 from Eurovision 2003 (other than Big-4), Top 10 from Eurovision 2004 Semi-Final
Opening act: Sertab Erener
Interval act: ABBA: The Last Video. Fire of Anatolia
Eurovision Semi-finals were introduced in 2004
When Ukrainian singer Ruslana won Eurovision in 2004, she was rewarded with a seat in Parliament
In 2004 there were 37 countries giving points, resulting in a very long voting procedure. The voting time was cut in 2006 where each spokesperson started to just announce the top three votes
