49th contest
Eurovision 2004
The 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, the 49th edition, was held in Istanbul, Turkey at Abdi İpekçi Arena and was won by Ukraine — Ruslana with “Wild Dances”.
The first contest with a semi-final, added to absorb a field that had grown past 30 countries.
The facts
- Host country
- Turkey
- Host city
- Istanbul
- Venue
- Abdi İpekçi Arena
- Winner
- Ukraine
- Artist
- Ruslana
- Song
- “Wild Dances”
This was Ukraine’s 1st Eurovision win — not their last. Their full record
Compiled from the public record of the contest. Years, hosts, winners, songs and performers are stated; participant counts and pre-2000 venues are left blank rather than estimated, and will be filled in as each is checked against a primary source. This is a different standard from the two-independent-sources bar that a 2027 confirmation has to clear, and it is held to a lower one — spotted an error? It is worth telling us about.
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