Andorra debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Jugarem a estimar-nos" written by Jofre Bardagí. The song was performed by Marta Roure. The Andorran broadcaster Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) organised the national final 12 Punts in order to select the Andorran entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. The national final took place over four stages and nine televised shows, resulting in the selection of Marta Roure as the winning artist and "Jugarem a estimar-nos" as the winning song during the final on 15 March 2004. Andorra competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during the show in position 6, "Jugarem a estimar-nos" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Andorra placed eighteenth out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 12 points. Background On 6 March 2003, the Andorran national broadcaster, Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA), confirmed their intentions to debut at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest after broadcasting the contest in and receiving approval from the Andorran government which saw the Eurovision Song Contest as a way to raise their profile at a reasonable cost. RTVA would also broadcast the event within Andorra and organise the selection process for the nation's entry. On 7 September 2003, RTVA announced that they would organise a national final to select the 2004 Andorran entry, while a collaboration with Catalan broadcaster Televisió de Catalunya (TVC) for the national final was announced on 24 November 2003. Before Eurovision 12 Punts 12 Punts (12 Points) was the national final that selected Andorra's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. The competition was a collaboration between Andorran broadcaster Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) and Catalan broadcaster Televisió de Catalunya (TVC), and consisted of nine shows that commenced on 18 January 2004 and concluded with the final on 15 March 2004. All shows took place at the Auditori Nacional d'Andorra in Ordino, hosted by Pati Molné and Xavier Graset and broadcast in Andorra on ATV as well as in Catalonia on TV3 and via radio on Catalunya Cultura. Format The selection of the Andorran Eurovision entry took place over four stages. The first stage, entitled Eurocàsting, took place between 26 October and 20 December 2003 and involved 40 candidates being