Sweden was represented by Lena Philipsson and the song " It Hurts " , which won the song selection Melodifestivalen 2004 under the title " Det gör ont " . Melodifestivalen 2004 was held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm on March 20 , hosted by Charlotte Perrelli ( winner of the 1999 ESC ) , Ola Lindholm and Peter Settman . 32 songs were divided into 4 semi-finals in order to find 10 finalist for the final . As usual , 2 songs from each semi-final qualified and all 3rd and 4th places went to the Wildcard round , where 2 more songs would make it to the final . The winner was chosen by regional juries ( 50 % ) and televoting ( 50 % ) of which Lena Philipsson was the favourite with both . The song is written and composed by Thomas ' Orup ' Eriksson
Melodifestivalen 2004
Melodifestivalen 2004
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004