The song was performed third on the night , following Austria 's Alf Poier with " Weil der Mensch zählt " and preceding Turkey 's Sertab Erener with " Everyway That I Can " . At the close of voting , it had received 53 points , placing 11th in a field of 26 . As Spain ( one of the " Big Four " ) had placed in the top ten , this was enough to qualify Ireland for the final at the next Contest . In qualifying to represent Ireland , Harte won the talent show " You 're a Star " in Ireland . It was succeeded as Irish representative at the 2004 contest by Chris Doran with " If My World Stopped Turning "
2004 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
We've Got the World