Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Country

National selection

Selection process

12 Punts

Selection date(s)

Quarter-Finals
18 January 2004
25 January 2004
1 February 2004
8 February 2004
15 February 2004
22 February 2004
Semi-finals
1 March 2004
8 March 2004
Final
15 March 2004

Selected entrant

Marta Roure

Selected song

"Jugarem a estimar-nos"

Finals performance

Semi-final result

Failed to qualify (18th)

Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest

2004

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Andorra took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2004. The country was represented by Marta Roure and the song "Jugarem a estimar-nos". The song was chosen through a national final, 12 Punts (English: 12 Points), which was jointly organized by Andorran broadcaster Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) and Catalan broadcaster TV3.^[1]

12 Punts

The Andorran National Final was held on March 15, 2004, hosted by Pati Molné and Xavier Graset, with the winner being chosen by a mixture of an "expert" jury (5/7), SMS voting in Andorra (1/7) and SMS voting in Catalonia (1/7).

Before the final, 40 artists of the tiny country of Andorra attended auditions, after which two acts were selected for the televised series, Marta Roure and Bis a Bis. The series consisted of six quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the grand final. In each of the quarter-finals, 2 songs were presented with one being eliminated. In the 2 semi-finals, 3 of the winning songs from the 6 quarter-finals were presented, with one going forward to the final. The two finalist songs were performed by both Marta Roure and Bis a Bis. Marta Roure won the final by 5 votes to 2. Marta Roure was a clear favourite.

On 1 January 2004, an album of all the songs performed during the series was released on CD.^[2] One of these songs, "No És Nou", became a hit later in 2006 by Catalan rock group Gossos featuring Beth.

Draw	Title	English Translation	Artist	Points	Place
Quarter-Final 1 - January 18
1	"Jugarem a estimar-nos"	We'll play we're loving each other	Marta Roure	4	1st
2	"El destí"	Fate	Bis a Bis	3	2nd
Quarter-Final 2 - January 25
1	"Vine"	Come	Bis a Bis	5	1st
2	"Si et perds"	If you get lost	Marta Roure	2	2nd
Quarter-Final 3 - February 1
1	"Terra"	Land	Marta Roure	6	1st
2	"És que si"	That's it	Bis a Bis	1	2nd
Quarter-Final 4 - February 8
1	"No esperis amor"	Don't expect love	Bis a Bis	3	2nd
2	"Crec"	I believe	Marta Roure	4	1st
Quarter-Final 5 - February 15
1	"Em quedarà"	It will remain for me	Marta Roure	4	1st
2	"Confia en mi"	Trust in me	Bis a Bis	3	2nd
Quarter-Final 6 - February 22
1	"Anem cap al nord"	Let's go north	Bis a Bis	3	2nd
2	"No és nou"	It's not new	Marta Roure	4	1st
Semi-Final 1 - March 1
1	"No és nou"	It's not new	Marta Roure	3	2nd
2	"Terra"	Land	Bis a Bis	4	1st
3	"Em quedarà"	It will remain for me	Marta Roure & Bis a Bis	0	3rd
Semi-Final 2 - March 8
1	"Vine"	Come	Bis a Bis	0	2nd=
2	"Jugarem a estimar-nos"	We'll play we're loving each other	Marta Roure	7	1st
3	"Crec"	I believe	Bis a Bis & Marta Roure	0	2nd=

Final

Draw	Artist	Song	SMS from RTVA	SMS from TV3	Points	Place
1	Marta Roure	"Jugarem a estimar-nos"	54%	46%	5	1
2	Bis a Bis	"Terra"	46%	54%	2	2

At Eurovision

Andorra competed in the semi-final on 9 May. Marta Roure did not qualify for the final, placing in 18th place with 12 points awarded by Spain.

Points Awarded by Andorra^[3]

Semi final

12 points	Portugal
10 points	Ukraine
8 points	Greece
7 points	Netherlands
6 points	Albania
5 points	Malta
4 points	Monaco
3 points	Israel
2 points	Cyprus
1 point	Serbia and Montenegro

Final

12 points	Spain
10 points	Ukraine
8 points	Greece
7 points	France
6 points	Malta
5 points	Sweden
4 points	Cyprus
3 points	Turkey
2 points	Serbia and Montenegro
1 point	Belgium