United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004

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United Kingdom in the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Selection processJunior Eurovision Song Contest: The British Final
Selection date4 September 2004
Competing entry
Song"The Best Is Yet to Come"
ArtistCory Spedding
Placement
Final result2nd, 140 points
Participation chronology
◄2003 •2004• 2005►

The United Kingdom was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004, which was held on 20 November 2004 in Lillehammer, Norway. National broadcaster ITV was responsible for their participation and organised a national final to select the British entry. Ultimately, Cory Spedding was selected with the song "The Best Is Yet to Come".

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The British entry was selected to perform thirteenth in the running order, following the entry from Latvia and preceding the entry from Denmark. The United Kingdom finished in second position with 140 points, which remains the UK's highest placing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest as of 2023.

Before Junior Eurovision

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004: The British Final

A national final was held by Independent Television (ITV) to select the UK entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. [1] The final, broadcast on digital channel ITV2, was held on 4 September 2004 at the Granada Studios in Manchester and was presented by Holly Willoughby, Stephen Mulhern and Michael Underwood. Regional televoting was held to select the winner from the eight competing acts. [2]

Final –4 September 2004
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Samantha Seth"Rockstar Wannabe"177
2Kirsty Williams"Sunshine"294
3 Nathan Sykes "Born to Dance"343
4Charlie Allan"One in a Crowd"177
5Loaded Dice"Dill"245
6Jessica Hamilton"Because of You"196
7Andrew Merry"Together Again"462
8Cory Spedding"The Best is Yet to Come"481
Detailed regional televoting results [3]
DrawSongRegional televotingUK Text & MobileTotal
South England Scotland Northern Ireland North England Wales
1"Rockstar Wannabe"18122317
2"Sunshine"55683229
3"Born to Dance"101558534
4"One in a Crowd"34231417
5"Dill"63414624
6"Because of You"22365119
7"Together Again"41010410846
8"The Best is Yet to Come"8681061048

At Junior Eurovision

The 2004 Eurovision Song Contest was initially to be held in Manchester. However, ITV abandoned the project due to finance and scheduling problems. [4] It was therefore moved to Lillehammer in Norway.

On the night of the contest, Cory Spedding performed 13th in the running order of the contest, following Latvia and preceding Denmark. At the close of the voting Cory received 140 points, placing 2nd of the 18 competing entries, beaten by María Isabel of Spain. [5]

In the United Kingdom, the show was televised on digital channel ITV2 (due to poor viewing figures the previous year) with commentary by Matt Brown. The British spokesperson, who announced the British votes during the final, was national finalist Charlie Allan. A delayed broadcast, consisting of highlights, was aired on ITV1 the following afternoon.

Voting

References

  1. ↑ Bakker, Sietse (11 August 2004). "Eurovision British junior final 4th September". ESCToday.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Eurovision Cory Spedding to sing for United Kingdom". ESCToday.com. 5 September 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Results". MyLedbury. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ↑ 'Junior contest not to take place in Manchester.'
  5. ↑ "Final of Lillehammer 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Lillehammer 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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