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 The events сoncerning to hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
Events of 2004.
 January
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2-nd, Friday |
- Deadline for registration of songs for participation in the National Final at Cyprus.
| 3-rd, Saturday |
- Qualifying competition of the Lithuanian National Final.
| 4-th, Sunday |
- Winners of the Belarus National semifinal who will take part in the Final on January, 31, 2004 become known.
| 10-th, Saturday |
- Qualifying competition of the Lithuanian National Final.
| 11-th, Sunday |
- Slovene competition “EMA”, semifinal.
| 15-th, Thursday |
- Bosnian telebroadcasting company RTV (BiH) will name the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
| 16-th, Friday |
- Finnish competition “Euroviisut 2004”, first semifinal.
| 17-th, Saturday |
- Finnish competition “Euroviisut 2004”, second semifinal.
- Qualifying competition of the Lithuanian National Final.
- Deadline for registration of songs for participation at the Croatian competition “Dora 2004”.
| 18-th, Sunday |
- Slovene competition “EMA”, semifinal.
- Portuguese National Final (ОТ2).
- Belgian competition “Eurosong”, first semifinal.
| 19-th, Monday |
- The gala final of the Portuguese competition “Operaçäo Triunfo”.
| 22-nd, Thursday |
- Dutch competition “Nationaal Songfestival”, first semifinal.
| 24-th, Saturday |
- Finnish competition “Euroviisut 2004”, National Final.
- Qualifying competition of the Lithuanian National Final.
- Polish National Final.
- The representative of Turkey Athena band will name a song with which it will act at Istanbul.
- The beginning of registration of songs for participation at National Competition in Monaco.
| 25-th, Sunday |
- Slovene competition “EMA”, semifinal.
- Belgian competition “Eurosong”, second semifinal.
- The jury from Cyprus will name songs which will take part in the National Final, on February, 17.
- Portuguese telebroadcasting company RTP will declare results of competition “Operaçäo Triunfo”.
| 28-th, Wednesday |
- Spanish telebroadcasting company RTVE will name a song with which the representative of Spain will act at Istanbul.
| 29-th, Thursday |
- Swedish competition “Melodifestival”, part 1.
- Dutch competition “Nationaal Songfestival”, second semifinal.
- Israeli representative David D’Or will name a song with which he will act at Istanbul.
| 31-st, Saturday |
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 February
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1-st, Sunday |
- Slovene competition “EMA”, semifinal.
- Belgian competition “Eurosong”, third semifinal.
| 2-nd, Monday |
- Deadline for submission of applications by “ wild card ” participants at Austria.
| 3-rd, Tuesday |
- British telebroadcasting company BBC will name songs which will take part on selection competition at the London Television center on February, 28.
| 5-th, Thursday |
- Dutch competition “Nationaal Songfestival”, third semifinal.
| 7-th, Saturday |
- Estonian festival “Eurolaul 2004”.
- Qualifying competition of the Lithuanian National Final..
- Danish competition “Melodi 2004”, Grand-prix.
| 8-th, Sunday |
- Belgian competition “Eurosong”, fourth semifinal.
| 12-nd, Thursday |
- Dutch competition “Nationaal Songfestival”, fourth semifinal.
| 14-th, Saturday |
- Preliminary listening of songs for the National Final at Latvia.
- Lithuanian National Final 2004.
- Festival “Skopje” at Macedonia. After it Tose Proeski promises to name a song with which he will act at Istanbul.
- Maltese National Final.
| 15-th, Sunday |
- Slovene competition “EMA”, final.
- Belgian competition “Eurosong”, semifinal.
| 19-th, Thursday |
- Dutch competition “Nationaal Songfestival-Second Chance”, semifinal.
| 20-th, Friday |
- Serbia and Montenegro, festival “Beovizija 2004” - First Night.
| 21-st, Saturday |
- Swedish competition “Melodifestival”, the first selection competitions.
- Serbia and Montenegro, festival “Beovizija 2004” - Second Night.
- Monaco will name its representative on the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
| 22-nd, Sunday |
- Dutch National Finla 2004 at Amsterdam.
- Serbia and Montenegro, festival “Beovizija 2004”, final.
| 25-th, Wednesday |
- Cyprus, the National Final 2004.
| 28-th, Saturday |
- Swedish competition “Melodifestival”, the second selection competitions.
- Latvian National Final 2004.
- The first Romanian National semifinal.
- British selection competition at the London Television Center.
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 March
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6-th, Saturday |
- Swiss National Final 2004.
- Norwegian competition MGP 2004.
- The final of the Irish program “You’re A Star”, part 1.
- Swedish competition “Melodifestival”, the third selection competitions.
- Bosnian telebroadcasting company RTV (BiH) will name the song with which the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Deen - will act at Istanbul.
- The second Romanian National semifinal.
| 7-th, Sunday |
- The final of the Irish program “You’re A Star”, part 2, announcement of the results.
| 13-rd, Saturday |
- Romanian National Final.
- Greek telebroadcasting company ERT will name the representative of Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
| 14-th, Sunday |
- Croatian competition “Dora 2004”, final.
- Swedish competition “Melodifestival”, the fourth selection competitions.
- Andorrian National Final 2004.
| 19-th, Friday |
- German National Final at Berlin.
| 20-th, Saturday |
- Swedish competition “Melodifestival”, final.
| 22-23, Monday - Tuesday |
- Head of Delegations meeting at Istanbul (includes draw for running order on March 22).
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 April
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- No any events at this moment.
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 May
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6-th, Thursday |
- Till this time all delegates should arrive to Istanbul.
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12-th, Wednesday |
- Semifinal of the 49-th Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
| 15-th, Saturday |
- Final of the 49-th Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
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Events of 2003.
 September
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6-th, Saturday |
- Listening of applicants for participation on competition “You’re A Star”, at Letterkenny, Ireland.
| 11-th, Thursday |
- Listening of applicants for participation on competition “You’re A Star”, at Ennis, Ireland.
| 20-th, Saturday |
- Listening of applicants for participation on competition “You’re A Star”, at Longford, Ireland.
| 29-th, Monday |
- The competition “Operacion Triunfo 2004” will start at Spain.
| 30-th, Tuesday |
- Deadline for submission of application forms for participation of songs at the Swedish competition “Melodifestival 2004”.
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 October
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1-st, Wednesday |
- Sale of tickets on the Swedish competition “Melodifestival 2004” begins.
- Deadline for the countries to confirm the participation on Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
| 5-th, Sunday |
- Listening of applicants for participation on competition “You’re A Star”, at Waterford, Ireland.
| 17-th, Friday |
- Deadline for submission of application forms for participation of songs at the Finnish competition “Euroviisut 2004”.
| 18-th, Saturday |
- Listening of applicants for participation on competition “You’re A Star”, at Dublin, Ireland.
| 31-st, Friday |
- Deadline for submission of application forms for participation of songs at the Norwegian competition “MGP 2004”.
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 November
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1-st, Saturday |
- Deadline for submission of application forms for participation of songs at the Danish National Final.
| 5-th, Wednesday |
- Deadline for submission of application forms for participation of songs at the Polish National Final.
| 16-th, Sunday |
- The first show of “You’re A Star II” by RTE at Ireland.
| 21-st, Friday |
- Finnish YLE will present the list of songs which will take part on “Euroviisut 2004” competition.
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 December
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1-st, Monday |
- Deadline for submission of application forms for participation of songs at the Lithuanian National Final.
- Deadline for refusal of participation on the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 without participation payment.
| 8-th, Monday |
- Deadline for registration of songs for participation at the Estonian “Eurolaul 2004” competition.
| 10-th, Wednesday |
- Belgian telebroadcasting company VRT should declare names of participants of “Eurosong 2004” competition.
| 14-th, Sunday |
- Deadline for registration of songs for participation at the Belarus final.
| 18-th, Thursday |
- The Albanian National Final (if more exact, a semifinal, part 1).
| 19-th, Friday |
- The Albanian National Final (if more exact, a semifinal, part 2).
| 20-th, Saturday |
- The Albanian National Final.
| 21-st, Sunday |
- The Gala Final of “Operacion Triunfo 3” competition at Spain.
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