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A total of 153 songs were submitted to compete in Eurolaul 2004. This number was again a record for Estonia; in 2003, only a total of 100 songs had been submitted. This, also, had been the highest number by then.
The final was held on 7 February 2004 at the ETV Studios in Tallinn hosted by Marko Reikop and Karmel Eikner. The winner was chosen by televoting and SMS voting.
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Because Estonia placed 21st at the 2003 contest, Neiokõsõ were forced to compete in the semi-final, held on 12 May 2004. Group performed 17th, following Slovenia and preceding the Croatia They came 11th with 57 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final. Therefore, Estonia will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2005.