United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004

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]

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.^[6]

Points awarded to the United Kingdom[7] Score Country 12 points  Netherlands 10 points  Belarus  Belgium  Denmark  Latvia  Malta  Poland  Romania  Spain 8 points 7 points  Croatia  Sweden   Switzerland 6 points  France  Norway 5 points  Cyprus  Greece  Macedonia 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by the United Kingdom[7] Score Country 12 points  Croatia 10 points  Denmark 8 points  Cyprus 7 points  Spain 6 points  Romania 5 points  Greece 4 points  Malta 3 points  Macedonia 2 points  France 1 point  Belgium