Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) | |||
| Country | Latvia | |||
| Selection process | Eirodziesma 2004 | |||
| Selection date | 28 February 2004 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Dziesma par laimi" | |||
| Artist | Fomins and Kleins | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th) | |||
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Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Dziesma par laimi", composed by Guntars Račs, with lyrics by Tomass Kleins, and performed by Fomins and Kleins. The Latvian participating broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), organised the national final Eirodziesma 2004 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs were selected to compete in the national final on 28 February 2004 where two rounds of public televoting selected "Dziesma par laimi" performed by Fomins and Kleins as the winner. This was the first-ever entry performed in Latvian in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Latvia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during for the show in position 4, "Dziesma par laimi" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Latvia placed seventeenth out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 23 points.