Lied van Liedjes 45

This was the forty-fifth Lied van Liedjes to be held. It was held in Athens, Greece after winning the previous contest with the song "About Us" by The Fjords. The Semi-Finals were held on Tuesday, 17 August 2004 and Thursday, 19 August 2004. The Grand Final took place on Saturday, 21 August 2004. 41 countries participated in the contest.

Organisation
Adelardo Garibaldi remained in position alongside director James Harbour. Behind the scenes, Garibaldi was trying to wrestle out of the grip of the upper management although this cannot be found anywhere in the final production. Iris Gallou was brought on as Greek coordinator and Athens was chosen as the suitable host city.

41 countries participated in the contest. There was no changes in the line up from the previous year which is very unusual in terms of the contest's scope. Like last edition, there were rumours of an Austrian return which did not take place. Armenia stated they would return if Turkey withdrew - which did not take place.

The top five of the previous contest would automatically qualify, returning the contest to a final of 25 countries.

Pot Draw
Italics indicate a returning country.

Semi Final 1
and would vote in this Semi Final. It took place on Tuesday 17 August 2004.

Semi Final 2
,, and would vote in this Semi-Final. It took place on Thursday 19 August 2004.

Grand Final
It took place on Saturday 8 April 2004.