The finalists were:
- the four automatic qualifiers France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom;
- the top 10 countries from the 2003 contest (other than the automatic qualifiers);
- the top 10 countries from the 2004 semi-final.
The final was held on 15 May 2004 at 21:00 (CET) and was won by Ukraine.
Countries in bold automatically qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Final.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Spain | Spanish | Ramón | “Para llenarme de ti” | 10 | 87 |
| 02 | Austria | German | Tie Break | “Du bist” | 21 | 9 |
| 03 | Norway | English | Knut Anders Sørum | “High” | 24 | 3 |
| 04 | France | French, Spanish | Jonatan Cerrada | “À chaque pas” | 15 | 40 |
| 05 | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbian | Željko Joksimović & Ad-Hoc Orchestra | “Lane moje” (Лане моје) | 2 | 263 |
| 06 | Malta | English | Julie and Ludwig | “On Again… Off Again” | 12 | 50 |
| 07 | Netherlands | English | Re-Union | “Without You” | 20 | 11 |
| 08 | Germany | English, Turkish | Max | “Can’t Wait Until Tonight” | 8 | 93 |
| 09 | Albania | English | Anjeza Shahini | “The Image of You” | 7 | 106 |
| 10 | Ukraine | English, Ukrainian | Ruslana | “Wild Dances” | 1 | 280 |
| 11 | Croatia | English | Ivan Mikulić | “You Are the Only One” | 12 | 50 |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | English | Deen | “In the Disco” | 9 | 91 |
| 13 | Belgium | English | Xandee | “1 Life” | 22 | 7 |
| 14 | Russia | English | Julia Savicheva | “Believe Me” | 11 | 67 |
| 15 | Macedonia | English | Toše Proeski | “Life” | 14 | 47 |
| 16 | Greece | English | Sakis Rouvas | “Shake It” | 3 | 252 |
| 17 | Iceland | English | Jónsi | “Heaven” | 19 | 16 |
| 18 | Ireland | English | Chris Doran | “If My World Stopped Turning” | 22 | 7 |
| 19 | Poland | English, Spanish | Blue Café | “Love Song” | 17 | 27 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | English | James Fox | “Hold On to Our Love” | 16 | 29 |
| 21 | Cyprus | English | Lisa Andreas | “Stronger Every Minute” | 5 | 170 |
| 22 | Turkey | English | Athena | “For Real” | 4 | 195 |
| 23 | Romania | English | Sanda | “I Admit” | 18 | 18 |
| 24 | Sweden | English | Lena Philipsson | “It Hurts” | 5 | 170 |