| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) | |||
| Country |  Macedonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Skopje Fest 2004 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 7 July 2003 Song: 14 February 2004 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Toše Proeski | |||
| Selected song | "Life" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 71 points) | |||
| Final result | 14th, 47 points | |||
| Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Macedonia[a] was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Life", composed by Jovan Jovanov, with lyrics by Ilija Nikolovski, and performed by Toše Proeski. The Macedonian participating broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), selected its entry through Skopje Fest 2004, after having previously selected the performer internally. The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 2003 as one of the bottom five entrants in 2002. Toše Proeski's appointment was announced on 7 June 2003. Eight songs competed in the competition on 14 February 2004 where "Angel si ti" (Ангел си ти) was selected following the combination of votes from an eleven-member jury panel, Proeski himself and a public televote. The song was later translated from Macedonian to English for Eurovision and was titled "Life".
Macedonia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during the show in position 15, "Life" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 15 May. It was later revealed that Macedonia placed tenth out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 71 points. In the final, Macedonia performed in position 15 and placed fourteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 47 points.
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