 Complete the following phrase:  For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. Since Belgium placed 2nd in the previous contest year, Belgium automatically qualified to compete in the final. Before ESC, Belgium was considered the favourite to win the whole competition and received a good amount of pre-contest promotion. Xandee even sang the song in a Turkish version for a visit to Istanbul. She performed 13th, following Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding the Russia. However, the performance was considered by many as poor and flat, which may have led to a complete fail during the voting procedure. Xandee reproduced her Eurosong performance with a few minor changes, but it did not seem to help as she only managed 22nd place with 7 points. As Belgium failed to reach the top 12 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 