Elaconese Melody Festival 1952

The Elaconese Melody Festival 1952 was the 50th edition of the Elaconese Melody Festival. The contest took place in Sofia, Bulgaria after their victory at the 1951 contest.

It was the 12th contest to have semi-finals. There would be two semi-finals with seventeen countries each, and the previous top 5 would automatically qualify.

Thirty-nine countries took part. The Yugoslavia republic of Croatia debuted, alongside the guests of Japan in Asia, and Morocco in Africa to celebrate the 50th edition of the contest. Malta returned after a brief one contest absence, while Turkey returned having last taken part in 1947. Cyprus withdrew due to funding issues.