Elaconese Melody Festival

7987The Elaconese Melody Festival, sometimes abbreviated as EMF, is an international song-writing competition organised annually by the Elaconese Broadcasting Union which co-produces the Lied van Liedjes monthly song contest since it's 48th edition in November 2004. It features participants representing primarily European countries with each country submitting an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner.