Elaconese Melody Festival 1956

The Elaconese Melody Festival 1956 was the 54th edition of the Elaconese Melody Festival. The contest took place in Frankfurt, West Germany, after they won the 1955 contest.

It was the 15th 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. Albania returned after a single contest out, and Austria returned having last competed in 1933, 23 years ago.