Elaconese Melody Festival 1951

The Elaconese Melody Festival 1951 was the 49th edition of the Elaconese Melody Festival. The contest took place in Riga, Latvia, Soviet Union after their victory at the 1950 contest.

It was the 11th contest to have semi-finals. There would be two semi-finals with fifteen countries each, and the previous top 5 would automatically qualify.

Thirty-five countries took part. Slovenia debuted, being the second Yugoslav republic to independently take part. Albania returned. Israel and Malta withdrew