Elaconese Melody Festival 1914

The Elaconese Melody Festival 1914 was the 12th edition of the Elaconese Melody Festival. It took place in Utrecht, The Netherlands, following the country's victory at the 1913 contest with the song "Duidelijke Geest" by Krisje Kruse. The grand final was held on 23 May 1914 and consisted of no semi-finals. Eighteen countries participated in the contest with the Czech representative from the Austro-Hungarian Empire withdrawing, with no other returning or withdrawing countries.

Organisation
Edward Kensington, Peter Hijneman returned to their respective roles. Otto Schmidt resigned as co-director and no replacement was found in time. The coordinator was chosen as the Stijn Westerink, a Dutch producer. The host city was chosen as Utrecht after many other cities, including Amsterdam; Rotterdam; The Hague; Eindhoven; and Groningen bid.

18 countries participated in the contest. the Ottoman Empire once again planned on debuting but didn't. The Czech representative from the Austro-Hungarian Empire withdrew, leaving just Austria and Hungary in the contest.

Each country would give separate countries 1-8, 10 and 12 points through a professional jury and a set of the public. The results would be combined to give their final results. You can not vote for your own country.

Active members

 * - Refused to return to the contest.
 * - Refused to debut.
 * - Refused to return to the contest.
 * - Refused to return to the contest.
 * - Refused to elaborate on reasons for not debuting in the contest.

Inactive members

 * - Expressed interest but access denied by the Russian broadcaster.
 * - Withdrew due to financial and political disputes.