Elaconese Melody Festival 1911

The Elaconese Melody Festival 1911 was the 9th edition of the Elaconese Melody Festival. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the 1910 contest with the song "Hallo" by Tobi Rheingold. The grand final was held on 29 April 1911 and consisted of no semi-finals. Eighteen countries participated in the contest with Czechia and Hungary debuting.

The winner was...

Organisation
Edward Kensington, Peter Hijneman and Otto Schmidt returned to their respective roles. The coordinator was chosen as the Henrich Stassen, a German producer. Vienna was chosen as the host city, making it the third capital city to host the contest and the third in a row. It was chosen as it was the cornerstone of Germans in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

18 countries participated in the contest. the Czech minority of Austria-Hungary made it's debut alongside the Kingdom of Hungary. This was special as the Empire was currently hosting the contest. Other minorities such as the Slovenes, Serbs, Slovaks, etc would also be able to choose the entrant they like the most outside of just the German entry. Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece were all invited to return but none did.

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.

Grand Final
It took place on 14 May 1910 at 8pm onwards.

Active members

 * - Withdrew due to poor results.
 * - Refused to return to the contest.
 * - Expressed interest but did not enter an application to join due to financial risks.
 * - Refused to return to the contest.
 * - Withdrew due to a lack of support within the broadcaster.
 * - Reportedly offered position but declined.

Inactive members

 * - Expressed interest but access denied by the Russian broadcaster.