Elaconese Melody Festival 1946

The Elaconese Melody Festival 1946 was the 44th edition of the Elaconese Melody Festival. The contest took place in Milan, Italy, after their victory at the 1945 contest.

It was the 6th contest to have semi-finals, being introduced due to a high influx of countries. There would be two semi-finals with fourteen countries each, and the previous top 5 would automatically qualify.

Thirty-three countries took part and saw no withdrawing countries. The soviet republic of Azerbaijan debuted, while Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania returned.