Elaconese Melody Festival 1948

The Elaconese Melody Festival 1948 was the 46th edition of the Elaconese Melody Festival. The contest took place in Yerevan, Soviet Union, after the victory of the Armenian SSR at the 1947 contest.

It was the 8th contest to have semi-finals. There would be two semi-finals with fourteen countries each, and the previous top 5 would automatically qualify.

Thirty-two countries took part. the State of Israel debuted, alongside the Moldovan SSR who debuted due to the second consecutive soviet host. Canada, and New Zealand withdrew due to travel costs, and Turkey withdrew briefly due to broadcaster conflicts.