Elaconese Melody Festival 1909

The Elaconese Melody Festival 1909 was the 7th edition of the Elaconese Melody Festival. It took place in London, United Kingdom, following the country's victory at the 1908 contest with the song "The Private Eye" by Walter Reid. The grand final was held on 24 April 1909 and consisted of no semi-finals. Seventeen countries participated in the contest with Greece withdrawing.

The winner was...

Organisation
All top producers and directors remained the same. The coordinator was chosen as James Ports again, from the United Kingdom. London was chosen as the host city who had also bid for the previous contest in 1908. This massively opened more funding opportunities.

17 countries participated in the contest. Austria-Hungary's participation was heavily debated during the course of production. Some suggested the country participate as a whole while others suggested participating as many smaller countries which could see more than 6 or 7 countries debut. Ultimately, no country would debut although preparation would begin for an Austrian debut in 1910. No countries withdrew or returned.

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 24 April 1909 at 8pm onwards.

Active members

 * - Preparation would begin for future participations in 1910 and beyond but too much was required in discussions to debut in 1909.
 * - Refused to return to the contest.
 * - Dynamics within the Austro-Hungarian Empire made participation difficult and no application was submitted.
 * - Expressed interest but did not enter an application to join due to financial risks.
 * - Refused to return to the contest.
 * - Reportedly offered position but declined.

Inactive members

 * - Dynamics within the Austro-Hungarian Empire made participation difficult and no application was submitted.
 * - Expressed interest but access denied by the Russian broadcaster.