Canada will make its Eurovision Song Contest debut next year
CBC/Radio-Canada’s full European Broadcasting Union membership clears the way, and Canada will start in the semi-finals as the first new entrant since 2015.
- Canada will compete in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria, organizers announced on Wednesday. This marks the first new country to join since Australia in 2015.
- The path cleared last week when CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union. Prime Minister Mark Carney championed the move in his 2025 budget to deepen cultural ties with Europe.
- Canadian interest has grown steadily, with the country ranking in the top three of the 'Rest of the World' vote last year. Celine Dion won Eurovision for Switzerland in 1988, launching her international career.
- CBC/Radio-Canada will unveil selection details later this year, with Canada beginning its campaign in the semi-finals. Marie-Philippe Bouchard, the broadcaster's president and CEO, called it a chance to showcase Canadian talent on a storied stage.
- Bulgaria will host the 71st edition of the event, which serves as a springboard for musicians and songwriters. Organizers manage tensions over Israel's participation, which prompted five countries to boycott this year.
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Canada will participate for the first time in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) next year, announced by the organiser, the European Broadcasting Union EBU, in Geneva. Canadian participation in the ESC will be possible because the public broadcaster CBC/Radio Canada has recently become a member of the EBU.
The song competition will be filled by a country from North America.
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