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Canada will make its Eurovision Song Contest debut next year

CBC/Radio-Canada said Canada will enter at the semi-final stage after becoming a full European Broadcasting Union member, with selection details due later this year.

  • 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 make its debut in Eurovision at the 2027 edition, organized in Bulgaria. The country will be represented by CBC/Radio-Canada, which will become a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). This arrival marks a new opening of the competition beyond the European continent. - Eurovision 2027: Canada will participate for the first time in the competition (Culture, media and entertainment).

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Canada will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria next year. The EBU and Canada's public broadcaster announced this today. The news comes after a turbulent year in which five countries, including the Netherlands, decided not to participate because Israel was not boycotted. Canada is the first new country to join the Eurovision Song Contest since Australia in 2015. Later this year, the public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada will ann…

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Ovo je prvi novi učesnik takmičenja otkako se Australija pridružila 2015. godine.

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