Canada will take part in Eurovision Song Contest 2027

CANADA: Canada will take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have announced.

It becomes the first new country to join since Australia in 2015, and follows a turbulent year where long-standing competitors such as Ireland and S pain pulled out over Israel’s participation.

The path for Canada to compete was cleared last week, when the country’s public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which stages the annual competition.

The country can already claim one winner. Quebec-born Celine Dion represented Switzerland in the 1988 contest, and took the trophy with her song Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi.

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Other Canadians have since competed, including Natasha St-Pier, an Acadian New Brunswicker who represented France in 2001, and La Zarra, a singer from Montreal who represented France in 2023.

According to organisers, Canada will debut at next year’s semi-finals in Bulgaria.

CBC/Radio-Canada will unveil details on how Canada’s entry will be selected later this year.