Canada has been accepted as a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and will be participating in the 71st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2027. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was accepted as a full member last week, paving the way for Canada to participate in the competition.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday that Canada would be competing in the 71st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, taking place in Bulgaria in May 2027.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was accepted as a full member last week, paving the way for Canada to participate in the competition. The Eurovision Song Contest is an international musical tournament where participating countries submit an original song. Performers of the song convene for a marathon-length broadcast in May, allowing viewers and national panels of professional juries to vote for their favorites.
To reach the Grand Final, countries must compete in two semi-final performances whose winners are also determined by a combination of a jury of professional musicians and public votes. The song with the most points wins. Eurovision is considered the world’s largest live music event. Last year’s tournament featured 35 countries, including the three returning countries of Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova, and attracted over 130 million viewers around the world.
Bulgaria won the contest for the first time with the song ‘Bangaranga’ by performer Dara, granting Bulgaria hosting duties for 2027. Canada is expected to become a full competitor, rather than sending in a novelty performance that does not compete, and reports indicate that it would be granted hosting duties should the country win. The director of Eurovision, Martin Green, welcomed CBC/Radio-Canada to the Eurovision Song Contest family. Canada has a history with the contest without having officially participated.
It boasts at least one native winner: the legendary singer Celine Dion, who competed and won for Switzerland in 1988 with the song ‘Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi. ’ Other Canadian singers who have competed at Eurovision include 2001 French representative Natasha St-Pier and 2023 French representative La Zarra. Canada is the first new country to join Eurovision since Australia.
The year 2026 was a turbulent one for membership generally, with the exit of five countries – Spain, Slovenia, Ireland, Iceland, and the Netherlands – and the continued presence of Israel in the contest. The exit of Israel was demanded by radical leftist agitators, including the governments of the departing contestants, who compared Israel’s military operations in Gaza to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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