Canada at the Eurovision Song Contest / EBU
Canada will officially compete in the Eurovision Song Contest next year, it has been announced.
Multiple Canadian-born singers have competed in the contest in the past representing European nations – most notably Celine Dion, who won the 1988 edition for Switzerland.
The show has been broadcast in Canada multiple times and is popular with local audiences, who have been able to vote as part of the ‘Rest of the World’ contingent.
Following Canadian broadcaster CBC’s ascension to the EBU last week, the country is now eligible to compete and becomes the first new country to enter the contest since Australia in 2015.
CBC’s President and CEO, Marie-Philippe Bouchard, said: “We’re so excited to confirm that we’re bringing the world’s largest live music event to Canadians.
“Our participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, starting next year in Bulgaria, will allow Canadian talent to be showcased on one of the most storied music stages in the world.
“It will also allow fans in Canada to continue watching and voting in the Song Contest, as they have done for years — with the added thrill of seeing their own country represented on the Eurovision stage.”
The 2027 ESC will be held in Bulgaria next May following Dara’s triumph earlier this year.
