Canada Confirms 2027 Eurovision Debut After Winning Full EBU Membership
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Updated · Variety · Jul 1
Canada Confirms 2027 Eurovision Debut After Winning Full EBU Membership
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jul 1
Summary
Canada said it will enter the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, becoming eligible after securing full European Broadcasting Union membership at last week's Prague general assembly.
Mark Carney's government had floated Eurovision participation in its 2025 budget as part of a broader push to deepen Canada's economic and political ties with Europe.
CBC/Radio-Canada will unveil later this year how Canada chooses its first official act for a contest that already draws strong Canadian interest in voting and ticket sales.
Canada follows Australia, which joined in 2015, and Israel as regular non-European participants as Eurovision expands beyond Europe after reaching 131 million viewers across 35 TV markets this year.