Canada to compete in Eurovision song contest in 2027 - BERITAJA

Canada will participate successful the Eurovision Song Contest successful 2027, the organizers of the world euphony title announced connected Wednesday.

“Canada is the first caller state to subordinate the Eurovision Song Contest since Australia successful 2025 and will compete successful the Semi-Finals erstwhile they subordinate the title adjacent year,” the European Broadcasting Union said successful a statement.

CBC/Radio Canada will stock specifications connected really the country’s introduction will beryllium selected later this year, the EBU stated. The title adjacent twelvemonth will beryllium hosted in Bulgaria aft it won the title for the first clip successful May.

The garish and usually good-natured title involving popular acts from countries crossed Europe and beyond, now successful its 70th year, was plunged into situation this twelvemonth by a conflict complete Israel’s subject violative successful Gaza successful consequence to the Hamas-led onslaught connected October 7, 2023.

Eurovision information is not strictly constricted to geographic Europe but alternatively to members of the EBU, a broadcasting confederation that includes countries beyond the continent. Australia’s broadcaster SBS is an subordinate member, which enabled its original invitation.

Last week CBC/Radio-Canada announced it had go a afloat personnel of the EBU, making it eligible to participate successful the contest’s 71st version adjacent year.