Eurovision Song Contest

• Canada has joined Eurovision — and I couldn’t be happier. Here’s what we’re in for

  Canada will soon be part of the Eurovision Song Contest, the greatest, dumbest, campiest, cheesiest, cringiest, most flamboyant and totally over-the-top music event in the world.

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  Jul 5
  
• Canada will be in Eurovision 2027. How does it work and what are the rules?

  Last week CBC/Radio-Canada announced it had become a full member of the European Broadcasting Union, making Canada eligible to participate in the contest.

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  Jul 2
  
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• Canada to compete in Eurovision song contest in 2027

  Eurovision participation is not strictly limited to geographic Europe but instead to members of the EBU, a broadcasting alliance that includes countries beyond the continent.

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  Jul 1
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• Eurovision director says door is open for Canada to join song contest

  Martin Green told the BBC on Wednesday that 'nothing's particularly come over my desk' from Canada but acknowledged 'we are an open place' for new participants outside of Europe.

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  May 14
• Eurovision turns 70. What to know as Canada mulls joining

  The annual musical extravaganza that has been likened to a pop music Olympics takes place in Vienna, Austria, May 12-16. It will see singers and bands from 35 countries compete.

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  May 1
• 4 countries pull out of Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation

  At least four countries — including Spain and the Netherlands — on Thursday pulled out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided to allow Israel to compete.

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  Dec 4, 2025
• Could Canada join Eurovision Song Contest? Experts say audience needed

  The federal budget included a line that said the government was working with CBC/Radio Canada to explore the possibility of Canada entering the Eurovision Song Contest.

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  Nov 9, 2025
• Eurovision organizers reject Zelenskyy’s request to make video address at contest

  This weekend's Eurovision Song Contest will have Ukrainian flags, Ukrainian musicians and Ukrainian fans - but not the country's wartime leader.

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  May 12, 2023
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• The Netherlands wins Eurovision 2019, Europe’s annual music extravaganza

  Some 200 million people around the world were believed to have watched the annual campy contest with 26 nations battling in the Grand Final of the 64th Eurovision.

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  May 18, 2019
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• Israel’s Netta Barzilai wins 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

  Netta Barzilai has won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest for Israel with her song "Toy."

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  May 12, 2018