Canada will take part in the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria in 2027, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and CBC/Radio-Canada confirmed on Wednesday.
The announcement on the country's national Canada Day comes one week after CBC/Radio-Canada became the newest member of the EBU, making it eligible to compete in the popular pop event.
"On this Canada Day, as we celebrate with Canadians across the country and around the world the richness and diversity of Canadian culture, we're so excited to confirm that we're bringing the world's largest live music event to Canadians," said Marie-Philippe Bouchard, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, in a press release.Canada follow in footsteps of Australia, Israel
Canada is set to become the first new non-European participant in Eurovision since Australia in 2015. Israel has also regularly competed since making its debut back in 1973, and Morocco took part once in 1980.
But Eurovision's popularity has long since spread beyond Europe, and Canada ranked among the top three countries in the "Rest of the World" vote at the last edition of the event in May.
