{"id":2483597,"date":"2026-07-01T15:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2483597"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:12:56","slug":"canada-will-join-the-eurovision-song-contest-semi-finals-in-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/canada-will-join-the-eurovision-song-contest-semi-finals-in-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada will join the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals in Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Canada will take part in next year&#8217;s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Canada is the first new country to join Eurovision, the world&#8217;s biggest live televised music event, since Australia in 2015.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_floatRight__nfR_t RelatedCard_relatedCard__4Im5s interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU interactive_hoverContext__LDUDX interactive_defaults__AKxUU\" data-component=\"RelatedCard\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106867704\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-05-17\/eurovision-key-takeaways\/106686378\" data-component=\"FullBleedLink\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_heading__S_nm2 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_serif__qU2V5 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Key takeaways from Eurovision 2026<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Slept through Eurovision this year? Here&#8217;s what you missed from Europe&#8217;s favourite song contest, in Vienna.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;While born in Europe, the contest continues to welcome the world,&#8221; Eurovision director Martin Green said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Bulgaria won Eurovision 2026 in Vienna in May with Dara&#8217;s catchy floor-filler Bangaranga sweeping the 70th edition of the glitzy TV extravaganza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Australia&#8217;s Delta Goodrem had been one of the favourites to win, but ended up finishing fourth with her power ballad Eclipse.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B heading_heading__kjfxC Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">Fewer viewers after boycott<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">This year&#8217;s contest was watched by 131 million viewers, which was 35 million fewer than in 2025, after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-05-12\/eurovision-begins-amid-boycotts-over-israel-participation\/106668056\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106668056\">five countries boycotted over Israel&#8217;s participation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Eurovision participation is not strictly limited to geographic Europe but instead to members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), a broadcasting alliance that includes countries beyond the continent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_floatRight__nfR_t RelatedCard_relatedCard__4Im5s interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU interactive_hoverContext__LDUDX interactive_defaults__AKxUU\" data-component=\"RelatedCard\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106867712\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-05-13\/eurovision-semi-final-results-austria-australia-boycott\/106673324\" data-component=\"FullBleedLink\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_heading__S_nm2 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_serif__qU2V5 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Eurovision begins despite major boycott<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest has finished, sending 10 countries through to the grand final on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">SBS is an associate member, which enabled Australia&#8217;s original invitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">It was announced last week that CBC\/Radio-Canada had become a full member of the EBU, paving the way for its participation in Eurovision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;We&#8217;re bringing the world&#8217;s largest live music event to Canadians,&#8221; CBC\/Radio-Canada president Marie-Philippe Bouchard said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Our participation &#8230; will allow Canadian talent to be showcased on one of the most storied music stages in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Canadian artists have previously performed in Eurovision, representing other countries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"106867718\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/106867718\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">C\u00e9line Dion won Eurovision for Switzerland in 1988.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>AP:\u00a0Jacques Boissinot\/The Canadian Press<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">C\u00e9line Dion gave Switzerland its second Eurovision victory at Dublin in 1988 with Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (Don&#8217;t Leave Without Me), a year before her international breakthrough with Where Does My Heart Beat Now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">At Vienna 2026, Canada was in the top three nations choosing their favourites in the Rest of the World vote, according to contest organisers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Canada was also one of the largest contributors of ticket-buyers outside of Europe with many Canadians heading to Austria last May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\"><strong>AFP\/ABC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.abc.net.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada will take part in next year&#8217;s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have announced. Canada is the first new country to join Eurovision, the world&#8217;s biggest live televised music event, since Australia in 2015. Key takeaways from Eurovision 2026 Slept through Eurovision this year? Here&#8217;s what you missed from Europe&#8217;s favourite song contest, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2483598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[22762,349448,348238,21800,308169],"class_list":["post-2483597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-canada","tag-contest","tag-eurovision","tag-music","tag-song"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Canada-will-join-the-Eurovision-Song-Contest-semi-finals-in-Bulgaria.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2483597"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483599,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483597\/revisions\/2483599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2483598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2483597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2483597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2483597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}