Now that the participating artists in Canada’s first national selection have been revealed, the country will be announcing its representative for the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest on December 5.
How the representative will be selected
The artists taking part in this year’s Le Choix du Canada were revealed during a special presentation on CBC’s television show. The list of competing artists is as follows:
- William Cloutier
- Josiane
- Rêve
- Talk
- Tyler Shaw
The finalists were chosen through a jury panel of music industry professionals and public broadcasting executives. This will count for 50% of the results, with the other 50% percent coming from the public vote, which closed on November 5. Fans could vote up to 10 times over 10 days for their favourite act.
William Cloutier, one of the five finalists, revealed to Showbizz.net that Canada’s artist for Eurovision 2027 will be revealed on December 5. The song will then be written ahead of the Contest in May.
Canada at the Eurovision Song Contest
Canada will make its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 though it’s not he first Canadian act that performed on a Eurovision stage. Other notable Eurovision alumni who are Canadian:
- La Zarra (France, 2023)
- Katerine Duska (Greece, 2019)
- Eurovision winner Céline Dion (Switzerland, 1988)
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Source: Showbizz.net
Photo credit: EBU
Thomas James