Eurovision will continue its intercontinental expansion in 2027 by allowing Canada to compete, according to the BBC. The announcement of a new country competing, the first of its kind since Eurovision ...

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The Eurovision Song Contest is set to welcome another non-European participant: Canada. The country's finance minister said it offers "a platform for Canada to shine" at a time of heightened ...

In an idyllic setting, Leila Josefowicz and Esa-Pekka Salonen delivered an explosive performance of Ligeti’s Violin Concerto.

Owing to a kick in the pants from Prime Minister Mark Carney, the straitlaced CBC seems poised to finally jump into the giant, glittery mess that is the Eurovision Song Contest. All signs point to the ...

OTTAWA - Canada should dust off its sequins and get ready to dazzle Europe, a historian said Thursday after the country took a major step toward joining the Eurovision song contest. Canada is cleared ...

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Bulgaria was the surprise winner at the 2026 Eurovision, with the country’s Dara and her “Bangaranga” victorious at the 70th annual Song Contest. The win marked Bulgaria’s first Eurovision victory ...

Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with singer Dara's party anthem "Bangaranga." Dara beat 24 other competitors during Saturday's grand final in Vienna. The song's infectious beats and ...

Europe's biggest music event has crowned a new victor. Bulgaria's Dara triumphed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on Saturday night in Vienna, Austria, with her catchy song "Bangaranga." It is the ...

Austria deserves nul points from Eurovision fans… it has done a terrible job of hosting this year’s contest. Almost every element has failed to hit the right note. The biggest problem has been the ...

Despite Eurovision’s insistence it is apolitical, politics has always been part of the continent-wide song contest, as much a feature as whatever constellation of pyrotechnics and power ballads are on ...