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O Canada! Eurovision Song Contest welcomes first new country since 2015

Canada will sing at next Eurovision Song Contest after the country's public broadcaster confirmed full membership of the European Broadcasting Union - allowing them to compete in the world's biggest competition of its kind.

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00:03Canada will join next year's Eurovision Song Contest, marking the first new country to join since Australia in 2015.
00:10CBC Radio Canada has become a full member of the European Broadcasting Union, meaning it is now eligible to join
00:17the competition where it will debut at next year's semifinals.
00:21Eurovision Song Contest's director at the EBU welcomed the move, paying tribute to Canadian-born singer Céline Dion, who won
00:30Eurovision back in 1988 while representing Switzerland.
00:35Canadian interest in Eurovision is high. For the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in May, Canada ranked among the top three
00:43countries in the rest of the world vote.
00:45Canadians were also among the largest ticket buyers outside of Europe. The 2027 Eurovision Song Contest will take place in
00:53Bulgaria following a final that saw the Balkan country dethrone Israel.

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