{"id":1952,"date":"2026-10-27T19:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/canadas-eurovision-finalists-include-reve-tyler-shaw-globalnews-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T19:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:34:06","slug":"canadas-eurovision-finalists-include-reve-tyler-shaw-globalnews-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/canadas-eurovision-finalists-include-reve-tyler-shaw-globalnews-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Eurovision finalists include R\u00eave, Tyler Shaw  | Globalnews.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpe_imgrss\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Canadas-Eurovision-finalists-include-Reve-Tyler-Shaw-Globalnews.ca_.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The five finalists vying to represent Canada at the 2027 <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/eurovision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eurovision<\/a> Song Contest have been announced.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>They are Montreal dance-pop artist R\u00eave, Quebec vocalist William Cloutier, Ottawa pop-rocker Talk, New Brunswick singer-songwriter Josiane and B.C. pop crooner Tyler Shaw.<\/p>\n<p>CBC\/Radio-Canada revealed the competitors Tuesday at a splashy media event in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>The public broadcaster says 325 artists from across Canada applied earlier this year for a chance to become the country\u2019s inaugural representative at the international music competition.<\/p>\n<p>The public will be invited to vote for Canada\u2019s Eurovision entrant, with the winner set to be announced by December.<\/p>\n<p>Canada will make its official debut at the 71st Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place next May in Burgas, Bulgaria. It will be the first new country to join the competition since Australia in 2015.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>CBC\/Radio-Canada said its music team sifted through applications to make initial selections before a seven-member jury chose the finalists at an Oct. 8 meeting in Toronto.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\" readability=\"5.3013698630137\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Canadas-Eurovision-finalists-include-Reve-Tyler-Shaw-Globalnews.ca_.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\" readability=\"29.599315068493\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won&#8217;t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The panel included Montreal International Jazz Festival programming director Maurin Aux\u00e9m\u00e9ry, choreographer and director Sam Chouinard, television composer and musical director Orin Isaacs, social media strategist and Eurovision specialist Shawn Myers, and soprano \u00c9lisabeth St-Gelais.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the jury were Radio-Canada executive vice-president Dany Meloul and CBC executive vice-president Douglas Smith.<\/p>\n<p>CBC\/Radio-Canada said the winning artist will then work with leading music-industry talent to develop Canada\u2019s Eurovision song and performance.<\/p>\n<p>Eurovision is considered one of the world\u2019s largest live music spectacles.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say more than 130 million viewers across 35 markets watched this year\u2019s edition. The event also drew unprecedented social engagement, including more than a billion views on Instagram alone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\" readability=\"0.52757352941176\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Entertainment<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The competition has helped propel several major artists to international fame.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9line Dion\u2019s 1988 win for Switzerland, with the Swiss-written song \u201cNe partez pas sans moi,\u201d launched her to international stardom.<\/p>\n<p>The contest also helped turn ABBA from a Swedish touring band into global superstars, while Italy\u2019s M\u00e5neskin achieved international success following their 2021 win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The competition has also faced controversy. Israel\u2019s participation amid the conflict in Gaza prompted five public service broadcasters \u2014 from Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia and Iceland \u2014 to boycott this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u2019s public broadcaster RT\u00c9 has confirmed a second consecutive boycott of both participating in and broadcasting next year\u2019s Eurovision Song Contest.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the Netherlands is making a complicated return; while its entertainment broadcaster AVROTROS continues its boycott, the umbrella public broadcaster NPO has stepped in to ensure the country competes in Burgas.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the European Broadcasting Union banned Russia from participating in the contest following its invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">: World<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The five finalists vying to represent Canada at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest have been announced. 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