Next May, the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 will take place in Burgas, Bulgaria. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have now confirmed a total of 36 countries will be represented.
EBU announces extensions for Slovenia and Spain as 36 countries are confirmed for Eurovision 2027
Today, the EBU has announced the full list of competing countries that will be represented on the Eurovision stage next May at the Arena Burgas. These include a debut for Canada and a return for North Macedonia for the first time since 2022. Unfortunately we also see the withdrawal of Czechia. The confirmed list is as follows:
- Albania – RTSH
- Armenia – AMPTV
- Australia – SBS
- Austria – ORF
- Azerbaijan – İctimai
- Belgium – RTBF
- Bulgaria – BNT
- Canada – CBC/Radio-Canada
- Croatia – HRT
- Cyprus – CyBC
- Denmark – DR
- Estonia – ERR
- Finland – YLE
- France – FT
- Georgia – GPB
- Germany – ARD/SWR
- Greece – ERT
- Israel – Kan
- Italy – RAI
- Latvia – LSM
- Lithuania – LRT
- Luxembourg – RTL
- Malta – PBS
- Moldova – TRM
- Montenegro – RTCG
- North Macedonia – MRT
- Norway – NRK
- Poland – TVP
- Portugal – RTP
- Romania – TVR
- San Marino – SMRTV
- Serbia – RTS
- Sweden – SVT
- Switzerland – SRG SSR
- Ukraine – Suspilne
- United Kingdom – BBC
Iceland, Ireland, and The Netherlands will continue their boycott into the 2027 contest. Meanwhile it is not known if Slovenia and Spain will will return after boycotting the 2026 contest. The EBU has confirmed both RTVE and RTVSLO have been granted extensions until December to make a final decision. Over the Summer, Hungarian broadcaster MTVA had made initial attempts indicating a desire to return. However, this remains unsuccessful at this time.
“The Eurovision Song Contest has always been about more than a competition, launching the careers of new artists and promoting hundreds of new songs every year.
In a world that can feel increasingly divided, it brings audiences together through music, across borders, languages and cultures, and that matters now more than ever. We are delighted to welcome CBC/Radio-Canada to the contest for the first time, and to welcome back MRT in North Macedonia. They join 34 other public service broadcasters and their artists in Burgas, and audiences around the world, for a celebration of what it truly means to be United by Music.”
Martin Green CBE, (Director of Eurovision
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