New Delhi, July 2 -- Canada is joining Eurovision at the exact moment a chunk of Europe is trying to leave it.

CBC/Radio-Canada confirmed on Canada Day that the country will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2027, becoming the first new nation to join the contest since Australia in 2015, according to The Hollywood Reporter's report on the announcement. The debut follows a vote at the European Broadcasting Union's 96th General Assembly in Prague on June 25, where CBC/Radio-Canada was upgraded from associate member, a status it had held since 1950, to full membership.

"Our participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, starting next year in Bulgaria, will allow Canadian talent to be showcased on one of the most s...