Eurovision Song Contest 2027
United by Music[1]
Dates and venue
Semi-final 1
  • May 2027
Semi-final 2
  • May 2027
Final
  • May 2027
Venue TBD, Bulgaria
Organisation
Organiser European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
ESC director Martin Green
Host broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT)
Participants
(provisional; as of May 2026)
Intend on participating 5
Participation map
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2027 will be the 71st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is set to be organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT), which will stage the event after winning the 2026 contest for Bulgaria with the song "Bangaranga" by Dara.

Location

The 2027 contest will take place in Bulgaria, following the country's victory at the 2026 contest with the song "Bangaranga", performed by Dara. It will be the first time that Bulgaria hosts the contest, as well as the second Eurovision event to be held in the country, after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia.

Host city selection

Eurovision Song Contest 2027 is located in Bulgaria
Burgas
Burgas
Sofia
Sofia
Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Varna
Varna
The location of Bulgarian cities that have expressed interest (in grey)

After Bulgaria's win in 2026, the director of Bulgarian National Television (BNT), Milena Milotinova [bg], stated during the winner's press conference that the broadcaster is ready to host the 2027 edition in Sofia.[2][3]

On 17 May 2026, the mayor of Burgas, Dimitar Nikolov, expressed the city's interest in hosting the contest.[4] On the same day, the mayor of Sofia, Vasil Terziev, confirmed that the city would submit a bid.[5] The mayor of Plovdiv, Kostadin Dimitrov, stated that his city also intends to bid to host in 2027.[6] On 18 May, the mayor of Varna, Blagomir Kotsev, expressed the city's interest in hosting the contest.[7]

Cities that have expressed interest in hosting the contest
City Venue Notes Ref.
Burgas Arena Burgas Can hold up to 15,000 people for concerts. [4]
Plovdiv Kolodruma Can hold up to 7,500 people for concerts. [6]
Sofia Arena Sofia Hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Can hold up to 17,906 people for concerts. [5]
Varna Palace of Culture and Sports Kongresna Hall can hold up to 6,000 people. [7]

Provisional list of participants

Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership capable of receiving the contest via the Eurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issues an invitation to participate in the contest to all active members. Until mid-October, countries can intend to join the 2027 contest.

As of May 2026, broadcasters from the following countries have publicly confirmed their intention to participate in the 2027 contest:

Eurovision Song Contest 2027 provisional participants
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s) Ref.
 Bulgaria BNT [8][9]
 Denmark DR TBD 13 February 2027 [10]
 Finland Yle TBD 20 February 2027 [11]
 Germany SWR [12]
 San Marino SMRTV [13]

Confirmation statements

  •  Bulgaria – BNT has confirmed that it will continue to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest after its return and win in 2026. Additionally, they will host the 2027 contest.[8][9][2]
  •  Denmark – DR has confirmed that it will continue to use its traditional national selection, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, to select its entry for the 2027 contest on 13 February 2027.[10]
  •  Finland – Yle has confirmed that it will continue to use its traditional national selection, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, to select its entry for the 2027 contest on 20 February 2027.[11]
  •  Germany – SWR has confirmed that it will host a national final to select its entrant for the 2027 contest.[12]
  •  San Marino – On 13 May 2026, SMRTV confirmed that it had started work on participation in Eurovision 2027.[13]

Other countries

  •  Armenia – On 19 October 2025, Patrick Fiori, who represented France in 1993, announced that he is going to represent Armenia in the 2027 contest, to which AMPTV has yet to give a response about.[14][15] An official confirmation of participation in 2027 is pending.
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina – In May 2025, when asked about Bosnia and Herzegovina's absence from the contest, Lejla A. Babović, former Head of Delegation for Bosnia and Herzegovina, stated that all they needed to do was pay off debt and they could come back soon, with 2026 being the earliest.[16] However, the broadcaster's financial issues have continued, with BHRT owing a total of 100 million KM (€51.13 million) after programming on BHT1 was restricted to just news coverage in February 2026.[17] On 26 February 2026, BHRT aired a message warning viewers that the broadcaster is in a "serious financial and operational crisis" and could shut down, which would leave Bosnia and Herzegovina without a national public broadcaster. In March 2026, the EBU said that they are in "continuous communication" with the employees and management at BHRT, as well as the Bosnian government, to come up with a solution, following up on a statement made in February 2026 explaining that extending BHRT's deadline to repay its debts would "prolong the uncertainty and instability that the broadcaster is already facing".[18] Bosnia and Herzegovina last took part in 2016.
  •  Canada – In November 2025, CBC/Radio-Canada expressed interest in debuting in the Eurovision Song Contest, and it was trying to find ways to explore participation.[19] After it sent staff to observe the 2026 contest, contest director Martin Green welcomed Canada to join.[20] However, CBC is currently only an associate member of the EBU, and would need a formal invitation to take part in the contest, with SBS from Australia being the first and only associate member to-date to join the competition back in 2015.
  •  Hungary – Before Péter Magyar won the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, he stated that if the decision to return to Eurovision is in the hands of the government, they will return.[21] An official decision by MTVA is pending; Hungary last took part in 2019.
  •  Luxembourg - On 17 May, a member of RTL said that a continued participation would depend on a decision made by the Luxembourgish government, as they were originally only funding 2024–2026 participation.[22] An official decision is pending.
  •  Montenegro – In February 2026, RTCG announced that the 2027 Eurovision Workshop, a place for discussing and making future plans for Eurovision, would be hosted in Tivat, Montenegro.[23] An official confirmation of participation in 2027 is pending.
  •  Netherlands – On 3 May, ESC director Martin Green, in an interview with the NOS news program Nieuwsuur, said that he hopes that broadcasters which had boycotted the 2026 contest will return in 2027. In response, RTVE said it would examine "if the conditions are right" for future participation after the 2026 final.[24] Similarly, AVROTROS is awaiting an evaluation of the 2026 contest before making a decision on participation in 2027.[25][26]
  •  North Macedonia – In a session of the program council of MRT held on 11 December 2025, the council expressed support for a return to the competition in 2027, with council president Davor Pasoski advocating for preparations for a participation to begin in a timely manner.[27] MRT also stated that a return to the 2027 Contest seems possible. A return of the broadcaster, however, requires planning and resources to ensure it is successful.[28] An official confirmation of participation in 2027 is pending; North Macedonia last took part in 2022.
  •  Serbia – On 15 September 2025, RTS published the rules for their national final for the 2026 contest, Pesma za Evroviziju '26 (PzE '26). Amongst them was a rule stating that the winner of PzE '26 has to hand over the PzE '27 trophy to that edition's winner – that is, to Serbia's representative at Eurovision 2027.[29] An official confirmation of participation in 2027 is pending.
  •  Slovenia – On 9 March 2024, Mario Galunič [sl], editor at RTVSLO, drafted a document, with one of the points being a plan to return to selecting Slovene entries for Eurovision through the national final Evrovizijska Melodija [sl] from 2025 until 2028.[30][31] Despite this, RTVSLO opted not to take part in the 2026 edition due to Israel's participation. The broadcaster also stated that if Israel won in 2026, they wouldn't return in 2027.[32] An official decision is pending.
  •  United Kingdom – On 9 August 2024, the BBC announced that BBC Studios had retained the tender to produce Eurovision coverage for the UK until 2028.[33] An official confirmation of participation in 2027 is pending.

Israeli participation

Further information: Controversies of the Eurovision Song Contest § Israeli participation

RÚV (Iceland), RTÉ (Ireland), AVROTROS (Netherlands), RTVSLO (Slovenia), and RTVE (Spain) opted not to take part in the 2026 contest to protest Israel's participation in the context of the Gaza war.[34] On 25 February 2026, RTVE called for discussions within the EBU on disallowing countries in active military conflicts from competing in 2027; this proposal would, in theory, also affect Ukraine's participation as the country is currently embroiled in the Russo-Ukrainian war, with Russia having been excluded since 2022 due to its invasion of Ukraine, but would remove Israel from the contest aswell. [35]

Recently, 3 broadcasters from boycotting countries, namely RTVE, AVROTROS, and RTÉ expressed interest returning to the contest in 2027, however they have still cited the Israeli participation as a reason to potentially continue its inactivity in the contest. For starters, Spanish broadcaster, RTVE, have stated that "From May 17th onwards, we will see if the conditions are right for future participation."[36] Dutch broadcaster, AVROTROS, along side other Dutch broadcaster, NPO, have also stated that it is too early to determine if the Netherlands will return in 2027, additionally they will wait for a report from the EBU to see if they can return.[37] Meanwhile, on 19 May, RTÉ Director-General Kevin Bakhurst said regarding whether to continue their non-participation that "there's no reason at the moment to change our decision, but we will review it in the coming months".[38]

Meanwhile, broadcaster VRT, which has the right to represent Belgium for the contest in 2027, are likely to withdraw in 2027 if Israel is allowed to compete. For example, a spokesperson for the VRT stated during the preview programme ahead of the 2026 final that the broadcaster was unlikely to participate in 2027 for Belgium unless the EBU holds a direct vote on Israel's participation. The spokesperson said that the chances of VRT sending an entry in 2027 were "slim", and called on the EBU to "make a clear statement against war and violence and for respect for human rights".[39][40] The Belgian participation in the contest alternates annually between Flemish speaking broadcaster, VRT, and the French-speaking broadcaster, RTBF.

Broadcasts

All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing insight and voting information to their local audience. Although they are only required to show the final and the semi-final in which their country votes, most broadcasters cover all three shows. Some non-participating broadcasters also air the contest. The Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel provides international live streams of all shows with no commentary.

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