Eurovision Song Contest 2027

Bidding phase

Burgas

Sofia

Plovdiv

Varna

The location of shortlisted cities (in green) and other bidding cities (in red)

After Bulgaria's win in 2026, Milena Milotinova [bg], director of Bulgarian National Television (BNT), said during the winner's press conference that the broadcaster was ready to host the 2027 contest in Sofia.^[2][3] Between 17 and 18 May 2026, the mayors of Burgas,^[4] Sofia,^[5] Plovdiv,^[6] and Varna^[7] all declared readiness for their respective city to host the event. By 21 May, the Bulgarian government had begun establishing an interdepartmental working group, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ivo Hristov, to coordinate preparations for the contest.^[8][9][10] BNT opened the bidding process on 8 June, issuing requirements for the four interested cities,^[11][12] all of which delivered their bids by 3 July.^[13][14] On 13 July, organizers announced that the choice of host city had been narrowed to Burgas and Sofia,^[15][16][17] with the final decision expected by 31 July.^[18]

Key:
 †  Host city (TBD)  *  Shortlisted

Provisionally confirmed countries

•  Bulgaria – BNT confirmed that it will continue to participate in the contest following the 2026 national final. After winning the 2026 contest, BNT will host the 2027 edition.^{[20][21][2][8]}
•  Canada – On 1 July, the EBU confirmed that CBC/Radio-Canada would debut in the contest for Canada in 2027.^[22][39]
•  Denmark – DR has confirmed that it will continue to use its traditional national final, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, to select its entry for 2027. The final is scheduled for 13 February.^[40][23]
•  Finland – Yle has confirmed that it will continue to use its traditional national final, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, to select its entry for 2027. The final is scheduled for 20 February.^[24]
•  Germany – SWR has confirmed that it will host a national final to select its entry for 2027.^[25]
•  Greece – ERT has confirmed that it will continue to use the national final Sing for Greece to select its entry for 2027.^[26][41]
•  Israel – Kan has confirmed that it will continue to use the reality show HaKokhav HaBa, in collaboration with commercial broadcaster Keshet, to select its artist for 2027, while the song will again be chosen internally.^[27][28][42]
•  Italy – RAI has confirmed that it will select its entry for 2027 during the fourth night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2027, scheduled for 19 February. This will mark a change from the editions between 2015 and 2026, when the winner of Sanremo had the right of first refusal regarding their Eurovision participation.^[29][30]
•  Luxembourg – The Luxembourgish prime minister Luc Frieden stated in May 2026 his intention to propose government support for Eurovision participation in 2027.^[43] In June 2026, RTL confirmed that the government had secured funding for participation up to 2029, and announced that the Luxembourg Song Contest would again be used to select its entry for 2027. The final is scheduled for 30 January.^[31]
•  North Macedonia – During a public session of MRT's Program Council held on 21 May 2026, director Zoran Ristoski stated that the broadcaster intends to return to the contest in 2027, with council president Davor Pasoski later adding that details about the selection process would be announced at a later date.^[44][32][45] North Macedonia last took part in 2022.
•  Norway – NRK has confirmed that it will continue to use its traditional national final, Melodi Grand Prix, to select its entry for 2027.^[34][33][46]
•  San Marino – On 13 May 2026, SMRTV confirmed that it had commenced work on participation in 2027.^[35]
•   Switzerland – On 11 June 2026, SRG SSR confirmed its intention to participate in 2027, announcing that it would continue to internally select its entry.^[36][47]
•  United Kingdom – On 18 June 2026, the British delegation's head of media, Niall Hay, confirmed that the BBC remains obligated by the contract with BBC Studios to organise an entry until 2028.^[37][38]

Other countries

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.^[62] On 3 May 2026, contest director Martin Green said in an interview with Dutch news programme Nieuwsuur that he hopes the broadcasters which had boycotted the 2026 contest would return in 2027.^[63] In an interview with Variety that was published on 1 July, Green stated that a vote on whether or not to permit Israel's participation in 2027 would not be held.^[64] The Israeli broadcaster Kan confirmed its intention to participate on 12 July.^[27]

The following countries' broadcasters have released statements on how they plan to respond to Israel's intention to compete in 2027:

•  Belgium – During the preview programme ahead of the 2026 final, Yasmine Van der Borght, a spokesperson for Flemish broadcaster VRT, which is set to participate in 2027 as part of the annual alternation with the French-speaking RTBF which participated in 2026, said that the broadcaster is unlikely to do so unless the EBU holds a direct vote on Israel's participation. Van der Borght said that the chances of VRT sending an entry in 2027 are "slim", and called on the EBU to "make a clear statement against war and violence and for respect for human rights".^[65][66]
•  Iceland – In December 2025, RÚV's director-general Stefán Eríksson stated during an interview with The Euro Trip Podcast that the broadcaster would closely follow developments at the 2026 contest before deciding whether or not to participate in 2027.^[67]
•  Ireland – On 19 May, RTÉ's director-general Kevin Bakhurst stated that "there's no reason at the moment to change our decision, but we will review it in the coming months".^[68]
•  Netherlands – AVROTROS announced on 2 July that it will decide on its participation in 2027 by late August or early September,^[69] following an evaluation of the 2026 contest.^[70][71][72] On 15 July, independent MP Mona Keijzer submitted written questions to culture minister Rianne Letschert regarding the Netherlands' absence from the contest and the possibility of another broadcaster stepping in.^[73][74] While Omroep Max has expressed willingness to take over participation in the contest from AVROTROS if NPO offers financial backing, other public broadcasters (BNNVARA, EO, and KRO-NCRV) have reportedly ruled themselves out.^[75][76]
•  Slovenia – On 9 March 2024, Mario Galunič [sl], an 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.^[77][78] Despite this, RTVSLO opted not to take part in 2026 due to Israel's participation. The broadcaster also stated that had Israel won in 2026, it would not have returned in 2027.^[79]
•  Spain – On 25 February 2026, RTVE called for discussions within the EBU on disallowing countries in active military conflicts, such as Israel, from competing in 2027.^[80] In response to Green's statements during the Nieuwsuur interview, RTVE stated it would examine "if the conditions are right" for future participation after the 2026 final.^[63]