Updated: 28 October 2026, 9:33 a.m. EDT (Toronto) CBC/Radio-Canada has named five finalists to become Canada’s first Eurovision Song Contest representative and opened a public vote. William Cloutier, Josiane, Rêve, Talk and Tyler Shaw were announced on Tuesday, 27 October, at a special programme and media event in Toronto. Canadians can watch the candidates’ performances and vote through CBC’s Eurovision website . The contest organiser says voters may cast up to ten votes during the voting period, which ends on Thursday, 5 November. The shortlist follows 325 applications. CBC/Radio-Canada’s music teams reduced that field to 15 artists before an expert jury selected the five finalists, assessing factors including vocal ability, stage presence, experience and musical vision. The contenders span several parts of the country: Cloutier is from Quebec, Josiane is an Acadian singer-songwriter from Dieppe, New Brunswick, Rêve is a Montreal-born dance-pop artist, Talk is from Ottawa and Shaw i...