What to know
- Canada is participating in Eurovision for the first time in the contest’s 70-year history, with five artists competing to represent the country in Bulgaria.
- Rêve is a JUNO-winning, Montreal-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter known for her dreamy, high-energy dance-pop sound and strong LGBTQ2S+ representation.
- Inspired by Drag culture and past Eurovision performances, Rêve aims to deliver a bilingual, visually captivating set if selected as Canada’s representative.
- Voting is open until November 5 at 11:59 p.m., giving Canadians the chance to help make history by choosing the country’s first-ever Eurovision contestant.
For the first time in Eurovision’s 70-year history, Canada is joining the party, and Montreal-born, Toronto-based artist Rêve says she has the style and vision to represent her country on the world stage. Here’s why she thinks you should vote for her.
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rêve is one of five finalists hoping to represent Canada at Eurovision in Bulgaria.
Rêve is competing against New Brunswick artist Josiane, Ottawa artist Talk, Vancouver-born artist Tyler Shaw and Drummondville, Q.C. artist William Cloutier.
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About Rêve
The Eurovision finalist goes by the name Rêve, which in French, means dream. She chose this name, she says, because it reflects her birthplace, Montreal, known for its “joie de vivre” (joy of life), and it captures the dreamy, whimsical feeling listeners get from her ‘90s Euro dance and dance-pop sounds.
Above all, she hopes her music helps others feel seen and held, and encourages listeners to celebrate their individuality.
The JUNO-winning artist first watched Eurovision 12 years ago and was amazed by the powerful performances and on-stage representation.
“The first Eurovision I watched was 12 years ago, and it’s been my Super Bowl ever since,” Rêve told Now Toronto.
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She recalled seeing Austrian singer and drag queen Conchita Wurst win with “Rise Like a Phoenix,” and that win felt so important as a member of the Queer community.
“I am a proud bisexual woman. The Queer community, I’m so proud to be a part of. So much of what my artistry is actually inspired by is drag, and I have a lot of friends in that community,” she said.
In fact, Rêve’s 2025 song “Devour” was inspired by drag queens and kings. After a two-month songwriting dry spell, Rêve went to Church Street, where performers preparing to take the stage sparked her creativity.
From being a Eurovision fan for over a decade to representing the Queer and French Canadian community, Rêve is honoured to be a finalist and hopes to be selected as Canada’s official Eurovision contestant.
‘I was so excited I almost threw my phone’: Representing Canada in its first Eurovision
She recalled being backstage at a Canada Day show performance when Mark Carney first announced the country’s participation in Eurovision.
“It was a very surreal moment for me… I was so excited I almost threw my phone,” Rêve excitedly said.
“The opportunity for Canada to participate alone is so cool. It is so weighted. It’s so exciting, but to now be one of the five finalists who might get to go to Bulgaria is the honor of my life as a Canadian and as a Eurovision fan,” she added.
Since then, she’s been drafting ideas in case she gets chosen to represent Canada.
Rêve says she admires motifs like Swedish singer Loreen’s song “Euphoria” for its emotional yet still danceable effect, and would love to combine that same vibe alongside the piano, taking inspiration from Australian artist Delta Goodrem‘s performance of “Eclipse.”
So, she hopes to bring exciting staging with show-stopping visuals, stunts, and an emotional, bilingual piano and singing performance.
“I’m ready to train for this; it’s the Olympics of music,” she said.
Rêve says she’s honoured to be part of this experience and met the other four contestants on Monday, when she was ecstatic to see her old friends as her competitors.
“I think that we’re going to be bonded for life in some way by this beautiful experience. And so, between the announcement in Toronto and all of the press that we’ve gotten to do together, the time that we’ve gotten to spend with each other throughout this whole process, it’s just been a whirlwind, but so, so much fun,” she said.
A concert and an album: What’s next for Rêve?
Rêve is also showing up for a Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation event, Unbreakable, performing at Massey Hall on Nov. 15 and honouring her father, a cancer survivor.
While hoping her next release will be at Eurovision, she’s also preparing to release her sophomore album, Delusions of Grandeur, having already released two singles from the project: “Devour” and “Church of Sound.”
This album is a highly visual concept album exploring delusion as either a tool to pave the path towards your dreams, but also how it can sometimes lead you astray and not to your downfall, but it can play tricks on your mind in negative ways too, she explained.
Voting ends on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 11:59 p.m. Vote here.
