MOSCOW: With artists from more than 20 countries and ambitions for a billion-plus viewers, Russia on Saturday revived its Intervision song contest, which Moscow hopes will compete with a “decadent” Eurovision. First held in the Soviet era and relaunched in February on President Vladimir Putin’s orders, the concert-as-soft-power tool was held at an arena near the Russian capital, with Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc proclaimed the winner with a song inspired by a poem about bamboo.

Intervision promises to be lighter on sequins and heavier on patriotic ballads than its European counterpart

Russland ist seit 2022 vom ESC ausgeschlossen – und belebt nun seinen eigenen Wettbewerb wieder. Es geht um mehr als nur Gesang: Intervision ist Chefsache im Ringen gegen den…

Putin resurrects a Soviet-era global song contest, to distract from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Rusia, que fue expulsada de Eurovisión por la guerra, celebra hoy la primera edición desde la Guerra Fría del festival Intervisión.

The Kremlin's anti-woke competition 'Intervision' will see 23 countries from around the world compete for the top prize of 30million rubles (equivalent to more than £266,000).

È l'Intervision: si tiene sabato sera a Mosca, e promuove valori conservatori e tradizionali

Organizzato per la prima volta negli anni '60, in piena Guerra fredda, il festival è stato rilanciato con un decreto di Vladimir Putin

On Saturday, Russia is hosting the Intervision Song Contest, with singers representing countries like China and Cuba. And the United States, too.

Song contest revived as a challenge to more-famous counterpart with 23 countries taking part

MOSCOW: With artists from more than 20 countries and ambitions for a billion-plus viewers, Russia on Saturday revived its Intervision song contest, which Moscow hopes will compete…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the second edition of the new song contest Intervision, whose inaugural version was concluded early Sunday in Moscow, the Saudi Press Agency…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the second edition of the new song contest Intervision, whose inaugural version was concluded early Sunday in Moscow, the Saudi Press Agency…

Nachdem Russland beim ESC nicht mehr mitmachen durfte, belebte Putin einen anderen Wettbewerb wieder: Intervision. Gewonnen hat am Samstagabend Vietnam.