Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc was crowned the winner of the newly revamped Intervision song contest — a Russian answer to Eurovision that some say is as much about politics and power as it is about ...

Banished from Eurovision, Russia will launch the final of its own international song contest at President Vladimir Putin’s behest on Saturday, with a Soviet-era name and acts intended to promote ...

With artists from more than 20 countries, Russia on Saturday revived its Intervision song contest, which the Kremlin promotes as an alternative to Eurovision and a means to highlight "traditional ...

She works hard to live. But she's always smiling and her eyes are shining ... I saw that first hand in 1996 when, by a quirk of fate, I co-presented Russian TV's Song for Europe competition to select ...

A Vietnamese pop singer won top honors at Russia’ s Intervision Song Contest, a Cold-War era music festival that Moscow revived in response to being kicked out of the global Eurovision spectacle for ...

The Intervision Song Contest will see 23 artists from around the world — including one representing the U.S. — offer a heady ...

Putin ordered revival of Soviet-era song contest More than 20 countries took part in 'Intervision' Russia is banned from Eurovision due to war in Ukraine Intervision stresses 'traditional family ...

Because of the Kremlin’s escalating repression, some musicians who still live in Russia keep a low profile. I recently heard a song written by an artist whose fans don’t publicize his music out of ...

With cheering crowds, glowing lights, a hint of political intrigue and a winning act in Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc, Russia’s answer to the Eurovision song contest – “Intervision” – gave off similar ...