Vietnam wins Russia's 'Intervision' song contest, US contestant drops out

20/09/2025 19:29 France 24

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 values". Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc won the event with a song inspired by a poem about bamboo.

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