MOSCOW (AP) — Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc won the inaugural Intervision song contest in Moscow taking home 30 million rubles, approximately $360,000 U.S. dollars.
The music contest was created by presidential decree after Russia’s exclusion from the Eurovision contest.
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Participants of the International Music Competition “Intervision” sing together at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Participants of the International Music Competition “Intervision” sing together at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Vietnam’s Duc Phuc celebrates after winning the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Vietnam’s Duc Phuc celebrates after winning the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Vietnam’s Duc Phuc, center, the winner of the International Music Competition “Intervision” and other participants sing at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Vietnam’s Duc Phuc, center, the winner of the International Music Competition “Intervision” and other participants sing at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russia’s SHAMAN performs the song “Straight to the Heart” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russia’s SHAMAN performs the song “Straight to the Heart” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russia’s SHAMAN performs the song “Straight to the Heart” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russia’s SHAMAN performs the song “Straight to the Heart” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses participants and spectators of the International Music Competition “Intervision” via video link at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses participants and spectators of the International Music Competition “Intervision” via video link at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Vietnam’s Duc Phuc performs at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Vietnam’s Duc Phuc performs at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Fans of Vietnam’s Duc Phuc watch his performance at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Fans of Vietnam’s Duc Phuc watch his performance at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Vietnam’s Duc Phuc performs at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Vietnam’s Duc Phuc performs at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
South Africa’s Mzansi Jikelele group performs the song “Home” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
South Africa’s Mzansi Jikelele group performs the song “Home” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Cuba’s Zulema Iglesias Salazar performs the song “Guaguanco” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Cuba’s Zulema Iglesias Salazar performs the song “Guaguanco” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
South Africa’s Mzansi Jikelele group performs the song “Home” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
South Africa’s Mzansi Jikelele group performs the song “Home” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Uzbekistan’s Shohruh Mirzo Ganiyev performs the song “Milliy Terma” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Uzbekistan’s Shohruh Mirzo Ganiyev performs the song “Milliy Terma” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Belarus’ Nastya Kravchenko performs the song “Motylok” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Belarus’ Nastya Kravchenko performs the song “Motylok” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Serbia’s Slobodan Trkulja performs the song “Three Little Roses” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Serbia’s Slobodan Trkulja performs the song “Three Little Roses” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
India’s Rauhan Malik, 2nd left, performs the song “Love” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
India’s Rauhan Malik, 2nd left, performs the song “Love” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Madagascar’s Denise & D-Lain performs the song “Tiako Hanjeky” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Madagascar’s Denise & D-Lain performs the song “Tiako Hanjeky” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Tadjikistan’s Farrukh Hasanov performs the song “Burn!” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Tadjikistan’s Farrukh Hasanov performs the song “Burn!” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
United Arab Emirates’s Saif Alali performs the song “A Call for Peace” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
United Arab Emirates’s Saif Alali performs the song “A Call for Peace” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Ethiopia’s Netsanet Sultan performs the song “Song of Love” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Ethiopia’s Netsanet Sultan performs the song “Song of Love” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Kenya’s Sanaipei Tande performs the song “Flavour” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Kenya’s Sanaipei Tande performs the song “Flavour” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian singer Klava Koka performs after the competition program at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian singer Klava Koka performs after the competition program at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Kazakhstan’s Yernar Sadirbayev (Amre) lies in a cloud of smoke as he performs the song “Steppe Light” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Kazakhstan’s Yernar Sadirbayev (Amre) lies in a cloud of smoke as he performs the song “Steppe Light” at the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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