At a Moscow concert hall, Shohruhmirzo Ganiyev is crooning about love and his motherland, Uzbekistan. "Put your legs together like a man," suggests his voice coach and choreographer. "And spread your ...

Putin ordered revival of Soviet-era song contest Twenty-three countries will take part in 'Intervision' Russia is banned from Eurovision due to war in Ukraine Intervision stresses 'traditional family ...

“We found the reaction last year was quite embarrassing,” contest official says. MOSCOW — -- Organizers of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest are installing special anti-booing technology in ...

Russia was banned from various cultural and sporting events after it launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

With artists from 23 countries, hopes for a billion-plus viewers and a generous sprinkle of glitter, Russia hosts Intervision on Saturday, a song contest championed by Moscow as a rival to Eurovision.

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 ...

MOSCOW − Vietnam was crowned the winner of the Russian-hosted Intervision song contest in the early hours of Sunday morning, a competition backed by President Vladimir Putin and conceived as a ...

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 ...