Photos from Russia's Intervision song contest created after exclusion from Eurovision

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21 Sep 2025 • 6:19 AM MYT
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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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