Contest of the Year: where and when will Intervision 2025 take place, who will participate

In September 2025, Moscow will host the international song contest "Intervision", which could potentially become the "hallmark of Russia". The competition was held in the middle of the 20th century and has been revived in modern Russia. It is planned that artists from more than 20 countries will perform at the event. Russia will be represented by singer Shaman. The venue, time, and full list of speakers are available in the Izvestia article.

What is Intervision, the history of the project

Intervision is an international music competition whose history dates back to the 1960s. Then the organizer was the International Union of Radio and Television (OIRT). The contest was held by analogy with the Eurovision Song Contest, the music award of the European Broadcasting Union, which broke away from the OIRT. Not only the socialist countries close to the Soviet Union, but also Austria, Belgium, Spain, Canada, the Netherlands, Portugal and Finland presented their numbers to the jury. However, after 1980, the festival gradually came to naught.

And in 2025, the launch of Intervision in an updated format was announced. Performers from the BRICS, CIS and other countries are involved in the competition. The organizers promise that the show will become an international venue where different musical cultures will meet — from Eastern Europe to Latin America.

The event is aimed at strengthening cultural ties, mutual understanding and cooperation between the two countries through music.

The Intervision contest may become Russia's calling card for many years to come, as, unlike Eurovision, its main goal is cultural exchange, not political factors. This opinion was expressed by Senator Natalia Koshikhina in an interview with TASS journalists. In her opinion, the Intervision project has great potential.

Anastasia Kravchenko, a participant from Belarus, flew to Moscow for the Intervision

Who will perform at the Intervision contest

Intervision 2025 will feature artists from more than 20 countries, including Russia, Belarus, China, and the United States. Russia will be represented by Shaman singer with the song "Straight to the Heart".

Special guests and an international headliner will also perform on stage. Each participant has prepared a short video about their country, and the contest songs will be performed live.

Participants and songs:

— Nastya Kravchenko (Belarus) — "Motyl";

Luciano Calazans and Thais Nader (Brazil) — Pipoca Com Amor ("Popcorn with Love");

— Omar Acedo (Venezuela) — La Fiesta de la Paz ("Celebration of Peace");

— Duc Phuc (Vietnam) — Phu Dong Thien Vuong ("Fudom thien vuong");

— Mustafa Saad (Egypt) — Ben Elbanat ("Among all the Girls");

— Rauhan Malik (India) — Ishq ("Love");

— Amge (Kazakhstan) — Dalanyn Nuri ("Light of the Steppe");

— Dana Al-Mir (Qatar) — Huwa Dha Anta ("It's you");

— Natasha Sanaipei Tande (Kenya) — Flavor ("Taste of Life");

— Wang Xi (China) — "On the Way";

— Nydia Gongora (Colombia) — En los Manglares ("In the Mangroves");

— Sulema Iglesias Salazar (Cuba) — Guaguanco;

— Nomad (Kyrgyzstan) — Zhalgyz saga ("Only for you");

— Denise & D-Lain (Madagascar) — Tiako Hanjeky ("I Want more for us");

— SHAMAN (Russia) — "Straight to the heart";

— Zeina Imad (Saudi Arabia) — Mojrad Ham ("Just worried");

— Slobodan Trkul (Serbia) — Three Little Roses;

— Brandon Howard (USA) — We Are Champions;

— Farrukh Hasanov (Tajikistan) — "Burn!";

— Netsanet Sultan (Ethiopia) — Halaala ("In plain sight");

— Mzansi Jikelele (South Africa) — Home.

Where will Intervision 2025 take place?

The international music competition "Intervision-2025" will be held on September 20 in Moscow at the modern concert venue Live Arena, located in Odintsovo district of Moscow region. The arena is designed for 11,000 spectators and is equipped with the latest technology.

The show is scheduled to start at 20:00 Moscow time. The broadcast will be available on the TV channels of the participating countries, which will allow millions of viewers around the world to watch the contest.

Final program and assessment

The final show will begin with a symbolic opening act and a cultural parade. Next, the guests will see the participants' videos and live performances in the order determined by the draw.

The final decision on the winner will be made by an international jury, which includes famous musicians, producers and composers from different countries. Voting will be conducted anonymously and according to the points system.

The Intervision Jury

The participants of the Intervision competition are evaluated by an international jury consisting of the leading professionals of the music industry of the participating countries - performers, producers, musicians and teachers.

The jury included Russian producer Igor Matvienko, composer and musicologist from Egypt Mohsen Al-Sayed Iissa, Indian producer and composer Jan Nissar Lone, People's Artist of Uzbekistan Mansur Tashmatov, general producer of the Belarusian broadcasting company Olga Shlyager, DJ Pinye from Kenya and other experts.

The jury members vote for the contest songs they like, awarding them points. The song with the highest score becomes the winner of the contest.

"Intervision" will be one of the key events of this musical year and will give a start to many bright artists. He already has that cool international holiday atmosphere, his fans, who, it seems to me, will travel and personally support their contestants, a large television audience, his records and new heroes," said Igor Matvienko, producer, member of the international professional jury of the Intervision 2025 competition, in a conversation with Izvestia.".

Prizes and symbols of the Intervision contest

The main prize is a crystal cup with the symbols of Intervision and a cash prize of 30 million rubles. All other participants will receive diplomas.

According to the organizers, the contest is a platform for friendship and the exchange of cultural values, where there are no losers, but only winners at heart.