Editing Intervision Song Contest (section)

== Revival attempts ==
In 2008, an unrelated [[Intervision Song Contest 2008]] was organised where eleven countries participated and was won by Tajikistan.<ref name="Intervision 2008">{{cite web |date=20 August 2008 |title=Five Stars Intervision to open in Sochi |url=http://news.uzreport.uz/news_9_e_49317.html |access-date=9 June 2014 |website=uzreport.uz |publisher=UzReport}}</ref> In 2009, the then [[Prime Minister of Russia]], [[Vladimir Putin]], proposed restarting the competition, this time between Russia, China and the Central Asian member states of the [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]].<ref>[http://shanghaiist.com/2009/10/16/intervision_the_russian_proposed_so.php Intervision: The Russian proposed song contest with China, Central Asia] (Shanghaiist: Shanghai News, Food, Arts & Events)</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2009/10/091016_intervision_et_sl.shtml Putin mulls Intervision Song Contest] (BBC World Service)</ref>

In May 2014, it was announced that the contest would return, featuring countries from the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bartlett|first=Paul|title=Bearded Lady Spurs Russia to Revive Soviet-Era Song Contest|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/68401|website=eurasianet.org|publisher=eurasianet|access-date=30 May 2014|date=23 May 2014}}</ref> Russian singer and producer Igor Matvienko, announced that the contest would take place in October 2014 in the coastal city of [[Sochi]], which played host to the [[2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="HostCity">{{cite web|last=Bartlett|first=Paul|title=Bearded Lady Spurs Russia to Revive Soviet-Era Song Contest|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/68401|website=eurasianet.org|publisher=eurasianet|access-date=30 May 2014|date=23 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kozlov|first=Vladimir|title=Russia launches Song Contest as Eurovision alternatives|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russia-launches-song-contests-as-707076|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=31 May 2014|date=26 May 2014}}</ref> Seven countries had declared their interest to compete prior to the event's cancellation: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, China, and Uzbekistan.<ref name="ISCRevival">{{cite web|url=http://eurovoix.com/2014/05/23/russia-intervision-to-return-this-october/|title=Russia: Intervision To Return This October|last=Granger|first=Anthony|work=Eurovoix|date=23 May 2014|access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="Participation">{{cite web|last=Ko|first=Anthony|title=Russia: Intervision Song Contest to return this October|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2014/05/23/russia-intervision-return-october/51126/|publisher=Wiwibloggs.com|access-date=30 May 2014|date=23 May 2014}}</ref> Russia had also selected [[Alexander Ivanov (singer)|Alexander Ivanov]] as its representative.<ref name="RussiaParticipant">{{cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|title=Russia: Alexander Ivanov Wins "Five Stars"|url=http://eurovoix.com/2014/06/15/russia-alexander-ivanov-wins-five-stars/|publisher=Eurovoix.com|access-date=15 June 2014|date=15 June 2014}}</ref> The contest was scheduled to take place in October 2014, ostensibly due to "Russian anger at the moral decay of the West", particularly in response to the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2014]] winner [[Conchita Wurst]]. Moreover, the revival was seen as part of "Putin's broader cultural diplomacy agenda".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/2014/08/01/following-outrage-over-conchita-russia-reviving-its-own-soviet-eurovision-260815.html|title=Following Outrage Over Conchita, Russia Is Reviving Its Own Straight Eurovision|last=Lee-Adams|first=William|date=25 July 2014|website=newsweek.com|publisher=Newsweek|access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref> Despite plans to stage the contest in both 2014 and 2015, a revival has not taken place.<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://eurovoix.com/2014/09/01/intervision-2014-contest-is-cancelled|title=Intervision: 2014 Contest Is Cancelled|last=Granger|first=Anthony|date=1 September 2014|website=Eurovoix|access-date= 1 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=Intervision: Contest Moved To Autumn 2015|url=http://eurovoix.com/2015/03/14/intervision-contest-moved-to-autumn-2015/|website=Eurovoix.com|date=14 March 2015 |access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref> Ivanov later {{esccnty|Belarus|y=2016|t=represented Belarus}} in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2016]] with the song "Help You Fly", but failed to qualify for the final.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mikhail|last=Vasilyev|title=Belarus: IVAN will sing "Help You Fly" at Eurovision 2016|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2016/01/22/belarus-ivan-will-sing-help-you-fly-eurovision/117603/|website=Wiwibloggs.com|date=22 January 2016}}</ref>

In November 2023, [[Ministry of Culture (Russia)|Russian Minister of Culture]] [[Olga Lyubimova]] and [[Channel One Russia]]'s Director General [[Konstantin Ernst]] revealed at St. Petersburg's International Cultural Forum that the broadcaster planned to produce a revival of the Intervision Song Contest featuring the member countries of [[BRICS]].<ref name="2023revival" /> This occurred after the broadcaster's membership in the [[European Broadcasting Union]] was suspended, upon [[Eurovision Song Contest 2022#Exclusion of Russia|the exclusion of Russia from the Eurovision Song Contest 2022]] due to its [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://corp.suspilne.media/newsdetails/5047 |title=Європейська мовна спілка призупинила членство російських ЗМІ |trans-title=The European Broadcasting Union suspends the membership of Russian media outlets |language=uk |date=2022-05-27 |access-date=2024-06-10 |publisher=[[Suspilne]]}}</ref> On 8 June 2024, Russian government official [[Mikhail Shvydkoy]] told [[RIA Novosti]] that "more than 16 countries" would take part in the competition, naming Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, China, Cuba, and Kazakhstan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ria.ru/20240608/shvydkoy-1951601188.html |title=Более 16 стран примут участие в музыкальном конкурсе "Интервидение" |language=ru |publisher=[[RIA Novosti]] |date=2024-06-08 |access-date=2024-06-10 |trans-title=More than 16 countries will take part in the Intervision music contest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608074020/https://ria.ru/20240608/shvydkoy-1951601188.html |archive-date=2024-06-08 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On 3 February 2025, now-president Putin signed a decree formalising the revival of the competition. The [[Intervision Song Contest 2025]] is scheduled to be held in the Moscow area in September 2025. Deputy Prime Minister [[Dmitry Chernyshenko]] was appointed as chair of the event's organizing committee, while domestic policy chief [[Sergey Kiriyenko]] was installed as chair of its supervisory board. By then, more than 25 countries had shown interest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/03/putin-signs-decree-creating-russian-eurovision-alternative-a87845 |title=Putin Signs Decree Creating Russian Eurovision Alternative |language=en |publisher=[[The Moscow Times]] |date=3 February 2025 |access-date=4 February 2025 }}</ref>