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Intervision Song Contest

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The Intervision Song Contest (ISC) is an international song competition originally organized by the International Radio and Television Organisation (OIRT) and broadcast live via the Intervision network. Launched in 1965 as the Eastern Bloc equivalent to the Eurovision Song Contest, its first phase was staged in various cities across Czechoslovakia until 1968. From 1977 to 1980, the contest was held at Sopot's Forest Opera in Poland, followed by a one-off revival in Sochi in 2008. After a lengthy hiatus, the contest was relaunched in 2025 under an annual rotating-host model, with each edition staged in a different country. The ISC replaced the long-running Sopot International Song Festival (Sopot ISF), which had been held in Sopot since 1961, when it moved there for its second phase from 1977 to 1980. In 1981 the unified ISC/Sopot ISF was cancelled because of the rise of the independent trade union movement, Solidarity, which was judged by other Eastern bloc communist governments to be "counter-revolutionary". In 1984, Polish broadcaster TVP revived the Sopot ISF under its original name. In 2008, a one-off revival contest took place in Sochi, as an attempt to revive the contest, though subsequent editions planned in both 2014 and 2015 did not materialise. After the Russian broadcasters withdrew from the European Broadcasting Union upon being excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, another revival was announced by the Russian Ministry of Culture in 2023, with Russian president Vladimir Putin signing a decree for it to be held in Moscow. Intervision 2025 was held on 20 September at the Live Arena in Novoivanovskoye, Moscow. The next edition is scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2026.

Infobox

Genre
Music competition
Created by
International Radio and Television Organisation
No. of episodes
10 contests
Production locations
mw- Prague (1965) Bratislava (1966–1967) Karlovy Vary (1968) Sopot (1977–1980) Sochi (2008) Moscow (2025) Riyadh (2026)
Production companies
International Radio and Television Organisation1965–68: Czechoslovak Television1977–80: Telewizja Polska
Release
20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) –present

Tables

· Winners
Country
Country
Year
Country
Date
Song
Host City
Artist
Winner
Language
1965–1968: Golden Clef Intervision Contest
1965–1968: Golden Clef Intervision Contest
Year
1965–1968: Golden Clef Intervision Contest
1965
1965
Year
1965
Date
12 June
Host City
Prague
Winner
Czechoslovakia
Winner
"Tam, kam chodí vítr spát"
Winner
Karel Gott
Winner
Czech
1966
1966
Year
1966
Date
25 June
Host City
Bratislava
Winner
Bulgaria
Winner
"Adagio" (Адажио)
Winner
Lili Ivanova
Winner
Bulgarian
1967
1967
Year
1967
Date
17 June
Host City
Czechoslovakia
Winner
"Rekviem"
Winner
Eva Pilarová
Winner
Czech
1968
1968
Year
1968
Date
22 June
Host City
Karlovy Vary
Winner
"Proč ptáci zpívají?"
Winner
Karel Gott
1977–1980: Sopot
1977–1980: Sopot
Year
1977–1980: Sopot
1977
1977
Year
1977
Date
24–27 August
Host City
Sopot
Winner
Czechoslovakia
Winner
"Malovaný džbánku"
Winner
Helena Vondráčková
Winner
Czech
1978
1978
Year
1978
Date
23–26 August
Host City
"Patrik"
Winner
Václav Neckář
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Year
Soviet Union
Date
"Vsyo mogut koroli" (Всё могут короли)
Host City
Alla Pugacheva
Winner
Russian
1979
1979
Year
1979
Date
22–25 August
Host City
Poland
Winner
"Nim przyjdzie wiosna"
Winner
Czesław Niemen
Winner
Polish
1980
1980
Year
1980
Date
20–23 August
Host City
Czechoslovakia
Winner
"Chcem sa s tebou deliť"
Winner
Marika Gombitová
Winner
Slovak
Finland
Finland
Year
Finland
Date
"Hyvästi yö"
Host City
Marion Rung
Winner
Finnish
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Year
Soviet Union
Date
"Na vstrechu oseni" (На встречу осени)
Host City
Mykola Hnatyuk
Winner
Russian
2008: Five Stars - Intervision
2008: Five Stars - Intervision
Year
2008: Five Stars - Intervision
2008
2008
Year
2008
Date
28–31 August
Host City
Sochi
Winner
Tajikistan
Winner
''Zangi Telefon''"Tsvety Pod Snegom""Hero"
Winner
Tahmina Niyazova
Winner
English
2025–present
2025–present
Year
2025–present
2025
2025
Year
2025
Date
20 September
Host City
Moscow
Winner
Vietnam
Winner
"Phù Đổng Thiên Vương [th]"
Winner
Đức Phúc
Winner
Vietnamese, English, Russian
Year
Date
Host City
Winner
Country
Song
Artist
Language
1965–1968: Golden Clef Intervision Contest
1965
12 June
Prague
Czechoslovakia
"Tam, kam chodí vítr spát"
Karel Gott
Czech
1966
25 June
Bratislava
Bulgaria
"Adagio" (Адажио)
Lili Ivanova
Bulgarian
1967
17 June
Czechoslovakia
"Rekviem"
Eva Pilarová
Czech
1968
22 June
Karlovy Vary
"Proč ptáci zpívají?"
Karel Gott
1977–1980: Sopot
1977
24–27 August
Sopot
Czechoslovakia
"Malovaný džbánku"
Helena Vondráčková
Czech
1978
23–26 August
"Patrik"
Václav Neckář
Soviet Union
"Vsyo mogut koroli" (Всё могут короли)
Alla Pugacheva
Russian
1979
22–25 August
Poland
"Nim przyjdzie wiosna"
Czesław Niemen
Polish
1980
20–23 August
Czechoslovakia
"Chcem sa s tebou deliť"
Marika Gombitová
Slovak
Finland
"Hyvästi yö"
Marion Rung
Finnish
Soviet Union
"Na vstrechu oseni" (На встречу осени)
Mykola Hnatyuk
Russian
2008: Five Stars - Intervision
2008
28–31 August
Sochi
Tajikistan
Zangi Telefon "Tsvety Pod Snegom Hero"
Tahmina Niyazova
English
2025–present
2025
20 September
Moscow
Vietnam
"Phù Đổng Thiên Vương [th]"
Đức Phúc
Vietnamese, English, Russian
· Winners › Winners by country
6
6
Wins
6
Country
Czechoslovakia
Years
1965, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1978, 1980
2
2
Wins
2
Country
Soviet Union
Years
1978, 1980
1
1
Wins
1
Country
Bulgaria
Years
1966
Poland
Poland
Wins
Poland
Country
1979
Finland
Finland
Wins
Finland
Country
1980
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Wins
Tajikistan
Country
2008
Vietnam
Vietnam
Wins
Vietnam
Country
2025
Wins
Country
Years
6
Czechoslovakia
1965, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1978, 1980
2
Soviet Union
1978, 1980
1
Bulgaria
1966
Poland
1979
Finland
1980
Tajikistan
2008
Vietnam
2025
· Winners › Winners by language
5
5
Wins
5
Language
Czech
Years
1965, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1978
4
4
Wins
4
Language
Russian
Years
1978, 1980, 2008, 2025
2
2
Wins
2
Language
English
Years
2008, 2025
1
1
Wins
1
Language
Bulgarian
Years
1966
Polish
Polish
Wins
Polish
Language
1979
Finnish
Finnish
Wins
Finnish
Language
1980
Slovak
Slovak
Wins
Slovak
Vietnamese
Vietnamese
Wins
Vietnamese
Language
2025
Wins
Language
Years
5
Czech
1965, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1978
4
Russian
1978, 1980, 2008, 2025
2
English
2008, 2025
1
Bulgarian
1966
Polish
1979
Finnish
1980
Slovak
Vietnamese
2025
· Participation › Active
Belarus
Belarus
Country
Belarus
Entity
Belteleradio
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
2025
Years
2
Entries
4
Wins
0
Brazil
Brazil
Country
Brazil
Entity
MinC
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
China
China
Country
China
Entity
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Colombia
Colombia
Country
Colombia
Entity
RTVC
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Cuba
Cuba
Country
Cuba
Entity
ICRT
Debut year
1977
Latest entry
2025
Years
4
Entries
5
Wins
0
Egypt
Egypt
Country
Egypt
Entity
TEN TV
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Country
Ethiopia
Entity
Balageru TV
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
India
India
Country
India
Entity
ITV Network
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Country
Kazakhstan
Entity
ATV
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
2025
Years
2
Entries
4
Wins
0
Kenya
Kenya
Country
Kenya
Entity
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Entity
KTRK
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
2025
Years
2
Entries
4
Wins
0
Madagascar
Madagascar
Country
Madagascar
Entity
Real TV Madagasikara
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Qatar
Qatar
Country
Qatar
Entity
QMC
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Russia
Russia
Country
Russia
Entity
Pervy Kanal
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
2025
Years
2
Entries
4
Wins
0
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Country
Saudi Arabia
Entity
MOCSA
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Serbia
Serbia
Country
Serbia
Entity
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
South Africa
South Africa
Country
South Africa
Entity
SABC
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
6
Entries
0
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Country
Tajikistan
Entity
TV Safina
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
2025
Years
2
Entries
4
Wins
1
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Country
United Arab Emirates
Entity
ADMN
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
United States
United States
Country
United States
Entity
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
Years
Entries
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Country
Uzbekistan
Entity
Zo'r TV
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Venezuela
Venezuela
Country
Venezuela
Entity
TVes
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Vietnam
Vietnam
Country
Vietnam
Entity
Vietnam Television
Debut year
2025
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
1
Country
Entity
Debut year
Latest entry
Years
Entries
Wins
Belarus
Belteleradio
2008
2025
2
4
0
Brazil
MinC
2025
1
1
0
China
2025
1
1
0
Colombia
RTVC
2025
1
1
0
Cuba
ICRT
1977
2025
4
5
0
Egypt
TEN TV
2025
1
1
0
Ethiopia
Balageru TV
2025
1
1
0
India
ITV Network
2025
1
1
0
Kazakhstan
ATV
2008
2025
2
4
0
Kenya
2025
1
1
0
Kyrgyzstan
KTRK
2008
2025
2
4
0
Madagascar
Real TV Madagasikara
2025
1
1
0
Qatar
QMC
2025
1
1
0
Russia
Pervy Kanal
2008
2025
2
4
0
Saudi Arabia
MOCSA
2025
1
1
0
Serbia
2025
1
1
0
South Africa
SABC
2025
1
6
0
Tajikistan
TV Safina
2008
2025
2
4
1
United Arab Emirates
ADMN
2025
1
1
0
United States
2025
Uzbekistan
Zo'r TV
2025
1
1
0
Venezuela
TVes
2025
1
1
0
Vietnam
Vietnam Television
2025
1
1
1
· Participation › Inactive
Armenia
Armenia
Country
Armenia
Broadcaster(s)
AMPTV
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
1
Years
3
Entries
0
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Country
Azerbaijan
Broadcaster(s)
İTV
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
1
Years
3
Entries
0
Belgium .mw- [a]
Belgium .mw- [a]
Country
Belgium .mw- [a]
Broadcaster(s)
BRT (Flemish)RTBF (Wallon)
Debut year
1968
Latest entry
1979
Years
2
Entries
2
Wins
0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Country
Bulgaria
Broadcaster(s)
BNT
Debut year
1968
Latest entry
1980
Years
5
Entries
6
Wins
1
Canada
Canada
Country
Canada
Broadcaster(s)
CBC
Debut year
1978
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Finland
Finland
Country
Finland
Broadcaster(s)
YLE
Debut year
1966
Latest entry
1980
Years
7
Entries
7
Wins
1
Hungary
Hungary
Country
Hungary
Broadcaster(s)
MTV
Debut year
1965
Latest entry
1980
Years
7
Entries
8
Wins
0
Latvia
Latvia
Country
Latvia
Broadcaster(s)
LTV
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
1
Years
3
Entries
0
Moldova
Moldova
Country
Moldova
Broadcaster(s)
TRM
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
1
Years
3
Entries
0
Morocco
Morocco
Country
Morocco
Broadcaster(s)
SNRT
Debut year
1979
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Netherlands
Netherlands
Country
Netherlands
Broadcaster(s)
NOS
Debut year
1980
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Poland
Poland
Country
Poland
Broadcaster(s)
TVP
Debut year
1965
Latest entry
1980
Years
8
Entries
10
Wins
1
Portugal
Portugal
Country
Portugal
Broadcaster(s)
RTP
Debut year
1979
Latest entry
1
Years
1
Entries
0
Romania
Romania
Country
Romania
Broadcaster(s)
TVR
Debut year
1968
Latest entry
1980
Years
5
Entries
6
Wins
0
Spain
Spain
Country
Spain
Broadcaster(s)
TVE
Debut year
1968
Latest entry
1980
Years
5
Entries
6
Wins
0
Switzerland
Switzerland
Country
Switzerland
Broadcaster(s)
SRG SSR
Debut year
1968
Latest entry
1980
Years
2
Entries
2
Wins
0
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Country
Turkmenistan
Broadcaster(s)
TTV
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
1
Years
3
Entries
0
Ukraine
Ukraine
Country
Ukraine
Broadcaster(s)
NTSU
Debut year
2008
Latest entry
1
Years
3
Entries
0
Czechoslovakia ‡
Czechoslovakia ‡
Country
Czechoslovakia ‡
Broadcaster(s)
CST
Debut year
1965
Latest entry
1980
Years
8
Entries
10
Wins
6
East Germany ‡
East Germany ‡
Country
East Germany ‡
Broadcaster(s)
DFF
Debut year
1965
Latest entry
1980
Years
8
Entries
11
Wins
0
Soviet Union ‡
Soviet Union ‡
Country
Soviet Union ‡
Broadcaster(s)
CT USSR
Debut year
1965
Latest entry
1980
Years
8
Entries
10
Wins
2
Yugoslavia ‡
Yugoslavia ‡
Country
Yugoslavia ‡
Broadcaster(s)
JRT
Debut year
1965
Latest entry
1980
Years
6
Entries
7
Wins
0
Country
Broadcaster(s)
Debut year
Latest entry
Years
Entries
Wins
Armenia
AMPTV
2008
1
3
0
Azerbaijan
İTV
2008
1
3
0
Belgium [a]
BRT (Flemish)RTBF (Wallon)
1968
1979
2
2
0
Bulgaria
BNT
1968
1980
5
6
1
Canada
CBC
1978
1
1
0
Finland
YLE
1966
1980
7
7
1
Hungary
MTV
1965
1980
7
8
0
Latvia
LTV
2008
1
3
0
Moldova
TRM
2008
1
3
0
Morocco
SNRT
1979
1
1
0
Netherlands
NOS
1980
1
1
0
Poland
TVP
1965
1980
8
10
1
Portugal
RTP
1979
1
1
0
Romania
TVR
1968
1980
5
6
0
Spain
TVE
1968
1980
5
6
0
Switzerland
SRG SSR
1968
1980
2
2
0
Turkmenistan
TTV
2008
1
3
0
Ukraine
NTSU
2008
1
3
0
Czechoslovakia ‡
CST
1965
1980
8
10
6
East Germany ‡
DFF
1965
1980
8
11
0
Soviet Union ‡
CT USSR
1965
1980
8
10
2
Yugoslavia ‡
JRT
1965
1980
6
7
0
· Participation › Inactive
Former – countries which previously participated but no longer exist

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