In an interview with the TASS agency, he called the “Planetarny” competition, paying attention to the participation of “many wonderful performers from different countries”.
“Myth O Russia isolation It breaks down not only when we see the president [Władimir Putin] He is invited to the United States, India, China, Persian Gulf countries and so on, but also when we see how powerful humanitarian and cultural projects are implemented, “he said. According to a deputy, the competition can become” one of the key events of the year “, and in perspective -” the most spectacular project with a global scope “.
Answering the question about the chances of Jarosław Dronow (shaman), who will represent Russia in intervention, Słucki called them “very high”. According to him, the artist has talent and “becomes more and more known in the world.” The deputy added that he was present at the shaman's concert in Pyongyang on August 15, where “the restrained audience did not allow the singer to leave the stage without turbulent ovation.”
The competition takes place in the context Russia's exclusion from Eurovision After the invasion of Ukraine on a full scale. The initiative to restore interview as a platform “cultural diversity in conditions of multiply world” belongs to the Minister of Culture Olga Lubimowa.
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In February, Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday about the organization of the International Song Competition “Interwizja”.
Insulate
The government allocated to the preparation of the competition 750 million rubles (at the current exchange rate PLN 32 million). The final is scheduled for September 20 and it will take place at the Live Arena stadium in Odinców. Among the main tasks, the organizers mention “promoting national contractors on the world stage” and “strengthening international cultural and humanitarian cooperation”.
Participation confirmed 21 countries: Belarus, Brazil, Venezuela, Vietnam, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, Qatar, China, Kenya, Colombia, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Tadżykistan, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia and South Africa. Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates refused to participate, citing internal causes and lack of time.
To the surprise of many, the participants will also include Brandon Howard, the alleged son of Michael Jackson, who is to represent the United States in the competition. The mother of the American singer, singer Soul Miki Howard, in the 1980s had an affair with the king of pop, and Brandon was to be the fruit of this relationship.
Return after years
In the meantime, the recruitment of extras for the competition began in Moscow. In themed groups there were ads with a proposal to participate for 6,000. rubles (PLN 260) in two days. The organizers emphasize that “there are a lot of free places”, inviting viewers of “different nationalities”.
The idea of interview is not new: The competition appeared in the 70s as a music festival of socialist block countries, held in Polish Sopot, as well as in Prague and Bratislava. Intervision, organized in 1965–1980, was the eastern response to Eurovision.
Russia took part in the Eurovision Song Contest from 1994 to 2021 and sent its greatest stars there. In 2008, Russian Dima Biłan won the competition with the song “Believe”, and a year later the event took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
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