Intervision 2026
| Intervision 2026 إنترفيجن 2026 | |
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| Venue | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[1][2] |
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| Participants (provisional; as of December 2025[update]) | |
| Intend on participating | 3 |
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Intervision 2026 (Arabic: إنترفيجن 2026)[7][8] is an upcoming international song competition to take place in 2026. It is set to be the second edition of the revival of the Intervision Song Contest following its relaunch in 2025, despite having a different organiser, format and set of participating countries compared to the original run.[a] The contest will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[10][11][12]
Location
[edit | edit source]In June 2025, Mikhail Shvydkoy, a member of the organising committee of Intervision 2025, stated that a second edition of the contest could be hosted the following year in China, adding that "holding the competition in different countries is part of the very concept of Intervision".[13]
On 20 September 2025, during the final of Intervision 2025, it was announced that the 2026 edition would be hosted in Saudi Arabia[14] after Saudi authorities expressed their readiness to host the event as part of their Saudi Vision 2030 strategic framework.[15][16][17] Several days later, it was announced that the contest would be held in Riyadh.[1][2]
Konstantin Ernst, CEO of Channel One Russia, confirmed in an interview with RIA Novosti that the broadcaster is ready to help Saudi Arabia in hosting the contest in 2026, if necessary.[18][19][20]
Provisional list of participants
[edit | edit source]| Country | Entity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | Belteleradio | [21] |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | [22] | |
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | [23] |
Other countries
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand – On 24 November 2025, Russian Ambassador to Thailand Yevgeniy Tomikhin during a meeting with Thai Minister of Culture Sabida Thaiseth officially invited the Government of Thailand to participate in Intervision 2026.[24][25] The representatives of the country has not yet commented on whether they intend to accept the invitation.
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam – On 25 September 2025, during a farewell press conference held at Sheremetyevo International Airport, 2025 contest winner Đức Phúc stated that he would like to represent Vietnam again in 2026.[26][27][28] Although Vietnam won the contest, the confirmation of country's participation in 2026 is pending.
List of countries whose representatives were present at APEC South Korea 2025, where Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Overchuk officially invited all APEC members to participate in Intervision 2026[29]:
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
- File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
- File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
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Broadcasts
[edit | edit source]Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators, are shown in the tables below.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref. |
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| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | C1R | TBA | [30] | |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ The Intervision Song Contest was organised by the International Radio and Television Organisation (OIRT), which was effectively dissolved with the fall of communism and incorporated into the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 1993, between 1965 and 1980. The 2025 revival was organised, among others, by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in direct response to the exclusion of Russia from the Eurovision Song Contest, with no acknowledgement or involvement from the EBU or its member broadcasters, although several participating broadcasters were original members of the OIRT.[9]
References
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External links
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- Official website (in Russian and English)
