Vietnam's Duc Phuc lifts the trophy as he celebrates winning the "Intervision" song contest in Moscow on Sunday. Olesya Kurpyayeva/AFP/Getty Images

With cheering crowds, glowing lights, a hint of political intrigue and a winning act in Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc, Russia’s answer to the Eurovision song contest – “ Intervision ” – gave off similar vibes as the competition that inspired it when it returned to Moscow on Saturday.

Fans dressed in their national colors thronged the streets outside the “Live Arena” on the outskirts of Moscow as 23 acts from countries across the world, including China, India and Brazil, competed for a cash prize of 30 million roubles ($360,000). And there was no shortage of fans for the eventual winner, whose act saw him deliver a powerful ballad against a p

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