Canberra reportedly pushed pop star Vassy to drop out of the competition held in MoscowAustralia pressured pop star Vassy to withdraw from the Intervision song contest in Moscow at the last moment, its organizers have claimed. Born Vasiliki Karagiorgos, the singer, who holds both Australian and US citizenship, was slated to represent the US in the televised competition on Saturday. Vassy has not commented on her abrupt exit, and Australia has made no public statements regarding her participation. Singer Brandon Howard was initially set to represent the US but withdrew just days before the event, citing a family emergency. Russia revived Intervision, drawing inspiration from a Soviet-era contest of the same name, after it was banned from Eurovision due to the conflict in Ukraine.