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 Buranovskiye Babushki is an Udmurtian ethno-pop band containing eight elderly women. They are from the village of Buranovo (Brangurt), Udmurtia, halfway between the Volga and the Urals in Russia. However, only six were allowed to appear on the Eurovision stage due to contest rules. The band performs most of their songs in the Udmurt language.

They represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku with the song Party for Everybody, beating out former winner Dima Bilan in the Russian national selection. They finished in 2nd place in the grand final.

The group had previously participated in their country's Eurovision song selection in 2010 where they finished third. The same year, the group started a fund for the rebuilding of Trinity Church in Buranovo and all of the group's income is donated into this fund.

Their other recorded songs include "Yesterday", "Let It Be" (The Beatles cover),"Smoke on the Water" (Deep Purple cover), "Hotel California" (Eagles cover), "The Star Called Sun" (Zvezda po imeni Solnce), "I Am Beautiful", "Снег-снежок", "Chiborio" and "Бабушки-старушки".

Two members of the group have since passed away. Natalya Pugachyova passed away on 26 October 2019 at the age of 83, while Yekaterina Shklyaeva passed away on 23 July 2024 at the age of 86.

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Participants
Semi Final 1
Flag of MontenegroRambo AmadeusFlag of IcelandGreta & JónsiFlag of GreeceEleftheria EleftheriouFlag of LatviaAnmaryFlag of AlbaniaRona NishliuFlag of RomaniaMandingaFlag of SwitzerlandSinplusFlag of BelgiumIrisFlag of FinlandPernilla KarlssonFlag of IsraelIzaboFlag of San MarinoValentina MonettaFlag of CyprusIvi AdamouFlag of DenmarkSoluna SamayFlag of RussiaBuranovskiye BabushkiFlag of HungaryCompact DiscoFlag of AustriaTrackshittazFlag of MoldovaPasha ParfenyFlag of IrelandJedward
Semi Final 2
Flag of SerbiaŽeljko JoksimovićFlag of MacedoniaKaliopiFlag of The NetherlandsJoan FrankaFlag of MaltaKurt CallejaFlag of BelarusLitesoundFlag of PortugalFilipa SousaFlag of UkraineGaitanaFlag of BulgariaSofi MarinovaFlag of SloveniaEva BotoFlag of CroatiaNina BadrićFlag of SwedenLoreenFlag of GeorgiaAnri JokhadzeFlag of TurkeyCan BonomoFlag of EstoniaOtt LeplandIconSlovakiaMax Jason MaiFlag of NorwayToojiFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaMaya SarFlag of LithuaniaDonny Montell
Final
Flag of AzerbaijanSabina BabayevaFlag of FranceAnggunFlag of GermanyRoman LobFlag of ItalyNina ZilliFlag of SpainPastora SolerFlag of United KingdomEngelbert Humperdinck
Songs
Semi Final 1
Flag of MontenegroEuro NeuroFlag of IcelandNever ForgetFlag of GreeceAphrodisiacFlag of LatviaBeautiful SongFlag of AlbaniaSuusFlag of RomaniaZaleilahFlag of SwitzerlandUnbreakableFlag of BelgiumWould You?Flag of FinlandNär jag blundarFlag of IsraelTimeFlag of San MarinoThe Social Network SongFlag of CyprusLa La LoveFlag of DenmarkShould've Known BetterFlag of RussiaParty for EverybodyFlag of HungarySound of Our HeartsFlag of AustriaWoki mit deim PopoFlag of MoldovaLăutarFlag of IrelandWaterline
Semi Final 2
Flag of SerbiaNije ljubav stvarFlag of MacedoniaCrno i beloFlag of The NetherlandsYou and MeFlag of MaltaThis Is The NightFlag of BelarusWe Are the HeroesFlag of PortugalVida minhaFlag of UkraineBe My GuestFlag of BulgariaLove UnlimitedFlag of SloveniaVerjamemFlag of CroatiaNeboFlag of SwedenEuphoriaFlag of Georgia I'm a JokerFlag of Turkey Love Me BackFlag of EstoniaKuulaIconSlovakiaDon't Close Your EyesFlag of NorwayStayFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaKorake ti znamFlag of LithuaniaLove Is Blind
Final
Flag of AzerbaijanWhen The Music DiesFlag of FranceEcho (You and I)Flag of GermanyStanding StillFlag of ItalyL'amore è femminaFlag of SpainQuédate conmigoFlag of United KingdomLove Will Set You Free
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