Buranovskiye Babushki

Buranovskiye Babushki
Buranovskiye Babushki in 2011
Buranovskiye Babushki in 2011
Background information
OriginBuranovo, Udmurtia, Russia
GenresPop, ethno
Years active1970s–present
Members
  • Grania Baysarova
  • Alevtina Begisheva
  • Zoya Dorodova
  • Galina Koneva
  • Valentina Pyatchenko
  • Ekaterina Shklyaeva (†)
  • Olga Tuktareva
  • Nikolay Zarbatov
Past member(s)
  • Natalya Pugacheva
  • Yelizaveta Zarbatova

Buranovskiye Babushki (Russian: Бурановские бабушки, pronounced [bʊˈranəfskʲɪɪ ˈbabʊʂkʲɪ]; Udmurt: Брангуртысь песянайёс, Brangurtyś pesänajos; meaning "Buranovo Grannies") is a Russian ethno-pop band made up of eight elderly women from the village of Buranovo, Udmurtia.

Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the song "Party for Everybody". They finished in second place behind Loreen from Sweden.

References

  1. ↑ "Granny group to represent Russia". BBC News. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.