eurovision 2012
Buranovskiye Babushki
Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia at Eurovision 2012 in Baku with “Party for Everybody”, finishing 2nd of 26.
- what
- group of singing Udmurt grandmothers
- formed
- 2008, Russia
- contest
- 2012
- best result
- 2nd, 2012
- music
- folk, traditional folk song
- active
- since 2010
- sang for
- Russia
Biography
Buranovskiye Babushki is an Udmurt-Russian ethno-pop group of eight singers from the village of Buranovo in Udmurtia. “Party for Everybody”, sung partly in Udmurt, a language the contest had not heard before, finished second for Russia in Baku in 2012.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Buranovskiye Babushki”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2012 Baku
“Party for Everybody”
2nd of 26 Finished 2nd of 26 in the final, with 259 points.
- Sung in
- Udmurt, English
- Written by
- Mary S. Applegate, Viktor Drobysh, Timofei Leontiev, Olga Tuktaryova
- Running order
- 6th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 1st of 18, 152 points
- Won that year
- Sweden: Loreen, “Euphoria”
The story of Eurovision 2012: Euphoria in Baku, and a host under scrutiny
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Karavon
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Buranovskiye Babushki, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2012 New languages
Russia's entry, by Buranovskiye Babushki, was sung in Udmurt. That language had never been heard at the contest. Nor had Georgian, which made its first appearance in Georgia's song.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.