Buranovskiye Babushki (Grannies from Buranovo) is a Russian ethno-pop band containing eight elderly women. Buranovskiye Babushki will represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The band consists of eight grandmothers, but only six are allowed to appear on the Eurovision stage. They are originally from the Udmurt Republic, from the village of Buranovo. The band performs most of their songs in the Udmurt language.The members of the band are: Granya Baysarova (62 years), Alevtina Begisheva (56 years), Zoya Dorodova (71 years), Galina Koneva (73 years), Natalya Pugachyova (76 years), Valentina Pyatchenko (74 years), Yekaterina Shklyaeva (74 years), Olga Tuktaryova (43 years) – artistic director and Yelizaveta Zarbatova (86 years, does not go on tour).
Buranovskiye Babushki released many songs like: Yesterday (The Beatles cover), Hotel California (Eagles cover), The Star Called Sun, I Am Beautiful, Sneg-Snezhok, Chiborio and Babushki-Starushki.
The group had previously participated in Russia's national final for the ESC 2010 with the song Dlinnaja Dlinnaja Beresta I Kak Sdelat Iz Nee Aishon (Very long birch bark and how to turn it into a turban), which came 3rd.
They made another attempt to represent Russia by participating on Russia's national final for the ESC 2012 with the song Party For Everybody which won. Buranovskiye Babushki will represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The group said that in 2012 they will build a church in Buranovo.
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