The selection round for the Eurovision Song Contest was held in early March 2012. It was then that the team from Udmurtia went around the remaining 25 participants, among which were already well-known performers. So, it was decided that Buranovsky’s grandmothers would represent Russia.
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The national selection competition was held in the Great Hall of the Russian Academy of Sciences. As already mentioned, 25 participants fought for the victory. Among them were four graduates of the Star Factory project - these were Dmitry Bikbaev, Mark Tishman, Irson Kudikova and Timati. It is impossible not to single out the performance of two other performers who had previously performed at Eurovision: Yulia Volkova and Dima Bilan. Volkova was a bronze medalist at Eurovision 2003, and Bilan became a silver medalist in 2008. It was this couple that made great competition to the Buranovsky grandmothers.
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The team has previously participated in the finals of the Russian tour, it was in 2010. However, then the winner was Peter Nalich. This time, “Buranovsky grandmothers” were more fortunate, and in the end they won the contest, gaining more than 38 points. Their competitors - a couple of Bilan-Volkov - received about 30 points.
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In the March qualifying round, "Buranovskie Granny" performed the song Party for Everybody. They have been singing in English since 2008. However, their repertoire is not limited to this. The collective also sings in Russian and Udmurt languages. They perform songs by famous foreign and Russian groups (such as the Beatles or Aquarium). But there is one big difference: they perform the works of other singers in the Udmurt language.
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On May 8, 2012, the winners fly to Moscow for television filming. Immediately after this, the team goes to Eurovision. This year it takes place in the capital of Azerbaijan, since representatives of this particular country won the competition in 2011. The date of the 57th international Eurovision Song Contest 2012 is May 22-26.
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It will be useful to note why such a name “stuck” to the team. The fact is that all the participants live in the village of Buranovo. It was there that several years ago Olga Tuktareva, the current head of Buranovsky grandmothers, arrived. Thanks to her, the members of the team fell into the sight of television cameras and became known far beyond the borders of their native village.
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