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Buranovskiye Babushki will represent Russia in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku.
They are originally from the Udmurt Republic, from the village of Buranovo.
Udmurts are Finno-Ugric peoples. The lyrics of their song are partly in English and partly in Udmurt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0vQ9_BhU1M
PS: And Britain will be represented by Humperdinck. Let the epic battle begin! :-)
Buranovskiye Babushki gained popularity with covers in Udmurt language:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n-7KCHFoqw
Their 2010 Eurovision bid sounded more authentic than the new "Europoped" song. But we chose Petr Nalich instead...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrWhK9Q4aNA
Humperdinck, are you kidding! But that fits with the English view of the Eurovision. The UK refuses to take it seriously whatsoever.Quote:
Originally Posted by xdns
Well I like the ethnic folksy stuff in Eurovision and it's interesting when countries put upset somebody like that, rather than Europop etc.
But I don't think this one will win! It would be fun if they did though!
The Swedish entry this year is terrible - but it one a very complicated national vote... people are obsessed with Eurovision in this country.
The winner song sounds like a 1980s synth pop song. Unbelievably kitchy! In English, blah! I liked it better when everyone had to sing in a national language of theirs. Not sure why this rule was changed.