Russia won the the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 with Buranovskiye Babushki, a band consisting of how many people?
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest: Russia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 20 times since their debut in 1994 and has participated from 2000 to 2016. Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest:  Russia co-holds (with Sweden ) the record for the most top five finishes in the 21st century; finishing second with Alsou in 2000 , Dima Bilan in 2006 , Buranovskiye Babushki in 2012 and Polina Gagarina in 2015 ; third with t.A.T.u. in 2003 , Serebro in 2007 and Sergey Lazarev in 2016 , and fifth with Dina Garipova in 2013 , for a total of nine top five results. Buranovskiye Babushki: Buranovskiye Babushki (Russian: Бурановские Бабушки , ] ; Udmurt: Брангуртысь песянайёс , "Brangurtyś Pesänajos"; meaning "Buranovo Grannies") is a Russian (Udmurtian) ethno-pop band containing eight elderly women.
eight elderly women