The Russian entry in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was which ethno-pop band consisting of eight elderly women?
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. They are from the village of Buranovo (Brangurt), Udmurtia, halfway between the Volga and the Urals in Russia. Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan where they finished second. The band consists of eight "grandmothers", but only six were allowed to appear on the Eurovision stage due to contest rules. The band performs most of their songs in the Udmurt language.
Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Belarusian entry was selected through a combination of "Eurofest", a national final format organised by the Belarusian broadcaster BTRC, and an internal song selection carried out by the winning artist. Alyona Lanskaya represented Belarus with the song "Solayoh", which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and placed 16th in the final, scoring 48 points.