The Russian entry in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was which ethno-pop band consisting of eight elderly women?
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster RTR. Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia with the song "Party for Everybody", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 2nd in the final, scoring 259 points.
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 won the 2008 contest with Dima Bilan performing the song "Believe". 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.