Party Time with the Russian Babushki

Just when we thought Englebert Humperdinck would the only senior citizen at Eurovision 2012, Russia comes along and surprises everyone by choosing the group Buranovskiye Babushki to represent their country in Baku. The group of eight grannies beat the 2008 winner Dima Bilan who sang a duet with former tATu girl Yulia Volkova in the national selection last night in Moscow. But even the ever-popular Dima and Yulia couldn't stop the march of the Babushki.

The singing group are from the town of Buranovo, 600 miles east of Moscow, and have pledged that if they make money from the contest it will go towards building a church in their town. Of course this isn't the first time the Babushki have tried their hand at eurovision. We first saw them a couple of years ago when they brought their unique style to the 2010 Russian final. We wanted them to win then but they only managed 3rd place. But they didn't give up and we are delighted that the 8 Buranovskiye Babushki will finally grace the Eurovision stage.

The ladies song is called Party for Everybody...you can see it here.