Week 96: Eurovision Week 5! Bizarre Performances #3 - Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For Everybody 

The babushki are singing in Udmurt language, not in Russian. Udmurt is related to Finnish and Estonian languages but not to Russian

Oh my the Babushkas😍😍they were my favorite that year ❤❤and they got 2nd at the grand final and the prize money they got they used it to build the church of their hometown❤❤

russian viever here! these ladies were national sweethearts. in order to go to eurovision we used to have a system, where you apply first, then the big heads of national tv, producers etc select few people and then we had our own tv-vote. whoever won the tv vote gets to go and represent russia. babushki won over one of our previous contestants and our winner from 2008 who also applied that year. the whole thing was more of a fundraiser for them to rebuild a local church (which was originally from 1865 and got wrecked during soviet times) and an attempt to bring attention to small rural communities (in buranovo, where they come from, there are 640 people or something). people loved them, they were sweet, charming and absolutely shocked by all the attention and travelling and big audiences which i think also helped. note on their origin: they are just a local choir\group, it was organized by one of the ladies. just something to do together, sing and talk and have a small community. babushki is indeed plural for babushka (grandma). babushka is also widely used as something to call an older woman. it's considered to be kind and polite \ respectful. for example, if you see an older woman who needs help on the street, you would probably come up to her and say 'babushka, do you need help' or something like that. (now that i think about it, you probably wont even ask, just say 'babushka, let me help') same goes for dedushka (grandpa)actually! they represented babuskas beautifully! they are wearing traditional clothes (important note, since russia is multicultural there is no one specific traditional dress for all of russian people, it varies depending on the region). babushka in russia is someone incredibly kind, helpful, who loves to cook and care for the family. i would also argue that in many-many russian families women are the rulers of the family and so babushka would be considered as someone very important to all family decisions (for example, im 27 and i beg my babushka to throw away an old piano that doesn't work since the 80s, but she vetoes that decision all the time). another thing is that a lot of kids are raised by or in close contact with their babushka. your babushka is your rock, she's always on your side. another example, i live with my babushka (she's my mom's grandmother), but my grandmother from my dad's side hates me, doesnt even want to be called babushka, she's always just elena. and my wonderful nana always calls her crazy for that, she says that to be a babushka is an honor, to live long and to see your grandkids and to care for your family is the most important thing. and it should be shameful to shy away from that because it's a greatest gift. last note; obviously it's not the same for all families (some babushkas are quite modern, some don't fit the stereotype at all) but the general sense of babushka is here. it's warmth and comfort, food and smiles. thanks for the video, guys! keep the eurovision stuff coming:)

They are not singing in Russian language but in one of the languages from the Finno-Ugric language group.

I'd love a reaction to Iceland 2019, Hatari - Hatrið mun sigra 😁

Yes babushki is the plural of babushka. Babushka is Russian for grandmother (бабушка).

as far as i remember - they made перепечи, not cookies. it`s udmurt small kiesh style open pies. savory, traditionally with meat or potato

If you are going to cointinue down the eurovision road here are some of my personal favourites: 1- fairytale by alexander rybak 2- fuego by eleni foureira 3- arcade by duncan laurence 4- la forza by elina nechayeva 5- soldli by mahmood

At the time, i started out really hating this, but by the time the ESC finals came round, i was bowled over by their charm! The ladies came from a very small Udmurtian region which encapsulates finnish culture also. If i remember rightly, they entered the Eurovision to bring their plight to the masses. They needed to fix the roof of their little church, which would have been very expensive and out of their reach, so the goal was to raise awareness. As i believe, they ended up managing to do it after Eurovision, fulfilling their goal, all the while doing something that a Babushka (like them, from a remote village in Russia) would never even dreamed of doing! The smallest old lady in the centre mustve really been thrown out of her comfort zone because in her sunset years, she performed on a stage watched by hundreds of millions of people, achieved her goal of fixing the church roof (thus leaving a legacy for future Udmurtian villagers) AND she also used her new found fame to find her fathers grave, who she never saw again after he went to war in 1942. She fulfilled her destiny of reuniting her mother and father, by taking a handful of soil from her mothers grave to her fathers resting place, and vice versa. She passed away in October 2019, and her wholesome story remains one of my favourites from Eurovision!

the Babushki melted all of our cold, ready for war at points time, european hearts 🤣 Pastora Soler from Spain and Ott Lepland from Estonia also were amazing this year. (Albania too but it is more controversial, i guess, cause it's a weird song)

Hi handsomes ! I really like the way you're approaching the Eurovision Institution. I'm enjoying your reactions. Greetings from Belgium.

Natalya Pugacheva (1935-2019) has passed away. She was the little cute one (6:19)

"We're Australian mate" GUYS Australia has taken part in Eurovision since 2015. You almost freaking won in 2016 hahah

They were second and I was little salty case Serbian entry that year finished 3rd, I kinda realised Loreen is winning so I hoped for at least 2nd but nope XD. But I love Babushki and it's deff one of the most iconic performances in competition history. They look soo sweet, especially the shortest one, I just want to give her a hug

Trivia Night: Eurovison Edition, would be really fun

In Eurovision on the most important rule is you only can have 6 people in max for act!

The sweetest thing I’ve seen in a long time. So nice to watch it ❤

Uuuuh wait! I think I know a list that could be fun! The Interval Act list! #5 Davina Michelle - The Power of water, Semi 1 2021 #4 Emmelie de Forest - Rainmaker, Grand Final 2014 #3 Onuka feat NAONI Orchestra - Megamix, Grand Final 2017 #2 Diodato - Fai Rumore, Semi 1, 2022 #1 Love love Peace Peace, Grand Final 2016

Ooh you should do Kate Bush Week! 1. Wuthering Heights 2. Running up that hill 3. This Woman’s Work 4. Babooshka 5. Hounds Of Love

Joe with the trivia knowledge! We love to see it.

These Babushkas were one of the best things that ever happened to Eurovision.

I know russian and i was confused at that time cuz I couldn’t understand what they were singing about.. then I discovered indeed I couldn’t cuz they were singing in an local language and not the standard one 😆 its so cool that they were sent to eurovision and managed to do so well getting the second place.. thats insane for people at this age to be able and achieve that. Loved your reaction!

Everybody loved them, so cute and charming! Though there was no question Loreen would reign supreme that year, the Babushki came second, which is mighty impressive. The votes in 2012 were 50/50 between televote and juries.

Speaking from personal experience, Russian grandmas are the sweetest people on earth who also turn into John Wick if you misbehave

there cuteness is definitely one of the reasons they nearly won

I heard they had a random number of spare grannies as part of the delegation, in case one of the main grannies was sick or tired.

Babushki is plural - grandmas in Macedonia we have Baba for grandma, and Babi for grandmas

Eurovision Week - TOP 5 Best-staged Eurovision performances that will blow your mind with some very special effects!! #1 RUSSIA | Sergey Lazarev - You Are The Only One - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e94dst20C9Y.html #2 AUSTRALIA | Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Eo5H62mCIsg.html #3 ARMENIA | Iveta Mukuchyan - LoveWave - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nL066Rp7J7k.html #4 SWEDEN | Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5sGOwFVUU0I.html #5 ICELAND | Hatari - Hatrið mun sigra - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kTb69WkBbvs.html

Oh and the grandmothers (the babushki) started their singing group to raise money for rebuilding a church in their little village. And they did! da.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buranovskie_Babusjki

Loreen won in 2012 and this song ended up 2nd place.

No one knew at the time whether Flo Rida would actually show up to perform as the contest clashed with a bikini contest that he was judging at. He didn't turn up for any rehearsals until the night of the semi final where he showed up, performed and helped San Marino secure their third ever qualification

1:22 Joe’s jaw drop 😂

Baba = grandmother , -i = plurals, -Uska is like cute or little. LIke in italians Nonna, nonne, nonnine. Or in spanish Perro = dog, perri = dogs, perrito = cute little dog. Is lke Dad and daddy.

Your Eurovision weeks are best videos on RU-vid...Russia really always had good entries.

J Cole Week 2 fan week 1. Cozz ft J Cole - knock Tha Hustle 2. Benny the Butcher J Cole - Johnny Ps Caddy 3. Jay Rock J Cole- OSOM 4. Bas J Cole - My n***** made bail 5. Drake J Cole - first person Shooter

Please in fact do watch Flo Rida in ESC: 🇸🇲San Marino 2021 Adrenalina. I like that song.

I'm slightly surprised you boys aren't familiar with the Kate Bush song Babooshka (or didn't mention the connection at least) You must add that one to the list for your next Kate Bush week, she gives a whole new slant...

Only allowed (upto) 6 performers per country so probably why no babushkas handing out treats

Russia usually puts on a good show. Sergey Lazarev in 2016 was technologically stunning in the staging

...очаровательный был коллектив 😊, другие были времена... -- яркие, весёлые 🎉!( но недолго😒) Сейчас уже нет бодрой маленькой солистки ... а продюсер передал имя "Бурановски бабушки" другому колективу, хотя те бабушки так старались , собирали деньги на благоустройство деревни , церкви... Приятно вспомнить это выступление 😏😍❤!!!

Do you need more? PARTY FOR EVERYBODY!

Every country has its own national competition to choose their entry for Eurovision.

Coins on the neck is monisto - traditional finno-ugric necklace (not russian!). Traditionally is made from silver coins, passed over generations of women in the family, and is believed to protect a woman who wears it (from bad luck, or bad health). And clothing are very traditional ethnic robes. And that is unique, because "entitled" nation (russian) is often considered superior, and it takes effort to preserve original culture of a small ethnic group. I would compare it to american indian tribes in some regard.

Babushka 🎉😂 from 🇹🇷

I think??? this was during the stretch of time when there was only the televote and not the juries anymore, which makes sense 😂

The word babushka just means granny :) babushki is indeed the plural, the dolls you mean tho are called matrjoshka. ;)

I love them so so much. This is one of the best things ever to Eurovision

Is there enough for a list of 5 of people from other countries performing for a Eurovision country (FloRida for San Marino; Celine Dion for Switzerland etc)

Ого, я из России) была такая шумиха раньше😂❤

This list needs Montenegro from 2013

бабУшки)))

Destiny's Chil week 2 request!!!!

Croatia 2023 is coming up I hope! It’s mental.

interesting thing about coin necklace - it`s similiar to hips coins of belly dancers. I tthink it`s about possibility of divorce. like. you must go only with things just on your body

what's a Russia?

You really enjoy Little Big, so you should do a Weekly Top 5 with all Little Big! I prepared a playlist, but it was really hard to choose… You could easily do two weeks of just them, but here is a suggestion of really good ones: 1. Skibidi ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mDFBTdToRmw.htmlsi=t-usLCsOHBwDy_sA 2. Hypnodancer ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RhMYBfF7-hE.htmlsi=eY0ZasM8i9w05cK6 3. I’m ok ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SsFI40bXROs.htmlsi=PfSn0q06NuemJ3aq 4. Everybody ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Csa3jiebPF0.htmlsi=h3BmhkVnFvTWZhtm 5. Life in da trash ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UVrjzOUZJI4.htmlsi=UlC2yqUr-EKM5Yb2 0:32

Grandma

I know that at least one of them passed (the smallest one)

My granny is Russian and she likes feeding everyone…a lot. 😆

Perhaps you could do a "Americans at Eurovision week", for instance: * 1975: Wess "Era" (Italy) 3rd place * 1997: Katrina Leskanich and Vince de la Cruz "Love Shine a Light" (UK) 1st place * 2008: Kalomira "Secret combination" (Greece) 3rd place * 2009: Dita Von Teese and Oscar Loya ""Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" (Germany) 20th place * 2021: Flo Rida "Adrenalina" (San Marino) 22nd place

No, USA isn't welcome to participate in Eurovision. Country outside the EBU broadcasting network needs an invite, like Australia got.

React to MAMA ŠČ by let 3

Its Finno-Ugric language as russian original Finno-Ugric and have nothing common with Slavic

I have a Eurovision List for you... VOCAL POWERHOUSES: #1 Sweden 2014: Sanna Nielsen - Undo #2 Iceland 2009: Yohanna - Is it True? #3 Spain 2012: Pastora Soler - Quédate Conmigo #4 United Kingdom 2017: Lucie Jones - Never Give Up On You #5 Italy 2015: Il Volo - Grande Amore Please please please, these vocal performances are ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. !!!

Matuska is granny and also a wood doll.

Welcome to Eurovision! You will be speechless many more times. 😂 Celine Dion also participated in Eurovision, so there is hope for you two as individuals, but to be honest, the Europeans wouldn’t allow the US to enter Eurovision, but you can represent another country! Also, the reason why Australia is in Eurovision is that Australia has a large number of descendants of Europeans (like the US, lol) but besides that they follow Eurovision religiously. There is also Israel, although it is not a European country, Israel is home to the majority of European Jews.

omg you guys should do a Tate Mcrae week. sis has been rising to the TOP on the billboard charts recently with greedy. a new pop icon on the way

And now rissia enters the chart, as if everyone forgot that they come out as a terrorists. Because it is so funny to react on their performance and music while they launching their missiles ower civilians in foreign country. Wow. Just wow.

Fun fact.. They brought a few extra grandmothers in case something would happen to any of them (because of the old age)

I think they are perfect in their ethnic singing, would be perfect if russia let them sing authenticly. But this try in modern music ruined everything. Because russia is a sign of bad taste

Its Finno-Ugric language as russian original Finno-Ugric and have nothing common with Slavic