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" A group of folk-singing grannies will represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The Buranovo Grannies, who come from Buranovskiye in Russia, have put their small village on the map due to their upcoming Eurovision debut.  The ladies wear traditional Russian dresses and shoes made from lime-tree bark. They said to Russia Today: &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re no stars, we&amp;#039;re just ordinary grannies.&amp;quot;  The group - whose eldest member is 76 years old - will perform &amp;#039;Party for Everyone&amp;#039;, a folk song about domestic chores such as kneading dough, laying tables and lighting stoves. The song begins in a tradition Russian folk style, then moves into a more modern dance beat.  The Buranovo Grannies also entered the competition in 2010 but didn&amp;#039;t get chosen to represent Russia that year.  This time, they managed to charm their country with their own song as well as performing covers by The Beatles and The Eagles, beating former 2008 Eurovision winner Dima Bilan to be the entry. The grannies want the appearance to raise money so that they can rebuild their village church, which was destroyed during the Soviet era.  Watch the Buranovo Grannies&amp;#039; Eurovision semi-final performance below:      &amp;amp;gt; Video: Granny dances to heavy metal&amp;amp;gt; 89-year-old woman fights off mugger "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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