Light your fire! Party on stage for Russia

Baku, May 14 (AzerTAc). Buranovskiye Babushki from Russia had their first rehearsal today. They appeared on stage in their traditional Udmurt clothes. During their performance, the "Grannies" made everybody smile in the arena. Before the rehearsal, Eurovision.tv had a talk to the director of RTR, Sergej Shirokov. He told us that the artists are very excited about their first rehearsal as everything is new for them. On stage, Buranovskiye Babushki are planning to show a cooking act of their national kitchen, with a traditional oven. Sergej Shirokov told us that Udmurt people and citizens of Buranovo are very proud of the Russian representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest this year. They are very patriotic. Buronovskiye Babushki have a dream to finish the church they started to build in their village. First, the artists had soundcheck. They performed on stage in their traditional colourful clothes, sitting and dancing with each other. There was a traditional oven on stage with smoke coming out of it. One Granny held a baking tray in her hands imitating that she was offering cakes for her guests and waiting for the party. Buranovskiye Babushki were surrounded by colourful spotlights. A world map was seen on the LEDs, showing the party on the whole planet. Two "Grannies" who didn't participated in the show where watching the Russian rehearsal in the arena. Everybody in the arena gave Buranovskiye Babushki a big applause. Buranovskiye Babushki are a group of "grannies" from Udmurtia, a republic between the Kama and Vyatka rivers in Russia. In March, they won the Russian national final against several stars including the former Eurovision winner Dima Bilan, and now they will try to conquer Europe with their unique style.