Party for Everybody
 "Party for Everybody" | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Languages | Udmurt, English |
| Composer(s) | Viktor Drobych, Timofei Leontiev |
| Lyricist(s) | Olga Tuktaryova, Marry S. Applegate |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Get You" (2011) | |
"Party for Everybody" is the Russian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 sung by Buranovskiye Babushki (The Grannies from Buranovo).
The song will be presented in the first semi-final on 22 May 2012.
The song won Russia's national song selection, which took place on March 7, 2012, in Moscow. The result of adding the proportional viewers and judges voting score for the group was 38.51 points, ahead of its nearest opponent the duo of Dima Bilan and Yulia Volkova with their song "Back to Her Future" who had 29.26 points.
Composition
Most of the lyrics are in the Udmurt language. During an interview with group the correspondent of "Komsomolskaya Pravda", group member Olga Tuktareva said that the group wrote the song themselves, whereas the English parts were written by an unnamed British person. She said : "I will not even call the name of the author, not a reprimand, it is non-Russian". The music for "Party for Everybody" is written by the famous composer Victor Drobysh. Notably, the Udmurt and English words were written separately. When the Buranovskie Babushki came to the studio with their written text, the English part, too, was ready. A member of the ensemble stated what some parts of the song mean in English: "We sing about lighting the oven, kneading dough, and spreading out a tablecloth while waiting for the children to come home. And we say when our children come home, we will have fun and dance.".[1]
The members of the group also stated that learning the English words wasn't too difficult.[2]
Critical reception
The song received mixed to positive reviews from critics and music producers. Artur Gasparyan told reporters that Europe could find the Buranovskie Grannies a "musical ride", so their "chance to win is minimal," and Iosif Prigozhin says that "despite the lack of confidence in the leadership, The Buranovskie Babushki might win the contest, because of their originality and individuality". Igor Krutoy called the ensemble "excellent" and said that "do not be surprised if they also win the Eurovision Song Contest".[3] Valery Meladze says that they were his favourite choice.[4][5]
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Russia (TopHit)[6] | 103 |
References
- ^ "Buranovskie Babushki" did not want to be seen as freaks, Russian report
- ^ "The Buranovo Grannies": Rich people - very private, it is dangerous for them to open. But with us - you can!, Russian report
- ^ Igor Krutoi: The Duet Dima-Timati got from my "ten points", but they have some work to do, In Russian
- ^ Dima Bilan is ready to give victory to 'Buranovskie Babushki'
- ^ http://echo.msk.ru/blog/echomsk/866459-echo/
- ^ Russian Airplay Chart
External links
- official Site of the "Grannies from Buranovo"