Boonika bate doba

"Boonika bate doba" (stylized version of the orthographically correct "Bunica bate toba" [buˈnika ˈbate ˈtoba]; English: "Grandma Beats the Drum") was Moldova's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English and Romanian by Zdob și Zdub.

"Boonika Bate Doba"
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 entry
Country
Artist(s)
  • Roman Iagupov
  • Mihai Gîncu
  • Victor Dandeș
  • Valeriu Mazîlu
  • Anatol Pugaci
  • Igor Buzurniuc
As
Languages
Romanian (chorus), English
Composer(s)
Mihai Gîncu
Lyricist(s)
Roman Iagupov
Finals performance
Semi-final result
2nd
Semi-final points
207
Final result
6th
Final points
148
Entry chronology
"Loca" (2006) ►

The song, Moldova's first ever entry in the contest, was required to perform (fourth) in the semi-final, following Portugal's 2B performing "Amar" and preceding Latvia's Walters & Kazha with "The War Is Not Over"; it qualified in second place with 207 points. In the final, it was performed seventh, following Turkey's Gülseren singing "Rimi Rimi Ley" and preceding Albania's Ledina Çelo with "Tomorrow I Go". Here, the song scored 148 points to qualify 6th, thus ensuring debutants Moldova an automatic final berth for the 2006 contest.

Music video

The video was filmed and released in Moldova in 2005. It shows the band playing on a background of flags of different countries, as grandmothers are seen playing the drum in different parts of the world. At the end of the video in the bottom corner is written au revoir.

Charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[1] 10

References
  1. "Zdob (Si) Zdub – Boonika bate doba". Tracklisten.
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