Boonika Bate Doba

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song = flagicon|Moldova "Boonika Bate Doba"


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year = 2005
country = Moldova
artist = Zdob şi Zdub
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composer = Mihai Gîncu
lyricist = Roman Iagupov
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place = 6th
points = 148
place_semi = 2nd
points_semi = 207
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2005md English & Romanian]
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"Boonika Bate Doba" (English translation: "Grandmamma Beats The Drum", sometimes referred to as "Grandmamma Beats the Drumma") was Moldova's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English and Romanian by Zdob şi Zdub.

The song was performed fourth in the semi-final of that year's Contest (following Portugal's 2B performing "Amar" and preceding Latvia's Walters & Kazha with "The War Is Not Over") and 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.

The song itself is a mixture of rock music and hip-hop, with Eastern European drumming and a mouth organ added to the mix. Lyrically, it is about the titular "grandmamma" and the fact that she plays the drums in a very modern manner. The performance on both nights of the Contest was particularly memorable, as the instrumental break featured a drum solo by an old woman - with a similar event occurring later that year during the Congratulations special.

The song was succeeded as the Moldovan entry by "Loca", performed by Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko.