Country Moldova Composer(s) Mihai Gîncu Semi-final result 2nd | Artist(s) Zdob şi Zdub Lyricist(s) Roman Iagupov | |
Languages Romanian (chorus), English | ||
"Boonika Bate Doba" (in English, "Grandmamma Beats the Drum") 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.
Music video
The video was filmed and released in Moldova in 2005. The video shows the band playing on a background of flags of different countries. Grandmothers from different countries are seen playing the drum in different parts of the world. The song is written in English and Romanian. At the end of the video in the bottom corner is written "Au revoir" (English: the end).