Rock Me (Riva song)
 "Rock Me" | |
|---|---|
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | |
| Lyricist(s) | Stevo Cvikić |
| Conductor | Nikica Kalogjera |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 1st |
| Final points | 137 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Mangup" (1988) | |
| "Hajde da ludujemo" (1990) ► | |
"Rock Me" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed by Riva, representing Yugoslavia, the only time that this country won the Contest. The song was performed in Serbo-Croatian, but the lead vocalist Emilija Kokić sang the song in English during the winners' encore.
The song's victory led to international awareness of Yugoslav and Croatian rock.[1]
Riva's frontwoman Emilija Kokić continued to appear in various shows but had no significant success after the 1989 victory.
The song was succeeded as winner in 1990 by Toto Cutugno representing Italy with "Insieme: 1992".
References
- ^ Ramet, Sabrina P. (2002). Balkan Babel: The Disintegration of Yugoslavia from the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milosevic. Westview Press. p. 145. ISBN 0-8133-3905-7.
