Eva Rivas
Eva Rivas | |
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 Eva Rivas in Oslo, May 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Valeriya Reshetnikova-Tsaturyan |
| Born | 13 July 1987 Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Russia) |
| Origin | Armenia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | Official website |
Eva Rivas (Armenian: Եվա Ռիվաս, Russian: Ева Ривас; born Valeria Alexandrovna Reshetnikova-Tsaturyan, Russian: Валерия Александровна Решетникова-Цатурян, 13 July 1987) is a Russian-Armenian singer.
Early life
Rivas was born and raised in Rostov-on-Don to an Armenian mother and a father of Armenian, Russian and Greek descent. She took the stage name Eva Rivas from her Greek great-grandmother.[1] Growing up in Rostov, she sang in the Armenian "Arevik" ensemble.
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
On 14 February 2010, Rivas won the Armenian National Final and went on to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Apricot Stone."[2] She was placed sixth in the semi-final and advanced to the final where she performed 21st in the line-up and placed seventh with a total of 141 points.[3]
Rivas plans to continue to travel around Europe, promoting her song and making new ones. She had wished to represent Armenia again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012;[4] however, ultimately Armenia did not participate that year.
See also
References
- ^ Eva Rivas Biography.
- ^ Brey, Marco (2010-02-14). "Eva Rivas to represent Armenia!". EBU. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Scoreboard: Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ^ "Pick me again: Eva Rivas reveals Eurovision 2012 ambition - Arts and Culture". ArmeniaNow.com. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
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