Eva Rivas
Eva Rivas Եվա Ռիվաս | |
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| Eva Rivas in Oslo, May 2010 Eva Rivas in Oslo, May 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Valeria Alexandrovna Reshetnikova-Tsatouryan 13 July 1987 Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Valeria Alexandrovna Reshetnikova-Tsatouryan (Armenian: Վալերիա Ռուստետնիկովա-Ծատուրյան, Russian: Валерия Александровна Решетникова-Цатурян; born 13 July 1987), better known by her stage name Eva Rivas, is a Russian-Armenian singer. She represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Apricot Stone". In 2014, Rivas was a judge on the third season of The Voice of Armenia.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Rivas was born and raised in Rostov-on-Don to an Armenian mother and a father of Russian and Greek descent. She took the stage name Eva Rivas from her Greek great-grandmother.[2] Growing up in Rostov, she sang in the Armenian "Arevik" ensemble.
Career
[edit | edit source]Eurovision Song Contest
[edit | edit source]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."[3] 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.[4]
To promote her song that year, Rivas visited, prior to the contest, some European countries. She had wished to represent Armenia again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012;[5] however, ultimately Armenia did not participate that year.
Discography
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWI | ||
| "Apricot Stone" | 2010 | 54 |
References
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