Eva Rivas | |
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Eva Rivas in Oslo, 23 May 2010 |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Valeriya Reshetnikova-Tsaturyan |
Born | 13 July 1987 Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Russia) |
Origin | Armenia |
Genres | Pop |
Occupations | Singer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Associated acts | Ruben Matevosyan, Armenia Production |
Website | Official website |
Eva Rivas (Armenian: Եվա Ռիվաս, Russian: Ева Ривас; born Valeria Alexandrovna Reshetnikova-Tsaturyan, Russian: Валерия Александровна Решетникова-Цатурян on 13 July 1987) is a Russian-Armenian singer.
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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.[1] Growing up in Rostov, she sang in the Armenian "Arevik" ensemble. Rivas is 6 foot 4.
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 placed 6th in the semi final and advanced to the final where she performed 21st in the line-up and placed 7th with a total of 141 points.[3]
Rivas will continue traveling around Europe, promoting her song. She wishes to represent Armenia again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[4]
Preceded by Inga and Anush Arshakyans with "Jan Jan" |
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 |
Succeeded by Emma Bejanyan |