Eva Rivas

Eva Rivas

Eva Rivas in Oslo, 23 May 2010
Background information
Birth name Valeriya Reshetnikova-Tsaturyan
Born 13 July 1987 (1987-07-13) (age 24)
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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Early life

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.

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 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]

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Preceded by
Inga and Anush Arshakyans
with "Jan Jan"
Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2010
Succeeded by
Emma Bejanyan