Valeria Alexandrovna Reshetnikova-Tsatouryan ( hy, 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''.
Early life
Rivas was born and raised in
Rostov-on-Don to an
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
mother and a father of
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
and
Greek
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Greece
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descent. She took the stage name Eva Rivas from her Greek great-grandmother. Growing up in Rostov, she sang in the Armenian "Arevik" ensemble.
Career
Eurovision Song Contest
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." 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.
To promote her song that year, Rivas visited, prior to the contest, some European countries. 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
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song " Running Scared" by the duo Ell & Nikki. It was the first time Azerb ...
;
however, ultimately Armenia did not participate that year.
Discography
Singles
References
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1987 births
Musicians from Rostov-on-Don
Ethnic Armenian women singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2010
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Armenia
Living people
Armenian pop singers
21st-century Armenian women singers
Armenian people of Greek descent
Armenian people of Russian descent