Riva (band)
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Riva was a pop band from Croatia in the late 1980s.
The group debuted on Zagrebfest 1988. Their song Rock Me won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Switzerland, with a score of 137 points. However, according to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History it was a very unexpected win and BBC TV commentator Terry Wogan described it as "the death knell" for the contest. [1] The group members parted ways in 1991.
Their lead singer Emilija Kokić later went on to make a solo career in Croatia.
[edit] References
- ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
[edit] External links
- Dalibor Musap's official website (establisher and leader of the group RIVA)
- Emilija Kokić's official website
| Preceded by Céline Dion |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 |
Succeeded by Toto Cutugno |
| Preceded by Srebrna Krila |
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 |
Succeeded by Tatiana Cameron (then known as "Tajči") |
| Pop and Rock music of Croatia |
| Music of Croatia - Croatian popular music - Hrvatski Band Aid - Croatian music festivals - Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest |
| Record labels |
| Croatia Records - Menart Records - Suzy Records |
| Pop and rock music of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Music of Yugoslavia - SFR Yugoslav pop and rock scene - Yugoslav Band Aid (YU Rock Misija) - Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest |
| Record labels |
| Jugoton - PGP RTB - Suzy Records - Diskoton - ZKP RTLJ - Jugodisk |
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