Riva (band)
Encyclopedia
Riva was a pop rock
band from Zadar
, Croatia, then Yugoslavia
, 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. According to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History it was a very unexpected win. The group members parted ways in 1991.
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band from Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
, Croatia, then Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, in the late 1980s.
The group debuted on Zagrebfest 1988. Their song "Rock Me" won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 6 May 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Switzerland gained the hosting rights after Celine Dion's victory in Dublin the previous year. The presenters were Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux. Riva was the winner of...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, with a score of 137 points. According to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History it was a very unexpected win. The group members parted ways in 1991.
Lineup
- Emilija KokićEmilija KokicEmilija Kokić is a Croatian singer. She was the lead singer of the Yugoslav pop band Riva, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 for Yugoslavia, with the song Rock Me....
(vocals) - Dalibor Musap (keyboard, vocals, founder and leader)
- Nenad Nakić (bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals) - Zvonimir Zrilić (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals) - Boško Colić (percussion)