Riva

Riva were a Yugoslavian band formed in 1986 consisting of vocalist Emilija Kokić, Dalibor Musap, Nenad Nakić, Zvonimir Zrilić, Boško Colić and Aleksandra Kalafatović. They released three studio albums and several singles.

They are best known for giving the country its only win in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne with the song "Rock Me", which had been unexpected.

The band went their separate ways in 1991.

Eurovision Song Contest

Winners

Lys Assia • Corry Brokken • André Claveau • Teddy Scholten • Jacqueline Boyer • Jean-Claude Pascal • Isabelle Aubret • Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann • Gigliola Cinquetti • France Gall • Udo Jürgens • Sandie Shaw • Massiel • Salomé • Lulu • Lenny Kuhr • Frida Boccara • Dana • Séverine • Vicky Leandros • Anne-Marie David • ABBA • Teach-In • Brotherhood of Man • Marie Myriam • Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta • Milk & Honey • Johnny Logan • Bucks Fizz • Nicole • Corinne Hermès • Herreys • Bobbysocks! • Sandra Kim • Johnny Logan • Céline Dion • Riva • Toto Cutugno • Carola • Linda Martin • Niamh Kavanagh • Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan • Secret Garden • Eimear Quinn • Katrina and the Waves • Dana International • Charlotte Nilsson • Olsen Brothers • Tanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XL • Marie N • Sertab Erener • Ruslana • Helena Paparizou • Lordi • Marija Šerifović • Dima Bilan • Alexander Rybak • Lena • Eli & Nikki • Loreen • Emmelie de Forest • Conchita Wurst • Måns Zelmerlöw • Jamala • Salvador Sobral • Netta • Duncan Laurence • Måneskin • Kalush Orchestra • Loreen

Winning Songs

Refrain • Net als toen • Dors, mon amour • Een beetje • Tom Pillibi • Nous les amoureux • Un premier amour • Dansevise • Non ho l'età • Poupée de cire, poupée de son • Merci, chérie • Puppet on a String • La, la, la • Vivo cantando • Boom Bang-a-Bang • De troubadour • Un jour, un enfant • All Kinds of Everything • Un banc, un arbre, une rue • Après toi • Tu te reconnaîtras • Waterloo • Ding-a-Dong • Save Your Kisses for Me • L'oiseau et l'enfant • A-Ba-Ni-Bi • Hallelujah • What's Another Year • Making Your Mind Up • Ein bißchen Frieden • Si la vie est cadeau • Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley • La det swinge • J'aime la vie • Hold Me Now • Ne partez pas sans moi • Rock Me • Insieme: 1992 • Fångad av en stormvind • Why Me? • In Your Eyes • Rock 'n' Roll Kids • Nocturne • The Voice • Love Shine a Light • Diva • Take Me to Your Heaven • Fly on the Wings of Love • Everybody • I Wanna • Every Way That I Can • Wild Dances • My Number One • Hard Rock Hallelujah • Molitva • Believe • Fairytale • Satellite • Running Scared • Euphoria • Only Teardrops • Rise Like a Phoenix • Heroes • 1944 • Amar pelos dois • Toy • Arcade • Zitti e buoni • Stefania • Tattoo

Contests

1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • ~~2020~~ • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2026

Countries

Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czechia • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • North Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Morocco • The Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Serbia and Montenegro • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom • Yugoslavia

Miscellaneous

European Broadcasting Union • Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Songs

"Rock Me" • "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong?" • "Vi maler byen rød" • "En dag" • "Nur ein Lied" • "Vi maler byen rød" • "La dolce vita" • "J'ai volé la vie" • "Avrei voluto" • "To diko sou asteri" • "Apopse as vrethume" • "Derekh Hamelekh" • "Viver senza tei" • "Flieger" • "Blijf zoals je bent" • "Conquistador" • "Venners nærhet" • "The Real Me" • "Door de wind" • "Monsieur" • "Bana Bana" • "Það sem enginn sér"

Performers

Riva • Live Report • Birthe Kjær • Tommy Nilsson • Thomas Forstner • Nina • Anneli Saaristo • Nathalie Pâque • Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali • Marianna Efstratiou • Fani Polymeri & Yiannis Savvidakis • Gili & Galit • Furbaz • Nino de Angelo • Justine Pelmelay • Da Vinci • Britt Synnøve Johansen • Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers • Ingeborg • Park Café • Pan • Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson

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