Eva Rivas

Eva Rivas is a singer of Armenian origin, known for representing Armenia in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Apricot Stone". Her real name is Valeriya Reshetnikova-Tsaturyan. He was born on July 13, 1987, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, which was a part of the Soviet Union at the time.

Coming from a family of Armenian origin, while growing up in Rostov, Rivas sang in the Armenian children's group "Arevik" in the city. His first serious contact with music was in this choir and he was introduced to the Armenian repertoire at an early age.

Eurovision 2010

Rivas won the Armenian national selection held in February 2010 and earned the right to go to the competition in Oslo. "Apricot Stone", written by composer Armen Martirosyan and lyricist Karen Kavaleryan, was about the bond with the mother and the return to one's roots. The song placed 6th in the second semi-final and advanced to the final. Coming to the stage in 21st place in the final, Rivas ranked seventh among 25 countries with 141 points.

After the competition, he expressed his wish to represent Armenia again in 2012; However, this initiative did not take place because Armenia did not participate in the competition that year.

Rivas is mentioned among the names that achieved one of Armenia's best results in Eurovision.