Riva

Riva (band)

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Riva
Origin	Zadar, Croatia, Former Yugoslavia
Genres	Pop Music
Years active	1988–1991
Past members
Emilija Kokić Dalibor Musap Nenad Nakić Zvonimir Zrilić Boško Colić

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.^[1] The group members parted ways in 1991.

Lineup

Emilija Kokić (vocals)
Dalibor Musap (keyboard, vocals, founder and leader)
Nenad Nakić (bass, vocals)
Zvonimir Zrilić (guitar, vocals)
Boško Colić (percussion)

References

^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Céline Dion with "Ne partez pas sans moi"	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1989	Succeeded by Toto Cutugno with "Insieme: 1992"
Preceded by Srebrna Krila with "Mangup"	Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989	Succeeded by Tajči with "Hajde da ludujemo"

v t e Pop and rock music of Croatia

Main	Music of Croatia - Croatian popular music - Hrvatski Band Aid - Croatian music festivals - Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Record labels	Croatia Records - Dallas Records - Dancing Bear - Hit Records - Menart Records - Suzy Records

v t e Pop and rock music of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Main	Music of Yugoslavia - Popular music in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Punk rock in Yugoslavia - New Wave music in Yugoslavia - YU Rock Misija - Eurovision Song Contest

Record labels	Jugoton - PGP-RTB - Suzy Records - Diskoton - Založba kaset in plošč RTV Ljubljana - Jugodisk

v t e Winning performers of the Eurovision Song Contest

1950s	Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten

1960s	Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola Cinquetti France Gall Udo Jürgens Sandie Shaw Massiel Frida Boccara Lenny Kuhr Lulu Salomé

1970s	Dana Séverine Vicky Leandros Anne-Marie David ABBA Teach-In Brotherhood of Man Marie Myriam Izhar Cohen / Alphabeta Gali Atari / Milk and Honey

1980s	Johnny Logan Bucks Fizz Nicole Corinne Hermès Herrey's Bobbysocks! Sandra Kim Johnny Logan Celine Dion Riva

1990s	Toto Cutugno Carola Linda Martin Niamh Kavanagh Paul Harrington / Charlie McGettigan Secret Garden Eimear Quinn Katrina and the Waves Dana International Charlotte Nilsson

2000s	Olsen Brothers Tanel Padar / Dave Benton / 2XL Marie N. Sertab Erener Ruslana Elena Paparizou Lordi Marija Šerifović Dima Bilan Alexander Rybak

2010s	Lena Ell & Nikki

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