Rock Me (Riva song)
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"Hajde da ludujemo" (1990) ► |
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"Rock Me" was the winner of the
Riva, representing Yugoslavia, the only time that the country won the contest. It was originally performed in Croatian, but the lead vocalist Emilija Kokić
sang it in English during the winners' encore.
The song's victory led to international awareness of
Croatian rock.[1]
Riva's frontwoman Kokić continued to appear in various shows but had no significant success after the 1989 victory.
The song was succeeded as winner in
Hajde da ludujemo
".
In 2022, The Independent named it 44th best Eurovision-winning song of all time.[2]
References
- ISBN 0-8133-3905-7.
- ^ Kelly, Ben (2022-05-10). "All 68 winning Eurovision songs ranked from worst to best". The Independent. Retrieved 2022-05-11.