Rock Me (Riva song)
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"Rock Me" | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1989 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | |
Language | |
Composer(s) | |
Lyricist(s) | Stevo Cvikić |
Conductor | Nikica Kalogjera |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 1st |
Final points | 137 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Mangup" (1988) | |
"Hajde da ludujemo" (1990) ► |
"Rock Me" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed by 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 Yugoslav and 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 1990 by Toto Cutugno representing Italy with "Insieme: 1992". It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative that year by Tajči with "Hajde da ludujemo".
In 2022, The Independent named it 44th best Eurovision-winning song of all time.[2]
References
- ^ Ramet, Sabrina P. (2002). Balkan Babel: The Disintegration of Yugoslavia from the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milosevic. Westview Press. p. 145. 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.
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