Background
Rivas was born and raised in Rostov-on-Don to an Armenian mother and a father of Armenian, Russian and Greek descent.
Rivas was born and raised in Rostov-on-Don to an Armenian mother and a father of Armenian, Russian and Greek descent.
She took the stage name Eva Rivas from her Greek great-grandmother. Growing up in Rostov, she sang in the Armenian "Arevik" ensemble. To promote her song that year, Rivas visited, prior to the contest, some European countries.
Rivas plans to continue to travel around Europe, promoting her song and making new ones.
She had wished to represent Armenia again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. However, ultimately Armenia did not participate that year.
Eva is a judge in of Armenia.