Eva Rivas was born in 1987 in Rostov-na-Donu.
Eva was a member of the famous Armenian youth ensemble, Arevik (they actually participated for Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 after Eva had left). She sang in different styles including pop, classical and ethnic.
In 2005 Eva began her solo career and has gone on to win many prizes including the Golden Voice Of Rostov; Miss Pearl Of Don; Vice-Miss Of The Caucasus and Armenian Song Of The Year and the 5 Stars festival in Sochi, Russia.
In 2009 Eva recorded a video clip for the song Tamam Ashkarh. The video was recorded in Armenia, Afghanistan, Algeria and Uzbekistan and has received worldwide acclaim.
Eva is currently recording an album for release soon.
The Armenian national selection was held on Sunday 14 February 2010 at the Opera Theatre in Yerevan.
9 acts participated in the final. The favourites prior to the show were popular dance act, Emmy & Mihran, with the song Hey (Let Me Hear You Say).
Apricot Stone by Eva Rivas was selected by a combination of 50% SMS voting and 50% expert jury voting.
The guests at the final included Hayko (Armenia ESC 2007) and Luara Hayrapetyan (Armenia JESC 2009).
Apricot Stone is about learning about the realities and problems of the world and coping with them.
With the apricot (traditional to Armenia) this reminds the singer of her homeland and all the good things in life.
She hopes for a return to her motherland.
| Many, many years ago, when I was a little child |
| Mama told me you should know our world is cruel and wild |
| But to make your way through cold and heat |
| Love is all that you need |
| I believed her every word, more than anything I heard |
| But I was too scared to lose my fun |
| I began to cry a lot and she gave me apricots |
| Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun |
| Apricot stone, hidden in my hand |
| Given back to me from the motherland |
| Apricot stone, I will drop it down in the frozen ground |
| I'll just let it make its round |
| Apricot stone, hidden in my hand |
| Given back to me from the motherland |
| Apricot stone |
| Now I see the northern stars shining brightly in the storm |
| And I've got an avatar of my love to keep me warm |
| Now I'm not afraid of violent winds |
| They may blow – they can't win |
| May the winter stay away from my harvest night and day |
| May God bless and keep my cherished fruit |
| Grow my tree up to the sky, once I waved my home goodbye |
| I just wanna go back to my roots |
| Apricot stone, hidden in my hand |
| Given back to me from the motherland |
| Apricot stone, I will drop it down in the frozen ground |
| I'll just let it make its round |
| Apricot stone, hidden in my hand |
| Given back to me from the motherland |
| Apricot stone, hidden in my hand |
| Given back to me from the motherland |
| Apricot stone |
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