It’s also a place where politics and regional rivalries play out.

Emilija Kokic represented Yugoslavia as part of the musical band RIVA at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne with their mega hit ‘Riva‘ giving Yugoslavia its very first Eurovision victory.

The multi facetted Yugoslavian Eurovision 1989 winner, Emilija Kokić (RIVA), will will be flying to the sunny shores of Malaga in October to grace the 19th annual OGAE Spain Congress. Two years later ...