eurovision 1989
Anna Oxa
Anna Oxa represented Italy at Eurovision 1989 in Lausanne with “Avrei voluto”, finishing 9th of 22.
- who
- Italian singer
- born
- 28 April 1961, Bari, Italy
- contest
- 1989
- best result
- 9th, 1989
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1978
- record labels
- CBS Records, RCA Corporation
- sang for
- Italy
Biography
Anna Oxa is an Italian singer, actor and television presenter, widely known in Italy. With Fausto Leali, Oxa sang “Avrei voluto” in Lausanne in 1989 and finished joint ninth.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Anna Oxa”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1989 Lausanne
“Avrei voluto”
9th of 22 Finished 9th of 22, with 56 points.
- Billed as
- Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali
- With
- Fausto Leali
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Franco Berlincioni, Franco Ciani, Franco Fasano
- Conductor
- Mario Natale
- Running order
- 1st of 22
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Yugoslavia: Riva, “Rock Me”
The story of Eurovision 1989: Two children, a crossbow and Yugoslavia's only win
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Sanremo Music Festival
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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