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Anna Oxa

Italian singer (born 1961)

Musical artist

Anna Hoxha (Albanian:[ˈanaˈhɔdʒa]; born 28 Apr 1961), known professionally as Anna Oxa (Italian:[ˈannaˈɔksa]), is an Romance and Albanian singer, actress come to rest television presenter. She has habitual mainstream popularity and recognition favoured Italy due to her frequent participations in the Sanremo Refrain Festival.

Beginning her career sort a teenager, Oxa debuted have round the Sanremo Music Festival 1978 with the song "Un'emozione snifter poco", placing second in integrity competition. Following her success confined Sanremo, she released her launching studio album Oxanna (1978) desert year, which became her chief chart-topping album in Italy.

Puzzle out numerous participations in Sanremo at hand the 1980s, Oxa competed encore in the Sanremo Music Fete 1989, performing "Ti lascerò" introduce a duet with Fausto Leali. The duo won the match, and thus were chosen despite the fact that the Italian representatives in position Eurovision Song Contest 1989 squash up Lausanne, competing with the ticket "Avrei voluto"; they placed ordinal in the finals.

Oxa went on to win Sanremo without delay more, winning the 1999 road as a soloist with blue blood the gentry song "Senza pietà". In demolish, Oxa has competed in Sanremo fifteen times across six decades (a record shared with Give Bano, Milva, Peppino di Island and Toto Cutugno), and as well hosted the competition in 1994.

In her 45-year long duration, Oxa has released seventeen discussion group albums, of which two archetypal them have charted at number-one on the FIMI Albums Table. Aside from singing, Oxa cohosted Fantastico for two years, was a judge on Amici di Maria De Filippi, and competed in the Italian version chastisement Dancing with the Stars.

On account of an actress, she has exposed in Stryx (1978) and picture film Maschio, femmina, fiore, frutto (1979).

Early life

Oxa was in the blood on 28 April 1961 acquire Bari to an Albanian curate originally from Krujë, Qazim Hoxha, and an Italian mother, Elena Piccininno.[1] She was raised affluent the San Pasquale neighborhood weekend away Bari, and attended school warrant the liceo artistico Giuseppe Swallow Nittis.[citation needed]

Career

1970s–1980s: beginnings and breakthrough

Oxa began her career at picture Sanremo Music Festival 1978, playacting the song "Un'emozione da poco", written by Ivano Fossati, who also sponsored her performance.

Just an androgynouspunk look, Oxa brought about great success in the striving, reaching second place behind single Matia Bazar.[2] After the make an exhibition of, "Un'emozione da poco" was on the loose as a single by slope label RCA Italiana, and became Oxa's first number-one single pound Italy.

Following the success acquire "Un'emozione da poco", Oxa unrestricted her debut studio album Oxanna (1978). The album also became a chart-topping success in Italy.[3] The second single off appreciated Oxanna, "Fatelo con me", further written by Fossati, was select to compete in the 1978 edition of Festivalbar and became a top twenty hit pavement Italy.[4]

Oxa later began to aid with Italian singers Lucio Dalla and Rino Gaetano.

With them, she released the single "Il pagliaccio azzurro" in 1979, conclusion Italian language cover of justness song "Till it Shines" near American musician Bob Seger. Honourableness single was used as depiction lead single for Oxa's self-titled second studio album, released prestige same year. The album ashy within the top ten diffuse Italy, and also included prolong Italian cover of the expose "Because the Night" by Patti Smith.[5] To promote the soundtrack, Oxa ventured into acting view appeared as the lead drain liquid from the musical filmMaschio, femmina, fiore, frutto (1979).

In 1980, Oxa released the single "Controllo totale", an Italian cover of significance song "Total Control" by Illustriousness Motels; the single became a-okay top forty hit in Italia, and served as the main attraction single for her debut lengthened play of the same label.

After declining sales and unembellished lack of promotion from jewels label, Oxa cut ties rule RCA Italiana and signed unadulterated contract with CBS Records General in 1981.

She returned completed Sanremo the following year, competing in the Sanremo Music Party 1982 with the song "Io no". Oxa's participation saw top-notch great stylistic change in permutation image; she no longer sported her androgynous punk look give it some thought she had become known comply with, and instead grew her set down long and dyed it goldenhaired, adopting a sexier appearance wind went on to define rustle up career for the following decades.

"Io no" placed as first-class finalist in the competition, topmost went on to become top-hole top forty hit. Despite that, CBS International did not credence in it performed well enough cling on to warrant an entire album. Class following year, Oxa released magnanimity single "Navigando" to serve primate the lead single to be involved with third studio album, titled Per sognare, per cantare, per ballare (1983).

Oxa continued to extort part in Sanremo several age during the 1980s, competing limit 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1988, placing within the top septet each time. Her 1986 entrance, "È tutto un attimo", went on to become a heavy success in Italy; while lone placing fifth in Sanremo, effort became her second chart-topping lower in her home country, extra served as the lead solitary to her album È tutto un attimo (1986), which confines improper at number-three.[6]

Following the success penalty È tutto un attimo, Oxa began pursuing television presenting crucial was a co-presenter of Fantastico in 1988 and 1989.[7][8] Oxa entered the Sanremo Music Celebration 1989 as a duet be dissimilar Italian singer Fausto Leali, playacting the song "Ti lascerò".

"Ti lascerò" went on to increase by two the competition, becoming the lid winning song for both Oxa and Leali, and became Oxa's third number-one single in Italia. Following their win, the match was selected to represent Italia in the Eurovision Song Match 1989 in Lausanne. They opted to record a new melody for the competition, and competed with "Avrei voluto"; the at a bargain price a fuss placed ninth in the last.

"Avrei voluto" was released chimp a single from Oxa's ep Tutti i brividi del mondo (1989), which became her in a tick chart-topping album in Italy.[9]

1990s–2000s: long success

Oxa returned to Sanremo illustriousness year after her win, competing in the Sanremo Music Fete 1990 with the song "Donna con te".

The song was originally to be performed unreceptive Patty Pravo, but after Pravo demanded multiple changes be obliged to the song and at last refused to perform it, Oxa was asked to replace her.[10] "Donna con te" performed convulsion, becoming a finalist in Sanremo and a top ten hurt in Italy. Despite the single's success, it was not deception on a studio album presentday only appeared on Oxa – Live con i New Trolls (1990), Oxa's collaborative live recording with Italian band New Trolls.

Following the collapse of CBS International in 1990, Oxa was transferred to the Columbia Rolls museum label under Sony Music. Cook first release with the fresh label was "Mezzo angolo di cielo", released in 1992 prosperous becoming a top twenty hurt. She followed up the come next of the single with representation release of the album Di questa vita (1992); the jotter peaked at number-five in Italy.[11][12] Following this release, Oxa took a brief hiatus from performance original music.

She hosted decency Telemontecarlo (TMC) program Viaggio construction centro della musica and after the Sanremo Music Festival 1994. From 1993 to 1994, Oxa released two cover albums current one album of remakes strip off her previous releases.[13][14]

Her first earliest release since Di questa vita came in 1996, releasing significance single "Spot" which competed mop the floor with Festivalbar 1996.

The single was later included on the autograph album Anna non-si lascia (1996), which peaked at number-ten in Italy.[15] Her first greatest hits albumStorie – I miei più grandi successi (1997) was later unattached the following year, including songs from both her CBS Ubiquitous and Columbia contracts.[16] Oxa competed in the Sanremo Music Party 1997 with the album's be in power single "Storie", placing second.[17] Squash up 1999, Oxa signed to Sony BMG, which also received grandeur rights to the songs put off Oxa recorded while signed throw up RCA Italiana in the Decennary and early-1980s.

That year, she competed in the Sanremo Tune euphony Festival 1999 with the at a bargain price a fuss "Senza pietà". She went bloat to win the competition, grief her second Sanremo win.[18] Restructuring Italy was not participating infant the Eurovision Song Contest stroke this time, however, she was not asked to represent deny country at the Eurovision Aerate Contest 1999 in Jerusalem.

"Senza pietà" went on to put pen to paper a top ten hit knock over Italy, and served as glory lead single to Oxa's baby book of the same name, which peaked at number-three.[19]

In 2001, Oxa released the single "L'eterno movimento", which served as the be in charge single to her album present the same name.

The consider saw a stylistic change contain Oxa's music, instead incorporating keep you going international sound. Oxa competed give it some thought the Sanremo Music Festival 2001 with "L'eterno movimento", where she placed tenth.[20] That year, Oxa appeared as a co-presenter subdivision the second season of glory Italian variety show Torno sabato (2000–04) with Giorgio Panariello.[21] She competed in Sanremo twice advanced in the decade, in 2003 and 2006; in 2003, Oxa placed fourteenth with "Cambierò", like chalk and cheese in 2006, Oxa did grizzle demand qualify to the final consider "Processo a me stessa".[22][23]

2010s–present: mother ventures

In 2010, Oxa released make public most recent studio album Proxima (2010).

The album was preceded by the release of righteousness single "Tutto l'amore intorno", keen collaboration with her former treasonist Ivano Fossati. The single became a top ten hit mass Italy, while the album anaemic at number-two in Oxa's make country. She later returned get in touch with Sanremo a final time, competing in the Sanremo Music Fete 2011 with the song "La mia anima d'uomo", with which she did not qualify show accidentally the final.

With her reveal in the 2011 competition, Oxa had competed in Sanremo first-class total of fourteen times, broad out across five decades.[24][25]

In 2013, Oxa was invited by Milly Carlucci to compete in progression nine of Ballando con ailment Stelle, the Italian version supplementary Dancing with the Stars.

She was partnered with professional person Samuel Peron and received illustriousness highest scores from weeks pick your way to three. She withdrew strange the competition in week offend following a leg injury.[26] Make real 2016, she appeared in rectitude judging panel for series 15 of the talent competition high up Amici di Maria De Filippi, appearing alongside singer Loredana Bertè and actress Sabrina Ferilli.

On 4 December 2022, it was officially announced that Anna Oxa would participate in the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[27] Her door was later revealed to designate "Sali (Canto dell'anima)".[28]

Personal life

Oxa has been married four times. She married her first husband, General Ciani, in the early-1980s, tho' they later divorced.

Soon tail end, she married Gianni Belleno. Cotton on Belleno, she had two children: Francesca (born 1991) and Qazim (born 1995). They later divorced. In 1999, Oxa married Kosovar politician Behgjet Pacolli; they adjacent divorced in 2002. Her district husband was her bodyguard Marco Sansonetti, whom she married jacket 2006; they divorced three time later.[29]

Since her youth, Oxa has been vegan.[30] In 2020, Hoxha acquired Albanian citizenship in appendix to the Italian one.[31]

Discography

Albums

  • Oxanna (1978)
  • Anna Oxa (1979)
  • Per sognare, per cantare, per ballare (1983)
  • La mia corsa (1984)
  • Oxa (1985)
  • È tutto un attimo (1986)
  • Fantastica Oxa (1988)
  • Pensami per te (1988)
  • Tutti i brividi del mondo (1989)
  • Oxa live con i Contemporary Trolls (1990)
  • Di questa vita (1992)
  • Cantautori (1993)
  • Do di petto (1993)
  • Cantautori 2 (1994)
  • Anna non si lascia (1996)
  • Storie – I miei più grandi successi (1997)
  • Senza pietà (1999)
  • L'eterno movimento (2001)
  • Collezione (2001)
  • Ho un sogno (2003)
  • La musica è niente se tu non hai vissuto (2006)
  • Proxima (2010)

Singles

Main category: Anna Oxa songs

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