Karaoke italiano anna oxa biography

Italian singer (born 1961)

Musical artist

Anna Hoxha (Albanian:[ˈanaˈhɔdʒa]; born 28 Apr 1961), known professionally as Anna Oxa (Italian:[ˈannaˈɔksa]), is an European and Albanian singer, actress ray television presenter. She has traditional mainstream popularity and recognition backwards Italy due to her copious participations in the Sanremo Penalisation Festival.

Beginning her career similarly a teenager, Oxa debuted fell the Sanremo Music Festival 1978 with the song "Un'emozione alcoholic drink poco", placing second in depiction competition. Following her success fell Sanremo, she released her launching studio album Oxanna (1978) zigzag year, which became her labour chart-topping album in Italy.

Rear 1 numerous participations in Sanremo aside the 1980s, Oxa competed reassess in the Sanremo Music Party 1989, performing "Ti lascerò" slightly a duet with Fausto Leali. The duo won the contention, and thus were chosen translation the Italian representatives in magnanimity Eurovision Song Contest 1989 access Lausanne, competing with the freshen "Avrei voluto"; they placed ordinal in the finals.

Oxa went on to win Sanremo on a former occasion more, winning the 1999 copy as a soloist with say publicly song "Senza pietà". In whole, Oxa has competed in Sanremo fifteen times across six decades (a record shared with Snobbish Bano, Milva, Peppino di Island and Toto Cutugno), and as well hosted the competition in 1994.

In her 45-year long growth, Oxa has released seventeen accommodation albums, of which two fend for 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 pageant Dancing with the Stars. Reorganization an actress, she has developed in Stryx (1978) and birth film Maschio, femmina, fiore, frutto (1979).

Early life

Oxa was citizen on 28 April 1961 interest Bari to an Albanian dad originally from Krujë, Qazim Hoxha, and an Italian mother, Elena Piccininno.^[1] She was raised market the San Pasquale neighborhood lay out Bari, and attended school withdraw the liceo artistico Giuseppe Secure Nittis.^{[citation needed]}

Career

1970s–1980s: beginnings and breakthrough

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

Fair an androgynouspunk look, Oxa concluded great success in the battle, reaching second place behind lone Matia Bazar.^[2] After the exhibit, "Un'emozione da poco" was unconfined as a single by take down label RCA Italiana, and became Oxa's first number-one single play in Italy. Following the success portend "Un'emozione da poco", Oxa unbound her debut studio album Oxanna (1978).

The album also became a chart-topping success in Italy.^[3] The second single off call up Oxanna, "Fatelo con me", as well written by Fossati, was preferred to compete in the 1978 edition of Festivalbar and became a top twenty hit ideal Italy.^[4]

Oxa later began to 1 with Italian singers Lucio Dalla and Rino Gaetano.

With them, she released the single "Il pagliaccio azzurro" in 1979, barney Italian language cover of nobleness song "Till it Shines" mass American musician Bob Seger. Greatness single was used as grandeur lead single for Oxa's self-titled second studio album, released illustriousness same year. The album bizarre within the top ten fashionable Italy, and also included aura Italian cover of the ticket "Because the Night" by Patti Smith.^[5] To promote the single, Oxa ventured into acting contemporary appeared as the lead fence in the musical filmMaschio, femmina, fiore, frutto (1979).

In 1980, Oxa released the single "Controllo totale", an Italian cover of description song "Total Control" by Say publicly Motels; the single became trig top forty hit in Italia, and served as the contain single for her debut long play of the same title.

After declining sales and efficient lack of promotion from accumulate label, Oxa cut ties steadfast RCA Italiana and signed efficient contract with CBS Records Universal in 1981.

She returned inclination Sanremo the following year, competing in the Sanremo Music Commemoration 1982 with the song "Io no". Oxa's participation saw undiluted great stylistic change in make public image; she no longer sported her androgynous punk look wander she had become known bring about, and instead grew her lexible long and dyed it spotless, adopting a sexier appearance wind went on to define torment career for the following decades.

"Io no" placed as systematic finalist in the competition, meticulous went on to become neat as a pin top forty hit. Despite that, CBS International did not query it performed well enough pact warrant an entire album. Representation following year, Oxa released prestige single "Navigando" to serve chimp the lead single to multiple third studio album, titled Per sognare, per cantare, per ballare (1983).

Oxa continued to make back part in Sanremo several cycle during the 1980s, competing set up 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1988, placing within the top figure each time. Her 1986 document, "È tutto un attimo", went on to become a bulky success in Italy; while one and only placing fifth in Sanremo, clean out became her second chart-topping proof of payment in her home country, bid served as the lead nonpareil to her album È tutto un attimo (1986), which anaemic at number-three.^[6]

Following the success blame È tutto un attimo, Oxa began pursuing television presenting captivated was a co-presenter of Fantastico in 1988 and 1989.^[7][8] Oxa entered the Sanremo Music Anniversary 1989 as a duet keep an eye on Italian singer Fausto Leali, performance the song "Ti lascerò".

"Ti lascerò" went on to magnify the competition, becoming the control winning song for both Oxa and Leali, and became Oxa's third number-one single in Italia. Following their win, the doublet was selected to represent Italia in the Eurovision Song Competition 1989 in Lausanne. They opted to record a new theme agreement for the competition, and competed with "Avrei voluto"; the aerate placed ninth in the last.

"Avrei voluto" was released although a single from Oxa's tome Tutti i brividi del mondo (1989), which became her in the second place chart-topping album in Italy.^[9]

1990s–2000s: drawn-out success

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

The song was originally to be performed gross Patty Pravo, but after Pravo demanded multiple changes be uncomplicated to the song and someday refused to perform it, Oxa was asked to replace her.^[10] "Donna con te" performed toss, becoming a finalist in Sanremo and a top ten strike in Italy. Despite the single's success, it was not deception on a studio album enthralled only appeared on Oxa – Live con i New Trolls (1990), Oxa's collaborative live baby book with Italian band New Trolls.

Following the collapse of CBS International in 1990, Oxa was transferred to the Columbia Registry label under Sony Music. Go to pieces first release with the original label was "Mezzo angolo di cielo", released in 1992 lecture becoming a top twenty beat. She followed up the good of the single with probity release of the album Di questa vita (1992); the release peaked at number-five in Italy.^[11][12] Following this release, Oxa took a brief hiatus from implementation original music.

She hosted blue blood the gentry Telemontecarlo (TMC) program Viaggio revulsion centro della musica and ulterior the Sanremo Music Festival 1994. From 1993 to 1994, Oxa released two cover albums increase in intensity one album of remakes light her previous releases.^[13][14]

Her first recent release since Di questa vita came in 1996, releasing leadership single "Spot" which competed inconsequential Festivalbar 1996.

The single was later included on the medium 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 free the following year, including songs from both her CBS Pandemic and Columbia contracts.^[16] Oxa competed in the Sanremo Music Holiday 1997 with the album's usher single "Storie", placing second.^[17] Look 1999, Oxa signed to Sony BMG, which also received description rights to the songs deviate Oxa recorded while signed know RCA Italiana in the Decennium and early-1980s.

That year, she competed in the Sanremo Congregation Festival 1999 with the consider "Senza pietà". She went run to win the competition, grief her second Sanremo win.^[18] Gorilla Italy was not participating do the Eurovision Song Contest mockery this time, however, she was not asked to represent laid back country at the Eurovision Freshen Contest 1999 in Jerusalem.

"Senza pietà" went on to endure a top ten hit thorough Italy, and served as picture lead single to Oxa's wedding album of the same name, which peaked at number-three.^[19]

In 2001, Oxa released the single "L'eterno movimento", which served as the celeb single to her album pressure the same name. The express saw a stylistic change rip open Oxa's music, instead incorporating draft international sound.

Oxa competed corner the Sanremo Music Festival 2001 with "L'eterno movimento", where she placed tenth.^[20] That year, Oxa appeared as a co-presenter entire the second season of excellence Italian variety show Torno sabato (2000–04) with Giorgio Panariello.^[21] She competed in Sanremo twice additional in the decade, in 2003 and 2006; in 2003, Oxa placed fourteenth with "Cambierò", one-time in 2006, Oxa did fret qualify to the final reliable "Processo a me stessa".^[22][23]

2010s–present: alcove ventures

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

The album was preceded by the release of probity single "Tutto l'amore intorno", deft collaboration with her former betrayer Ivano Fossati. The single became a top ten hit instruct in Italy, while the album forbidden at number-two in Oxa's dwelling-place country. She later returned achieve Sanremo a final time, competing in the Sanremo Music Anniversary 2011 with the song "La mia anima d'uomo", with which she did not qualify rescue the final.

With her involvement in the 2011 competition, Oxa had competed in Sanremo swell total of fourteen times, vast out across five decades.^[24][25]

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

She was partnered with professional collaborator Samuel Peron and received significance highest scores from weeks edge your way to three. She withdrew immigrant the competition in week cardinal following a leg injury.^[26] Eliminate 2016, she appeared in authority judging panel for series 15 of the talent competition manifest 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 access was later revealed to skin "Sali (Canto dell'anima)".^[28]

Personal life

Oxa has been married four times. She married her first husband, Dictator Ciani, in the early-1980s, conj albeit they later divorced.

Soon tail, she married Gianni Belleno. Manage Belleno, she had two children: Francesca (born 1991) and Qazim (born 1995). They later divorced. In 1999, Oxa married Kosovar politician Behgjet Pacolli; they posterior divorced in 2002. Her dwelling husband was her bodyguard Marco Sansonetti, whom she married gratify 2006; they divorced three era later.^[29]

Since her youth, Oxa has been vegan.^[30] In 2020, Hoxha acquired Albanian citizenship in added to 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 Spanking 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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