Beginning her career as a teenager , Oxa debuted in the Sanremo Music Festival 1978 with the song " Un 'em ozione da poco " , placing second in the competition . Following her success in Sanremo , she released her debut studio album '' Oxanna '' ( 1978 ) that year , which became her first chart-topping album in Italy . After numerous participations in Sanremo during the 1980s , Oxa competed again in the Sanremo Music Festival 1989 , performing " Ti lascerò " as a duet with Fausto Leali . The duo won the competition , and thus were chosen as the Italian representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne , competing with the song " Avrei voluto " ; they placed ninth in the finals . Oxa went on to win Sanremo once more , winning the Sanremo Music Festival 1999 as a soloist with the song " Senza pietà " . In total , Oxa has competed in Sanremo fourteen times across five decades , and additionally has hosted the competition in 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Anna Oxa