Oxa returned to Sanremo the year after her win , competing in the Sanremo Music Festival 1990 with the song " Donna con te " . The song was originally to be performed by Patty Pravo , but after Pravo demanded multiple changes be made to the song and eventually refused to perform it , Oxa was asked to replace her . " Donna con te " performed well , becoming a finalist in Sanremo and a top ten hit in Italy . Despite the single 's success , it was not included on a studio album and only appeared on '' Oxa – Live con i New Trolls '' ( 1990 ) , Oxa 's collaborative live album with Italian band New Trolls . Following the collapse of CBS International in 1990 , Oxa was transferred to the Columbia Records label under Sony Music . Her first release with the new label was " Mezzo angolo di cielo " , released in 1992 and becoming a top twenty hit . She followed up the success of the single with the release of the album '' Di questa vita '' ( 1992 ) ; the album peaked at number-five in Italy . Following this release , Oxa took a brief hiatus from performing original music . She hosted the Telemontecarlo ( TMC ) program '' Viaggio al centro della musica '' and later the Sanremo Music Festival 1994 . From 1993 to 1994 , Oxa released two cover albums and one album of remakes of her previous releases . Her first original release since '' Di questa vita '' came in 1996 , releasing the single " Spot " which competed in Festivalbar 1996 . The single was later included on the album '' Anna non si lascia '' ( 1996 ) , which peaked at number-ten in Italy . Her first greatest hits album '' Storie - I miei più grandi successi '' ( 1997 ) was later released the following year , including songs from both her CBS International and Columbia contracts . Oxa competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 1997 with the album 's lead single " Storie " , placing second . In 1999 , Oxa signed to Sony BMG , which also received the rights to the songs that Oxa recorded while signed to RCA Italiana in the 1970s and early-1980s . That year , she competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 1999 with the song " Senza pietà " . She went on to win the competition , earning her second Sanremo win . As Italy was not participating in the Eurovision Song Contest at this time , however , she was not asked to represent her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem . " Senza pietà " went on to be a top ten hit in Italy , and served as the lead single to Oxa 's album of the same name , which peaked at number-three
Sanremo Music Festival 1994
Sanremo Music Festival 1994
Anna Oxa