Avrei voluto
"Avrei voluto" (English translation: "I Would've Wanted") was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed in Italian by Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Fausto Leali, Anna Hoxha |
| As | Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali |
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| Composer(s) | |
| Lyricist(s) | Franco Ciani, Fabrizio Berlincioni |
| Conductor | Mario Natale |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 9th |
| Final points | 56 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Vivo (Ti scrivo)" (1988) | |
| "Insieme: 1992" (1990) ► | |
The song is a duet, in which both singers confess their love for each other. Unfortunately, however, it appears from the lyrics that the opportunity for a relationship has already passed. They realise, for example, that "I would've wanted you too".
The song was performed first on the night (preceding Israel's Gili & Galit with "Derekh Hamelekh"). At the close of voting, suffering from a very bad start but sweeping up votes from the later half of the juries, it had received 56 points, placing 9th in a field of 22.
It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1990 Contest by Toto Cutugno with "Insieme: 1992".
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