- Avrei voluto
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Italy "Avrei voluto"
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year = 1989
country = Italy
artist = Fauso Leali, Anna Hoxha
as =Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali
with =
language = Italian
languages =
composer = Franco Fasano
lyricist = Franco Ciani, Fabrizio Berlincioni
conductor = Mario Natale
place = 9th
points = 56
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1989it from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = Vivo (Ti scrivo)
prev_link = Vivo (Ti scrivo)
next = Insieme: 1992
next_link = Insieme: 1992"Avrei voluto" (English translation: "I Would've Wanted") was the Italian entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1989 , performed in Italian byAnna Oxa &Fausto Leali .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 'sGili & 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 "".
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