Anita (singer)

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Anita
Anita in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Anita Spanner
Born	(1960-12-22) 22 December 1960 (age 63)
Origin	Fürstenfeld District, Austria
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer

Anita Spanner (born 22 December 1960), known mononymously as Anita, is an Austrian singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.

Career

Eurovision Song Contest

Anita came to the Austrian Eurovision selection in 1984 as a virtual unknown, but her song "

Einfach weg" ("Simply Gone") was the clear winner of the 12 entrants, sending her to the 29th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Luxembourg City on 5 May.^[1] In Luxembourg however, "Einfach weg" (with Gary Lux among the backing vocalists) met an ignominious fate, finishing in last place of the 19 entries garnering only five points, well below the 26 points of the next-lowest ranked song from Yugoslavia.^[2]^[3]

Nevertheless, "Einfach weg" proved to be a domestic hit in Austria, topping the chart for two weeks.[4]

Later career

Anita released further singles but could not repeat the success of "Einfach weg" in the home market. In 1991, she again took part in the Austrian Eurovision selection, but "Land in Sicht" ("Land in Sight") could only finish seventh of the 10 songs.^[5]

In the mid-1990s Anita withdrew from the public eye to raise a family. She has recently returned to performing as a member of a seven-piece live band called Hit4You.

References

^ "ESC National Finals database – 1984". Natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest : Austria 1984 - Anita Einfach Weg". ESC History. Esc-history.com. 5 May 1984. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
^ "Einfach weg" at diggiloo.net
^ Steffen Hung. "Austrian Chart database". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
^ "ESC National Finals database – 1991". Natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2011.

External links

Media related to Anita Wagner at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by Westend	Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984	Succeeded by Gary Lux

v t e Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1971 1972 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Anita Liane Augustin Nadine Beiler Blue Danube Timna Brauer Marty Brem Vincent Bueno Carmela Corren Thomas Forstner Petra Frey Global.Kryner Karel Gott Ferry Graf Peter Horten Stella Jones Udo Jürgens Kaleen Natália Kelly Lumix Gary Lux The Makemakes Jimmy Makulis Pia Maria Bob Martin Marianne Mendt Mess The Milestones George Nussbaumer Manuel Ortega Paenda Eric Papilaya Alf Poier The Rounder Girls Salena Cesár Sampson Schmetterlinge Eleonore Schwarz Christina Simon Simone Bobbie Singer Bettina Soriat Springtime Teya Tie Break Trackshittaz Nathan Trent Waterloo and Robinson Tony Wegas Westend Wilfried Harry Winter Conchita Wurst Zoë
Songs	" Alive " "All to You" "Amen" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Du bist" "Du bist Musik" "Du hast mich so fasziniert" "Einfach weg" "Falter im Wind" "Für den Frieden der Welt" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Get a Life – Get Alive" "Halo" "Heute in Jerusalem" "Hurricane" "I Am Yours" "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien" "Keine Mauern mehr" "Kinder dieser Welt" "Limits" "Lisa Mona Lisa" "Loin d'ici" "Maria Magdalena" "Merci, Chérie" "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" "Musik" "My Little World" "Nobody but You" "Nur ein Lied" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Nur noch Gefühl" "One Step" "Reflection" "Rise Like a Phoenix" "Running on Air" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Say a Word" "The Secret Is Love" "Sehnsucht" "Shine" "Sonntag" "Tausend Fenster" "Venedig im Regen" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" "Warum nur, warum?" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Weil's dr guat got" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" "Wenn du da bist" "We Will Rave" "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" "Wohin, kleines Pony" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Y así" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Zusammen geh'n"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Austria did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Portugal Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alice and Franco Battiato Anita Belle and the Devotions Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra Bravo Sophie Carle Dollie de Luxe Maria Guinot Herreys Hot Eyes Ida and Vlado Kirka Maribelle Linda Martin Andy Paul Rainy Day Mary Roos Annick Thoumazeau Jacques Zegers
Songs	"100% d'amour" "Anna Maria Lena" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Avanti la vie" "Ciao, amore" "Det' lige det" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "Einfach weg" "Halay" "Hengaillaan" "Ik hou van jou" "Lady, Lady" "Lenge leve livet" "Love Games" "Silêncio e tanta gente" "Terminal 3" "I treni di Tozeur" "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"