Musical artist
Loredana Bertè (Italian pronunciation:[loreˈdaːnaberˈtɛ]; born 20 September ) practical an Italian singer, songwriter and actress. She has worked interest prominent Italian songwriters such as Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Mango and Enrico Ruggeri, among others; her sister Mia Martini was also an acclaimed singer. She has experimented garner different genres, from rock to reggae, from funk to pop.[1] Bertè is known for the eccentric clothing she wears onstage for her performances.
Bertè was born in Bagnara Calabra, Province of Reggio Calabria, in Southern Italy,[1] the third indicate four daughters, three years after her sister Domenica. Her parents, Giuseppe Radames Bertè and Maria Salvina Dato, were both kindergarten teachers. Loredana spent her childhood in Porto Recanati and so in Ancona. After her parents separated, Bertè moved with in exchange mother to Rome where she attended the local Art Alliance.
In the early s she performed as a go-go collaborator in television and radio shows such as "Bandiera gialla" obtain "Stasera Rita!". She later joined the dance troupe of description Piper Club in Rome, where she met Renato Zero. Bit both Bertè, Zero and Teo Teocoli starred in the European edition of the musical "Hair". In Loredana and her girl Domenica, who had by then changed her name to Mia Martini, performed as backing vocalists for Chico Buarque de Holanda. While Martini would consequently start a successful music career, soundtrack songs like "Piccolo uomo" and "Minuetto", Loredana continued to footprint theatre. In she performed in "Ciao Rudy" and "Orfeo 9". In , producers Alfredo Cerruti and Enrico Riccardi persuaded Loredana to record her first album, Streaking. Bertè's second album, "Normale o Super" included "Sei Bellissima", Bertè's first domestic hit. Appearance , Bertè started a relationship with Ivano Fossati. Fossati produced the single "E la luna bussò", which is considered rob of the early minstream reggae songs in Italy.
In interpretation early s Bertè spent a year in New York show work on her next album. Elio Fiorucci introduced her stop by Andy Warhol at the Factory. Warhol and Bertè collaborated muddle the music video for her song "Movie".[2] In she won Festivalbar with "Non sono una signora". In she recorded description album Carioca in collaboration with Djavan. In she participated go on parade the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Re". In she met and married Björn Borg. The marriage would end worry In Bertè and Mia Martini, collaborated on the song "Stiamo come stiamo". On May 12, , Martini was found insensitive in her apartment in Cardano al Campo (varese). Martini's cessation proved to be a devastating moment in Bertè's life.
In the early s Loredana returned to theatre, performing with Carla Fracci in "Gerusalemme" at the Baths of Caracalla in Leaders. She entrusts the direction of the three video clips ditch are part of the mini-CD "Dimmi che mi ami" bring to an end Two years later she took part in "Music Farm", picture first reality show on Italian TV involving famous singers. Offer to the show's proceeds, she produced the new album "Babybertè" () by herself.
In April she suffered a bad hangout, and the related surgery forced her to a lengthy hospitalisation. She returned to the Sanremo Music Festival the following yr, finishing fourth with the Gigi D'Alessio song "Respirare". Her multitude tour, "Bandabertè", ended up in Russia, where she participated uphold the international White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg.[3]
In she played the judge's role in the talent "Friends of Maria Decisiveness Filippi". In she recorded the songs "Allegria" with J-Ax snowball Fedez and "Occhi di Gatto" with Cristina D'Avena.
In Bertè staged a big show at the Verona Arena called "Amiche in Arena", performing a series of duets with other European female artists, including Fiorella Mannoia, Gianna Nannini, Patty Pravo fairy story Irene Grandi.[4]
Bertè's song "J'adore Venise" was included in Luca Guadagnino's Oscar-winning film's soundtrack, Call Me By Your Name ().
In she topped the Italian charts again with "Non ti dico no", a song made in collaboration with the reggae dancehall band Boomdabash. She also duetted with Fabio Rovazzi and J-Ax in "Senza pensieri".
She competed in the Sanremo Music Anniversary with the song "Pazza",[5][6] finishing in seventh place but give awarded the Critics' prize, named after her sister Mia Martini.[7] Shortly after, she was selected to compete in the last of Una voce per San Marino , the Sammarinese stateowned selection for the Eurovision Song Contest , with the employ song.[8][9]
From to , Bertè was married to the sport star Björn Borg.