Loredana Bertè

Loredana Bertè (; born 20 September 1950) is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress. She has worked with prominent Italian songwriters such as Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Mango and Enrico Ruggeri, among others. She has experimented with different genres, from rock to reggae, from funk to pop. the third of four daughters, three years after her sister Domenica. Her parents, Giuseppe Radames Bertè and Maria Salvina Dato, were both school teachers. Loredana spent her childhood in Porto Recanati and then in Ancona. After her parents separated, Bertè moved with her mother to Rome where she attended the local Art Institute.

Career In the early 1970s, she performed as a go-go dancer in television and radio shows such as "Bandiera gialla" and "Stasera Rita!". She later joined the dance troupe of the Piper Club in Rome, where she met Renato Zero. In 1969, both Bertè, Zero and Teo Teocoli starred in the Italian edition of the musical "Hair". In 1970, Loredana and her sister 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, recording songs like "Piccolo uomo" and "Minuetto", Loredana continued to pursue theatre. In 1972, she performed in "Ciao Rudy" and "Orfeo 9". In 1974, 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. In 1978, Bertè started a relationship with Ivano Fossati. Fossati produced the single "E la luna bussò", which is considered one of the early mainstream reggae songs in Italy.

In the early 1980s, Bertè spent a year in New York to work on her next album. Elio Fiorucci introduced her to Andy Warhol at the Factory. Warhol and Bertè collaborated on the music video for her song "Movie". In 1982, she won Festivalbar with "Non sono una signora". In 1985, she recorded the album Carioca in collaboration with Djavan. In 1986, she participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Re". In 1988, she met and married Björn Borg. The marriage would end in 1992. In 1993, Bertè and Mia Martini collaborated on the song "Stiamo come stiamo". On 12 May 1995, Martini was found unresponsive in her apartment in Cardano al Campo (Varese). Martini's death proved to be a devastating moment in Bertè's life.

In the early 2000s, Loredana returned to theatre, performing with Carla Fracci in "Gerusalemme" at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. She entrusted the direction of the three video clips that are part of the mini-CD "Dimmi che mi ami" of 2002. Two years later, she took part in "Music Farm", the first reality show on Italian TV involving famous singers. Thanks to the show's proceeds, she produced the new album "Babybertè" (2005) by herself.

In April 2010, she suffered a bad fall, and the related surgery forced her to a lengthy hospitalisation. She returned to the Sanremo Music Festival the following year, finishing fourth with the Gigi D'Alessio song "Respirare". Her following tour, "Bandabertè", ended up in Russia, where she participated in the international White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg.

In 2015, she played the judge's role in the talent "Friends of Maria De Filippi". In 2017, she recorded the songs "Allegria" with J-Ax and Fedez and "Occhi di Gatto" with Cristina D'Avena.

In 2016 Bertè staged a big show at the Verona Arena called "Amiche in Arena", performing a series of duets with other Italian female artists, including Fiorella Mannoia, Gianna Nannini, Patty Pravo and Irene Grandi.

Bertè's song "J'adore Venise" was included in Luca Guadagnino's Oscar-winning film's soundtrack, Call Me By Your Name (2017).

In 2018, 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 Festival 2024 with the song "Pazza", finishing in seventh place but being awarded the Critics' prize, named after her sister Mia Martini. Shortly after, she was selected to compete in the final of Una voce per San Marino 2024, the Sammarinese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the same song; she placed second.

Personal life Bertè was married to tennis star Björn Borg from 1989 to 1993.

Discography

Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsITAStreaking Released: 1 June 1974 Label: CGD Formats: CD, LP, digital download —Normale o super Released: 1 June 1976 Label: CGD Formats: CD, LP, digital download 43T.I.R. Released: 1 January 1978 Label: CGD Formats: CD, LP, digital download 24Bandabertè Released: 29 maggio 1979 Label: CGD Formats: CD, LP, digital download 11 FIMI: GoldLoredana Bertè Released: 16 April 1980 Label: CGD Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 14 FIMI: GoldMade in Italy Released: 1 June 1981 Label: CGD Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 23Traslocando Released: 20 September 1982 Label: CGD Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 7 FIMI: PlatinumLorinedita Released: 17 June 1983 Label: CGD Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 39Jazz Released: 3 December 1983 Label: CBS Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 4 FIMI: PlatinumSavoir faire Released: 21 December 1974 Label: CBS Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 18Carioca Released: 1 February 1985 Label: CBS Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 6 FIMI: GoldIo Released: 13 February 1988 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 25Ufficialmente dispersi Released: 16 March 1993 Label: CBS Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 44Un pettirosso da combattimento Released: 1 February 1997 Label: Sony Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 24BabyBertè Released: 9 September 2005 Label: Edel Formats: CD, LP, digital download 2 FIMI: GoldAmici non ne ho… ma amiche sì! Released: 1 April 2016 Label: Warner Formats: CD, LP, digital download 2LiBerté Released: 28 September 2018 Label: Warner, Bandabebè, 23 Music Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, digital download 4 FIMI: GoldManifesto Released: 5 November 2021 Label: Warner Formats: CD, LP, digital download 8

Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsITABertex - Ingresso libero Released: 26 April 1994 Label: Sony Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 39Decisamente Loredana Released: 20 September 1998 Label: Sony Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 19Babybertè Live 2007 Released: 2 March 2007 Label: Friends & Partners Formats: CD, LP, digital download 29Bertilation Released: 29 February 2008 Label: Edel Formats: CD, digital download 20Amiche in arena Released: 11 November 2016 Label: Friends & Partners Formats: CD, digital download 1 FIMI: Gold

Extended plays

+ List of EPs, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsITADimmi che mi ami Released: 8 March 2002 Label: B&G Formats: CD, digital download 7Lola & Angiolina Project Released: 1 January 2009 Label: Edel Formats: CD, digital download 26

Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumITASWI"Volevi un amore grande" 1974 — — Streaking"Sei bellissima" 1975 9 — FIMI: GoldNormale o super"Meglio libera" 1976 23 —"Fiabe"1977 24 — "Grida" 16 — T.I.R."Dedicato" 1978 5 —Bandabertè"E la luna bussò" 1979 6 — FIMI: Gold"In alto mare" 1980 11 — FIMI: Gold Loredana Bertè"Movie" 1981 — — Made in Italy"Non sono una signora"1982 3 — FIMI: PlatinumTraslocando"Per i tuoi occhi" 7 —"Acqua" 1985 13 — Carioca"Re" 1986 15 — Fotografando… i miei successi"Io" 1988 16 — Io"In questa città" 1991 26 — Best"Stiamo come stiamo" 1993 — — Ufficialmente dispersi"Amici non ne ho" 1994 19 — Bertex - Ingresso libero"Portami con te" 1998 — — Decisamente Loredana"Dimmi che mi ami" 2002 7 — Dimmi che mi ami"Strade di fuoco" 2006 3 — Babybertè"Musica e parole" 2008 20 — Bertilation"Respirare" 2012 11 — Chiaro"Ma quale musica leggera" — — "È andata così" 2016 — — Amici non ne ho… ma amiche sì!"Non ti dico no" 2018 8 — FIMI: 2x Platinum Barracuda and LiBerté"Maledetto luna-park" — — LiBerté"Babilonia" — —"Cosa ti aspetti da me"2019 6 64 FIMI: Platinum"Tequila e San Miguel" 88 — "Figlia di"2021 62 — Manifesto"Che sogno incredibile" 71 — FIMI: Gold "Bollywood" — —Manifesto"Mare malinconia" 2022 — —"Pazza"2024 8 66

As featured artist + List of singles, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumITA"Sara perchè ti amo (chissenefrega)" 2004 15 "Cattiva" 2011 38 Cattiva"Senza pensieri" 2019 22 FIMI: Platinum "Tuttapposto" 2021 — Mi muovo

Guest appearances TitleYearOther artist(s)Album"Gingi" 1971 Pippo Baudo Gingi"Brucia il paradiso" 1975 Fausto Leali Amore dolce, amore amaro, amore mio"Sound"1976Alberto RadiusChe cosa sei"Popstar""Sono donna" 1977 Fausto Leali Leapoli"Se rinasco" 1984 Mario Lavezzi and Fiorella Mannoia Guardandoti, sfiorandoti"Il mio mondo" 1985 Umberto Bindi Bindi"Tu no" 1986 Red Canzian Io e Red"Notte d'amore" 1987 Fausto Leali Io amo e altri successi"Smog & Stress" 1992 Enzo Gragnaniello Veleno, mare e ammore"E la luna bussò" 1994 Fratelli di Soledad Salviamo il salvabile"E la luna bussò" 1997 Francesca Alotta Buonanotte alla luna"Si può dare di più"1998 Antonella Bucci and Mara Venier InnaMorandi"Non ho che te" Giovanni Danieli Disincanto 2003 Faber, amico fragile"A me piace"2004 Andrea Maja Andrea Maja"In alto mare" Mario Lavezzi Passionalità"Una città per cantare"2005 Ron Ma quando dici amore"Pensiero stupido" Dolcenera Un mondo perfetto (Special Edition)"E la luna bussò" 2010 Neri per Caso Donne"Malala" 2016 Ron La forza di dire sì"Allegria"2017 J-Ax and Fedez Comunisti col Rolex"Occhi di gatto" Cristina D'Avena Duets"La tua ragazza sempre" 2019 Irene Grandi Grandissimo"Mi rubi l'anima" 2023 Marcella Bella Etna

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