From the 70s to today, Loredana Bertè has established herself as one of the most famous singers in our musical panorama, a living icon who has had to go through challenges and battles along her path. But while her career went through many phases, her life was quite tumultuous. Let’s discover the private Loredana of the singer who presents the song entitled “Pazza” at “Sanremo 2024”.
The private life of Loredana Berté
Born on 20 September 1950 in Bagnara Calabra, Loredana Bertè has been one of the most iconic and beloved figures in Italian music for decades. The third of four daughters, she lived a tormented childhood marked by violence and the separation of her parents. Her father, Giuseppe Radames Bertè, professor of Latin and Greek, turned out to be an authoritarian and violent figure, while her mother, Maria Salvina Dato, was often absent.
After her parents’ separation, Loredana moved to Rome with her mother and sisters, seeking refuge in the world of entertainment. She began her career in the dance troupe of the legendary Piper Club, where she became friends with Renato Zero, a bond that would last throughout her life. Her musical career took off in the 1970s, becoming one of the most distinctive and admired voices on the Italian music scene. Her vocal talent and stage presence quickly made her one of the most beloved artists on the national scene.
However, Loredana’s private life was equally intense and complex. She has had numerous relationships, including one with tennis player Adriano Panatta in the 1970s, followed by affairs with Red Canzian and Mario Lavezzi. In 1983, she married Roberto Berger, heir to the Hag coffee empire, but the marriage was short-lived, ending four years later.
Her most tumultuous relationship was with the famous tennis player Bjorn Borg. After a chance meeting on a flight to New York in the early 1980s, the two began a romance that culminated in marriage in 1989. However, their relationship was marked by frequent arguments and cheating, with Borg even attempting suicide shortly before the wedding. The couple divorced in 1992, leaving Loredana with deep emotional scars.
But perhaps the most painful loss for Loredana was that of her sister, Mia Martini, which occurred in 1995. Mia, born on 20 September 1947, was the eldest of the four Bertè sisters, and both shared a passion for music. Mia’s sudden death profoundly affected Loredana, who found comfort in her music and in the memory of the moments spent together.
Loredana has always expressed a deep love and respect for Mia, revealing in various interviews the pain caused by the loss and the sense of guilt for not having been able to protect her from suffering. Their relationship, marked by ups and downs, was characterized by a deep artistic and personal connection.
Bertè never had children. In recent years, in an interview with Alberto Matano, she expressed her desire for motherhood at the time of her relationship with Borg, but it seems that the tennis player had preferred offspring with “pure Swedish blood”, as confirmed by Loredana herself in another interview with Maurizio Costanzo. Today, her relationship status remains a mystery, as the singer tends to keep her personal life out of the media spotlight.
Loredana Bertè has an official Instagram profile that is unmissable, for her fans and beyond: a container of present and past, musical and television commitments, both on stage and behind the scenes.
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