Mia Martini


Mia Martini was an Italian singer and a songwriter.
She is considered, by many experts, one of the most beautiful and expressive female voice of Italian music ever, characterized by her interpretative intensity and her soulful performance.

Early life

She was born Domenica Bertè in 1947 in Bagnara Calabra, southern Italy, the second among four daughters. The youngest of them, Loredana Bertè, was born on the same day and month as Martini, and also became famous as a singer. Her father, Giuseppe Radames Bertè, was a teacher of Latin and Greek, while her mother, Maria Salvina Dato, was an elementary school teacher. "Mimì", as Domenica was known, spent her childhood in Porto Recanati. In 1962, she convinced her mother to take her to Milan for an audition.

Career

She recorded her first records as Mimì Bertè, but soon decided to change her name to Mia Martini. She represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in 1977 with "Libera", and in 1992 with "Rapsodia". That same year she recorded "Per amarti", written by Bruno Lauzi and Maurizio Fabrizio. She won the World Popular Song Festival Yamaha in Tokyo with "Ritratto di donna" who comes to the first positions in the Japanese charts. In 1982 she participated at the Sanremo Festival. In late 1983, she decided to retire.
In 1989 she returned to the Sanremo Festival with "Almeno tu nell'universo", which won her the Critics Award and new success, the song remains an italian classic.
In 1992, she was back in the race at the Sanremo Festival with "Gli uomini non cambiano", by Giancarlo Bigazzi and Beppe Dati. She won second place, allowing her to represent Italy at Eurovision again, which that year was held in Sweden, where she closed with in fourth place with "Rapsodia".

Death

She suffered from painful fibroids, for which she took prescription medication. On 14 May 1995, her body was found in the apartment in Via Liguria 38 in Cardano al Campo. According to the coroner's report, her death was by cardiac arrest. Her body was cremated.
In 2019, is released the biographical film Io sono Mia, directed by Riccardo Donna.

Discography

As Mimì Bertè

Singles

Singles