Loredana Bertè in Palermo

Loredana Bertè is an Italian pop-rock singer, born in Bagnara Calabra in 1950. She began recording in the 1970s and became known for her forceful, raspy voice on songs including “Sei bellissima,” “Dedicato,” “Non sono una signora” and “Il mare d’inverno.” The albums Traslocando and Jazz are central works in her catalogue. In 2016, Bertè joined Fiorella Mannoia and other women artists at Arena di Verona for the benefit concert Amiche in Arena. She returned to the Festival di Sanremo in 2019 with “Cosa ti aspetti da me,” then toured Italian theatres on the Manifesto Tour Teatrale in 2022. After competing at the festival again with “Pazza” in 2024, she took the song into concerts on the Ribelle Summer Tour.