Bertè was born in Bagnara Calabra, Province of Reggio Calabria, southern Italy.
She started her singing career in 1974 with the album Streaking. She became successful the following year by releasing "Sei bellissima", a ballad that would have become one of her biggest hits, and the Normale o Super album.
In 1977 the album T.I.R. updated her sound, and two years later the LP Bandabertè spawned the hits "Dedicato", "E la Luna bussò" (the first Italian reggae song), "Folle città", and "Robin Hood".
Loredana next released two albums with a strong funky vibe. The first was Loredanabertè (1980) which included the huge hit "In alto mare"; the song was covered in 2004 by the group 2 black. In 1981 Bertè released Made in Italy, recorded with the American funk group Platinum Hook. The album included the single "Movie", probably the first Italian song featuring rap.
The following year she left her long-time producer Mario Lavezzi to record with a new producer, Ivano Fossati. With Fossati she recorded what many consider to be her masterpiece album, Traslocando, containing Loredana's signature song "Non sono una signora". The following years the albums Jazz (1983) and Savoir faire (1984) spawned two hits: "Il mare d'inverno", penned by Enrico Ruggeri, and "Ragazzo mio", a cover of a Luigi Tenco classic.
Bertè released an innovative album in 1985 called Carioca, which was a tribute to Brazilian singer Djavan and included "Acqua" and other hits. Many songs from the album were subsequently covered by The Manhattan Transfer.
Bertè became engaged to tennis champion Björn Borg in 1988, and they were married in September of 1989. Their marriage was reported as very troubled.
Bertè has had numerous notable performances at the Sanremo Music Festival, also known as the Festival della canzone italiana. Her first appearance was in 1986 with a rock song called "Re". For the performance, Loredana was dressed to look like a pregnant woman, which caused a scandal. Notably, the critic's award at Sanremo is called the Mia Martini after Bertè's sister, who won the first critic's award offered in 1982. To date, Bertè has not yet won a top award at the festival.
In 1988, along with her third participation at the Sanremo festival, she released the Io album with producer Corrado Rustici, who also worked with Whitney Houston.
In the spring of 1992 Bertè and husband Björn Borg officially split. Their divorce was finalized in 1993. Loredana was deeply affected by the disastrous marriage but found the strength to start recording a new album which she dedicated to her failed marriage. This album was Ufficialmente dispersi. That year, Mia Martini joined Bertè at Sanremo for a duet. Their song, titled "Stiamo come stiamo", was the first single of Bertè's new album. Later that summer, Bertè released a second song from the album. The single, titled "Mi manchi", was an Italian radio hit.
Bertè's also appeared at Sanremo in 1994 when she performed an emotional song called "Amici non ne ho". The song was a hit and was included in her first live compilation entitled Bertex Ingresso Libero. Her 1995 performance of the funky song called "Angeli & Angeli", a single from Bertè's Ufficialmente ritrovati, a greatest hits compilation.
On Friday, 12 May 1995, her sister Mia Martini committed suicide, causing Bertè to go into shock and suffer from depression.
In mid-1996 she began work on her following album, Un pettirosso da combattimento, considered by some to be one of her most beautiful recordings thus far. Relseased in 1997, the album is one of Bertè's most personal to date, featuring a new hard rock sound and lyrics based on the tragic loss of her sister. Bertè's seventh appearance at the Sanremo Festival featured a song titled "Luna", a desperate shout against her life.
Her second live compilation album was released in 1998 and was recorded with a live orchestra. In 2002 she returned to Sanremo for the eighth time with a song called "Dimmi che mi ami". That same year she dropped her current record label (one she had joined just some months before) and began searching for a new label. She eventually signed with NAR.
Bertè joined a reality show about music called Musicfarm in 2004. With the money she earned from her appearance she began to work on a new album. This album was her 2005 effort titled Babybertè, which was released in September, 2005. Her first album in seven years, the CD debuted at #2 in the official album chart making it one of her most successful album ever [citation needed]. The second single from the album, titled "Strade di fuoco", hit #3 in the official single chart. In May, 2006 the album was re-released with a bonus CD and a bonus DVD.
Full Circle
Loredana Bertè Lyrics
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Like a ghost from other times
Do I regognize...? Yes, I knew you once before
It was written that we'd find ourselves together
It was written that our love would last forever
It was obvious that our paths would cross
Tho' our journeys have taken us far
We're back where we started from again
Full circle
Seeing you as you really are
Knowing that you've always been a friend
(The cycles here end )
We meet on commonground
Now we've come around
Full circle
Tell me about the places you've been travelling thru
Tell me 'bout the sights you've seen
As you talk, as I glaze, I'm unravelling you
If it's written, then nothing can affect it
It was written thet we'd always be connected
It was obvius that our paths would cross
The song Full Circle by Loredana Bertè is about meeting someone from the past who has returned after many years as a stranger at the door. The singer of the song seems to be surprised yet fascinated by the stranger's presence, and feels a strong sense of familiarity from a past life or experience. The lyrics suggest a higher power or destiny at work, as the song mentions that it was written that they would find each other and that their love would last forever. Despite their separate journeys and paths taking them far from each other, they have come full circle and are now back where they started. The song conveys a sense of introspection and reflection on the cyclical nature of life and relationships.
The lyrics of Full Circle are open to interpretation and can be relatable to anyone who has experienced a chance encounter with someone from their past. The themes of destiny, connection, and nostalgia are prominent throughout the song. The haunting melody of the song adds to the nostalgic and reflective mood of the lyrics, making for a poignant and beautiful piece of music.
Line by Line Meaning
Something in the eyes of this stranger at the door
There is something familiar about this stranger at the door; perhaps it is a ghost from another time.
Like a ghost from other times
As if the stranger is a remnant of a previous lifetime.
Do I recognize...? Yes, I knew you once before
I have a hunch that I recognize this person; it seems we've met before.
It was written that we'd find ourselves together
It was destiny for us to cross paths again.
It was written that our love would last forever
Our love was destined to endure forever.
It was obvious that our paths would cross
It was clear that we were meant to eventually cross paths again.
Tho' our journeys have taken us far
Despite the distance and time that has passed since we last met.
We're back where we started from again
We have come full circle and are exactly where we began.
The wheels have turned around
The cycles of life have brought us back to each other.
Full circle
Having completed a journey and returned to the starting point.
Seeing you as you really are
Understanding who you truly are as a person.
Knowing that you've always been a friend
Realizing that you've always been more than just a stranger to me.
(The cycles here end)
We have reached the end of the cycle we were once in.
We meet on commonground
We have found shared interests and experiences to bond over.
Now we've come around
We have finally come full circle in our lives.
Full circle
Another reminder that we have completed a journey and arrived back where we began.
Tell me about the places you've been traveling through
Tell me about the destinations you've visited during your travels.
Tell me 'bout the sights you've seen
Share with me the moments of beauty you have witnessed throughout your life.
As you talk, as I gaze, I'm unraveling you
As we speak and I observe you, I am beginning to understand who you are on a deeper level.
If it's written, then nothing can affect it
If destiny has already been decided, then nothing can change its outcome.
It was written that we'd always be connected
It was always meant to be that we'd have a lasting bond.
It was obvious that our paths would cross
It was clear that we would have some sort of interaction in our lives.
Contributed by Isaac J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Andrea Parker
bellissimo brano, concordo......e bellissimo album di Lory !! Grazie per averlo inserito!!
bellakannibalona
Dell' album "Savoir Faire" è il brano più intrigante. Lo adoro
Michele Stasi
Quanti ricordi bellissimi di quando ero più giovane....😁😍😍😍💙😘😘😘❤👍🔝🔝🔝
Isabella Bedendo
di Phil Palmer... si sente. La pronuncia della amatissima Loredana è un po' italiana (del resto lo è) ma l'interpretazione è talmente efficace che la cosa è davvero trascurabile. La adoro.
Addis Ameba
Un assaggio di quello che sarebbe potuto essere se Loredana si fosse applicata di più (la pronuncia era leggermente stentorea ma neanche poi tanto, considerando la media degli artisti italiani e la sua vocalità era ai suoi massimi livelli di espressività e duttilità), in un'intervista di promozione per ''Savoir Faire'' dichiarò di aver inciso un singolo in Inglese intitolato ''Radioactive'', pronto per il mercato internazionale... purtroppo, come spesso accadde con Loredana, il progetto non vide la luce e di lì a poco, a seguito della sua perfomance col pancione finto a Sanremo 1986, il grande pubblico (bigotto) le voltò le spalle... il destino nefasto, poi, fece il resto (Borg, Mimì), cancellando ogni traccia di quella Loredana dal respiro così internazionale e restituendoci una Loredana ferita, isolata e arroccata in se stessa solo molti anni più tardi...
4giornianatale
Bellissima
Fuoco Brucia
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