Mia Martini

Career overview

Mia Martini, born Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè on September 20, 1947, in Bagnara Calabra, Italy, was an Italian singer, songwriter, and musician. She is recognized by experts as one of the most significant and expressive female voices in Italian music, noted for her interpretative intensity and soulful performances. Her stage name was created by combining the name Mia, inspired by actress Mia Farrow, and Martini, selected as one of the most recognizable Italian words internationally.

Her debut album, Oltre la collina, which featured the song Padre davvero, is considered one of the finest albums produced by an Italian female artist. Throughout the 1970s, she achieved widespread popularity with hit songs including Piccolo uomo, Donna sola, Minuetto, Inno, Al mondo, Che vuoi che sia se t'ho aspettato tanto, Per amarti, and La costruzione di un amore. Beyond her musical career, she is credited with eight acting appearances. In 2019, a biographical film titled Mia Martini - I Am Mia was released, detailing the life of the singer who died in 1995. She was the second of four daughters born to Giuseppe Radames Bertè, with her siblings being Leda, Loredana Bertè, and Olivia. Martini died in May 1995 at the age of 47.