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LOREDANA BERTÈ DUETS WITH EMMA, NINA ZILLI, MIA MARTINI....

Loredana Bertè, the one and only, has released a new album Amici non ne ho... ma amiche si! including a couple of new songs and new duet versions of her greatest hits over the decades. We have three Eurovision stars on the album; Emma ( Non sono una signora ), Nina Zilli ( La goccia ) and her late sister Mia Martini ( Stiamo come stiamo ). Other names include Fiorella Mannoia, Paola Turci, Noemi, Alessandra Amoroso, Elisa and Patty Pravo.  Loredana has been a controversial figure in the Italian show business since early 1970's. She's known for her questionable fashion sense, her unique voice, her fits and drama that surrounds her. She's been married to Swedish tennis legend Björn Borg. Over 20 albums, countless hits, quite a few Sanremos...  She's never left the spotlight.  The album takes name from her Sanremo 1994 song, Amici non ne ho (I don't have friends) that this blogger adores!

ITALIAN EUROSTARS AND SANREMO 1: MIA MARTINI

Late Mia Martini (born Domenica Berté) entered Sanremo only 1982 after having had already a lot of success in the 1970's, winning Festivalbar twice in a row with Piccolo uomo (1972) and Minuetto (1973). In 1977 she is selected for Eurovision thanks to all her success and sings Libera (13th). Her Sanremo debut comes in 1982 with E non finisce mica il cielo , that becomes a huge success afterwards and is a classic today. To compensate her lack of success in festival's scoreboard a special award is created Premio della Critica (renamed after her death Premio Mia Martini) for her. But things turn sour after that. Among the entertainment business there's a rumor she brings bad luck and many doors close for her for festivals and TV and some people refuse to work with her.  But in 1989 she's back in Sanremo against all odds with another success and classic, Almeno tu nell'iniverso (9th) and she wins again this critic's award as happens the year after when sh...