Mia Martini, born Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè on September 20, 1947, in Bagnara
Calabra, Calabria, Italy, died May 12, 1995, in Cardano al Campo, Lombardy,
Italy, was an Italian singer-songwriter. Performing initially as Mimì Bertè, she
recorded her single “Il magone” in 1964 and won the Bellaria Festival with “Come
puoi farlo tu”. Adopting the stage name Mia Martini in 1971, she achieved her
breakthrough with her debut studio album, Oltre la collina, featuring the single
“Padre davvero...”. Martini won Festivalbar in 1972 with “Piccolo uomo” and in
1973 with “Minuetto”, releasin...