Bertín Osborne
Norberto Juan Ortiz Osborne, better known as Bertín Osborne, is a Spanish vocalist, actor and TV personality. He was born in Madrid, but his life and his childhood are related to his maternal origins in Puerto de Santa María and later in Jerez de la Frontera. He has some distant English descent, thus his second last name. This was over two hundred years ago when his great-grandfather immigrated to Jerez Spain.
He is also a businessman known for his entrepreneurships, and a restaurateur.
Music
Osborne's first musical performance was in 1971 at the Song Festival at El Escorial, but he had to wait until 1980 to sign his first contract to record an album.Discography
| Year | Selected compilations | SPA | Label |
| 1992 | 21 Black Jack | – | EMI |
| 1998 | Todos Sus Singles En Hispavox | – | RamaLama Music |
| 2000 | Mayor de Edad | – | EMI |
| 2000 | Lo Mejor de Bertín Osborne | – | WEA |
| 2003 | Grandes Éxitos | – | WEA |
| 2003 | Todo Lo Mejor de Bertín Osborne | – | Divucsa |
| 2004 | 15 de Colección | – | EMI |
| 2005 | Solo Lo Mejor | – | EMI |
| 2007 | 20 Canciones De Oro | 15 | EMI |
Notes
- A. Motivation is an English-language album that was not released in Spain but appeared in other European territories. The Iperspazio pressing is from Italy.
- B. Va Por Ellos is a fund-raising disc with proceeds benefiting Fundación Padre Garralda. In Spain, the disc was sold exclusively through El Corte Inglés locations.
Television
- Mi casa es la tuya
Personal life
Osborne was married to Alejandra "Sandra" Domecq Williams, from 1977 until their divorce in 1991. She died in 2004. The couple had three daughters: Alejandra, Eugenia and Claudia, as well as a son, who died at less than one year of age.He remarried, on 10 June 2006, Fabiola Martínez Benavides, from Maracaibo, Venezuela; the couple has two children, Norberto Enrique and Carlos Alberto. Norberto was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which led Bertin to create the Fundación Bertín Osborne, a non-profit organization devoted to helping children with this diagnosis. Bertin has brought his son to The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential for treatment, and has used his foundation to spread the word in Spain about IAHP's work.