Bertín Osborne


Norberto Juan Ortiz y Osborne, 9th Count of Donadío de Casasola, better known as Bertín Osborne, is a Spanish singer.

Biography

He was born in Madrid from an aristocrat father, Enrique Ortiz y López-Valdemoro, but raised in Puerto de Santa María and later in Jerez de la Frontera. His maternal surname comes from a great-great-great grandfather who immigrated from Exeter, England to Puerto de Santa María, Spain during the late 18th century and founded the Osborne Group wine company.

Career

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.
Bertín is also an occasional actor. His acting is credited in several TV-novels and fiction TV-series, some of them were South American TV-productions. He has barely participated in film acting, but he is more of an actor when it comes to television series.

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.
In June 2025 he succeeded his father as the 9th Count of Donadío de Casasola.

Discography

YearSelected compilationsSPALabel
199221 Black Jack–EMI
1998Todos Sus Singles En Hispavox –RamaLama Music
2000Mayor de Edad–EMI
2000Lo Mejor de Bertín Osborne–WEA
2003Grandes Éxitos–WEA
2003Todo Lo Mejor de Bertín Osborne–Divucsa
200415 de Colección–EMI
2005Solo Lo Mejor–EMI
200720 Canciones De Oro 15EMI
202140 Años Son Pocos27Universal Music Spain

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
YearsProgrammeChannelRole
1990-91Amor de nadieLas EstrellasActor
1992-94Contacto con tactoTelecincoPresenter
1993VeraneandoTelecincoPresenter
1994La batalla de las estrellasTelecincoPresenter
1994ScavengersAntena 3Presenter
1995Genio y figuraAntena 3Presenter
1995AlondraTelevisaActor
1995-2001Lluvia de estrellasAntena 3Presenter
1995-2001Menudas estrellasAntena 3Presenter
1997La cara divertidaAntena 3Presenter
1998Esos locos bajitosAntena 3Presenter
1999-2002Trato hechoAntena 3Presenter
2001La mujer 10Antena 3Presenter
2002Verano nocheAntena 3Presenter
2004Cada díaAntena 3Presenter
2005-06AnkawaTVEPresenter
2005-06Ven a triunfar7RMPresenter
2007-09El Gran Prix del VeranoFORTA channelsPresenter
2009Esta canción va por tíCanal SurPresenter
2009Un beso y una florCanal NouPresenter
2010BertiNiñosIntereconomíaPresenter
2010Noche de bodasIntereconomíaPresenter
2010Un granito de arenaIntereconomíaPresenter
2013El gran debateTelecincoGuest
2014Un tiempo nuevoTelecincoCollaborator
2014-15Hable con ellasTelecincoGuest
2015-16En la tuya o en la míaTVEPresenter
2016El Hormiguero 3.0Antena 3Guest
2016-presentMi casa es la tuyaTelecincoPresenter
2018-presentMi casa es la vuestraTelecincoPresenter
2018, 2019El Hormiguero 3.0Antena 3Guest
2019El Hormiguero 3.0Antena 3Guest
2019Volverte a verCuatroGuest
2019-presentViva la vidaTelecincoCollaborator
2020-presentEl show de BertínCanal SurPresenter
2020-presentEl show de BertínTelemadridPresenter