- Robertino Loreti
Robertino Loreti (born
22 october 1946 inRome ) is an Italian singer, known mostly for songs he performed as a teenager.Early years
He was born to a large family with eight other children. His family was poor, and when he was 10 his father fell sick and Robertino helped the family deliver bakery products to restaurants. He enjoyed singing folk songs on his way and was noticed by people for his singing voice. After a request to perform at a wedding in a restaurant, Robertino was sought after by other restaurants for the same services.
Robertino sang in Cafe Grand Italia where
Neapolitan actorTotò and Danish TV producer Volmer Sørensen noticed him. Sørensen was vacationing in Rome with his wife, singer Grethe Sønck, who noticed the boy. Their interest in him led to performances on Danish TV shows. Robertino recorded an album while inCopenhagen .Later
His voice eventually changed and is said to be less distinguishable than before,Who|date=July 2007 though Loreti still travels through Europe, the US and Russia performing in concerts. He is said to be especially popular in Russia,Who|date=July 2007 where he is friends with Russian singers Muslim Magomayev,
Tamara Sinyavskaya andJoseph Kobzon . CosmonautValentina Tereshkova requested his records played while she was in space.External links
* [http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/RobertinoLoreti/ Group] Yahoo fangroup
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