Norberto Juan Ortiz y Osborne, 9th Count of Donadío de Casasola (born 7 December 1954), better known as Bertín Osborne, is a Spanish singer.
Biography He was born in Madrid from an aristocrat father, Enrique Ortiz y López-Valdemoro (1928-2024), 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.Sólo Éxitos Año a Año 1959-2002, Fernando Salaverri, Fundación Autor, 2005
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,Boletín Oficial del Estado from 1977 until their divorce in 1991. She died in 2004. The couple had three daughters: Alejandra (b. 1978), Eugenia (b. 1986) and Claudia (b. 1989), as well as a son (Cristian; 1977–1977), 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 (IAHP) 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 Year Album SPA Label 1981 Amor Mediterráneo – Hispavox 1982 Como Un Vagabundo 13 1984 Tal Como Soy 2 1985 Buena Suerte 6 1986 Dos Corazones Y Un Destino 36 1988 Vida O Castigo 49 WEA 1989 Motivation – Iperspazio 1990 Acuerdate de Mí – WEA 1991 En Soledad – 1993 Quiero Estar Contigo – Divucsa 2000 Sabor A México 1 Mercury 2002 Mis Recuerdos 8 2004 Bendita América 25 Universal 2005 Algo Contigo 46 EMI 2008 Va Por Ellos – Bertín Osborne Intermediaciones 2012 A Mi Manera 10 Sony 2013 Corazón Ranchero 10 2015 Crooner 16 2016 Va Por Ellas 43 2018 Yo Debí Enamorarme de Tu Madre 5 Concert Music Entertainment Year Selected compilations SPA Label 1992 21 Black Jack – EMI 1998 Todos Sus Singles En Hispavox (1981–1985) – RamaLama Music 2000 Mayor de Edad – EMI 2000 Lo Mejor de Bertín Osborne – WEA 2003 Grandes Éxitos – 2003 Todo Lo Mejor de Bertín Osborne – Divucsa 2004 15 de Colección – EMI 2005 Solo Lo Mejor – 2007 20 Canciones De Oro (Grandes Éxitos) 15 2021 40 Años Son Pocos 27 Universal 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 (Bertín as a host and interviewer) +YearsProgrammeChannelRole1990-91Amor de nadieLas EstrellasActor1992-94Contacto con tactoTelecincoPresenter1993Veraneando1994La batalla de las estrellasScavengersAntena 31995Genio y figuraAlondraTelevisaActor1995-2001Lluvia de estrellasAntena 3PresenterMenudas estrellas1997La cara divertida1998Esos locos bajitos1999-2002Trato hecho2001La mujer 102002Verano noche2004Cada día2005-06AnkawaTVEVen a triunfar7RM2007-09El Gran Prix del VeranoFORTA channels2009Esta canción va por tíCanal SurUn beso y una florCanal Nou2010BertiNiñosIntereconomíaNoche de bodasUn granito de arena2013El gran debateTelecincoGuest2014Un tiempo nuevoCollaborator2014-15Hable con ellasGuest2015-16En la tuya o en la míaTVEPresenter2016, 2018, 2019El Hormiguero 3.0Antena 3Guest2016-presentMi casa es la tuyaTelecincoPresenter2018-presentMi casa es la vuestra2019Volverte a verCuatroGuest2019-presentViva la vidaTelecincoCollaborator2020-presentEl show de BertínCanal SurPresenterTelemadrid2021Mask Singer: Adivina quién cantaAntena 3Contestant as Crocodile2025Tu cara me suenaContestant2026Una fiesta de muerte
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Biography Bertin Osborne El drama familiar de Bertín Osborne Bertín Osborne: "Desde que le hemos quitado la medicación a mi hijo Kike, es otro niño" Spanishcharts.com Foro Pelayo: Defendiendo La Vida Y La Dignidad Día de la Madre: rancheras de Bertín Osborne a beneficio de los niños desfavorecidos