# Bertín Osborne

Norberto Juan Ortiz Osborne (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 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.
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 (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.

## Discography

| Year | Album | SPA | Label |
| 1981 | Amor Mediterráneo | – | Hispavox |
| 1982 | Como Un Vagabundo | 13 | Hispavox |
| 1984 | Tal Como Soy | 2 | Hispavox |
| 1985 | Buena Suerte | 6 | Hispavox |
| 1986 | Dos Corazones Y Un Destino | 36 | Hispavox |
| 1988 | Vida O Castigo | 49 | WEA |
| 1989 | Motivation | – | Iperspazio |
| 1990 | Acuerdate de Mí | – | WEA |
| 1991 | En Soledad | – | WEA |
| 1993 | Quiero Estar Contigo | – | Divucsa |
| 2000 | Sabor A México | 1 | Mercury |
| 2002 | Mis Recuerdos | 8 | Mercury |
| 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 | Sony |
| 2015 | Crooner | 16 | Sony |
| 2016 | Va Por Ellas | 43 | Sony |
| 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 | – | WEA |
| 2003 | Todo Lo Mejor de Bertín Osborne | – | Divucsa |
| 2004 | 15 de Colección | – | EMI |
| 2005 | Solo Lo Mejor | – | EMI |
| 2007 | 20 Canciones De Oro (Grandes Éxitos) | 15 | EMI |
| 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)
| Years | Programme | Channel | Role |
| 1990-91 | Amor de nadie | Las Estrellas | Actor |
| 1992-94 | Contacto con tacto | Telecinco | Presenter |
| 1993 | Veraneando | Telecinco | Presenter |
| 1994 | La batalla de las estrellas | Telecinco | Presenter |
| 1994 | Scavengers | Antena 3 | Presenter |
| 1995 | Genio y figura | Antena 3 | Presenter |
| 1995 | Alondra | Televisa | Actor |
| 1995-2001 | Lluvia de estrellas | Antena 3 | Presenter |
| 1995-2001 | Menudas estrellas | Antena 3 | Presenter |
| 1997 | La cara divertida | Antena 3 | Presenter |
| 1998 | Esos locos bajitos | Antena 3 | Presenter |
| 1999-2002 | Trato hecho | Antena 3 | Presenter |
| 2001 | La mujer 10 | Antena 3 | Presenter |
| 2002 | Verano noche | Antena 3 | Presenter |
| 2004 | Cada día | Antena 3 | Presenter |
| 2005-06 | Ankawa | TVE | Presenter |
| 2005-06 | Ven a triunfar | 7RM | Presenter |
| 2007-09 | El Gran Prix del Verano | FORTA channels | Presenter |
| 2009 | Esta canción va por tí | Canal Sur | Presenter |
| 2009 | Un beso y una flor | Canal Nou | Presenter |
| 2010 | BertiNiños | Intereconomía | Presenter |
| 2010 | Noche de bodas | Intereconomía | Presenter |
| 2010 | Un granito de arena | Intereconomía | Presenter |
| 2013 | El gran debate | Telecinco | Guest |
| 2014 | Un tiempo nuevo | Telecinco | Collaborator |
| 2014-15 | Hable con ellas | Telecinco | Guest |
| 2015-16 | En la tuya o en la mía | TVE | Presenter |
| 2016 | El Hormiguero 3.0 | Antena 3 | Guest |
| 2016-present | Mi casa es la tuya | Telecinco | Presenter |
| 2018-present | Mi casa es la vuestra | Telecinco | Presenter |
| 2018, 2019 | El Hormiguero 3.0 | Antena 3 | Guest |
| 2019 | El Hormiguero 3.0 | Antena 3 | Guest |
| 2019 | Volverte a ver | Cuatro | Guest |
| 2019-present | Viva la vida | Telecinco | Collaborator |
| 2020-present | El show de Bertín | Canal Sur | Presenter |
| 2020-present | El show de Bertín | Telemadrid | Presenter |