Orietta Berti will not compete at the Sanremo Music Festival under artistic director Stefano De Martino, citing a packed schedule and a desire to leave room for emerging artists, Libero reported on Sunday, November 15.
The veteran singer addressed her decision during an appearance on the Rai1 program “Da noi… a ruota libera,” hosted by Francesca Fialdini. Berti explained that she has too many ongoing commitments to join the television contest.
“I have too much going on!” “And then what am I going to do?” “Should I perhaps take the job away from a young person who needs to make a career?” Berti told Libero Magazine.
“They send me a lot of songs, including those that were rejected by the Festival, and I saw that the level is very low,” Berti told Il Messaggero. Berti asserted that tracks from her upcoming project with Danti and Nina Zilli surpass the material slated for the festival stage.
“I won’t go.” “And I’m sure that among those prepared by me, in the new project with Danti and Nina Zilli, there are more beautiful ones than those we will hear,” Berti told Corriere Adriatico. “It’s a question of experience, then I like to say what I feel.”
Berti Uses AI Vocal Guides for New Tracks
Berti has already recorded 20 new tracks for future release, according to Adnkronos. She plans to roll out the material progressively, releasing one song every three months.
To learn the new material efficiently, Berti turned to artificial intelligence. She utilized AI-generated vocal guides to master unfamiliar melodies and rhythms.
“The author makes the AI play the song in my key and with the meter he wants, so I learned the song right away and it became my vocal friend,” Berti told ANSA.
“It’s something surprising, new, and like all new things, it excites me.”
Alongside modern digital tools, the singer maintains a desire to perform traditional Italian vocal arrangements. Fans frequently request the classical style that defined earlier eras of her career.
“I want to do a song or two with classical Italian singing,” Berti told ANSA. “Even my fans want to hear me sing like this. Now everything’s syncopated, different, but I still like hitting those “C”s.”
Sixty Years of Music
This year marks a major milestone for the performer, who calculates her professional longevity from a specific mid-1960s breakthrough rather than early vocal competitions.
“I always say 60 years ‘plus’, I don’t count the things I did at the beginning, like the new voice competitions,” Berti told ANSA.
“I’ve been counting my career roughly since “You’re the One” in 1965.” While festival organizers have not announced the official artist lineup for the upcoming edition, Berti remains firmly off the roster.
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