Career
Born in Sassuolo, in the Province of Modena and belonging to a working-class family, when he was 4 he suffered of poliomyelitis and he lost use of his legs. He started his career of singer at the end of 1973 with the album Rosso colore dell"amore (1974) and one year later with the self-produced album Roca Blues. One of his most famous album was A muso duro of 1979.
In 1990, he collaborates with Elio e le Storie Tese.
Bertoli died in Modena on October 7, 2002 by an heart-attack due to a tumor. Married with Bruna, Bertoli had 3 sons, Emiliano, Petra and Alberto, also a singer.