Donatella Rettore (born 8 July 1955), also simply known as Rettore, is an Italian singer and songwriter.
Born in Castelfranco Veneto, Province of Treviso, the daughter of a stage actress and a shopkeeper, Rettore started her singing career at 10 years old, as a member of a local band, I Cobra. After graduating from liceo linguistico, she moved to Rome to pursue her musical career. In 1973, she made her record debut with the singles "Anche se non lo sai" and "Quando tu", and toured as a supporting act for Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare and for Lucio Dalla. In 1974, she took part in the 24th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with "Capelli sciolti", which was included in her debut album Ogni giorno si cantano canzoni d'amore. In the same period, she started collaborating with Claudio Rego, a member of progressive rock band Era dell'Acquario, who became her regular composer and later her husband.
In 1976, Rettore got a major success in German-speaking countries with "LailolÃÂ ". In 1977, she returned at the Sanremo Music Festival with "Carmela"; according to the rules of that edition, which mandated a direct challenge between participants, she was eliminated by Albatros. In 1978, she started performing just as Rettore and adopting a more trasgressive look, and one year later she had her domestic breakout with the single "Splendido splendente" and the album Brivido divino. In a few years, she cemented her success with a series of hits, including "Kobra", the Festivalbar winner "Donatella", "Lamette", and Elton John's penned songs "Remember" and "This Time".
Following La ragazza che portava fortuna, a 1980 film project directed by Giancarlo Prete and starring Rettore and George Hilton which was interrupted after a few days of shooting and eventually cancelled, in 1982, she made her acting debut in Umberto Lenzi's comedy film Cicciabomba. In 1983, she released the less successful album Far West, with "Io ho te" serving as its lead single. In 1986, she participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with "Amore Stella"; the following year, she collaborated with Giuni Russo on the summer hit "Adrenalina". Her following projects turned to be unsuccessful, and her career was eventually relaunched by her Sanremo Music Festival 1994 entry "Di notte specialmente". In 2002, she was the subject of a tribute album ClonAzioni â Tutti pazzi per Rettore. After appearing on the reality show La fattoria, in 2005, she released the album Figurine, which was followed by Caduta massi in 2011. In 2024, her duet with Ditonellapiaga, "Chimica", ranked 17th at the 72nd Sanremo Music Festival and was certified gold disc. In 2025, she released the album Antidiva Putiferio.