British-born Kirsty Bertarelli is a singer - songwriter  who now resides in Switzerland. Her childhood was spent in Staffordshire, UK, where her father, now retired, ran the family business - Churchill China. Her father grew the company to be one of the world’s major manufacturers and distributors of high quality ceramic tableware and related products, successfully floating the company in 1994 on the stock exchange.

After completing her education at St Dominic’s Priory School, then at Howell’s in Wales, Kirsty built a career in music. Crowned Miss UK in 1988, at 17, Kirsty modelled for a while before continuing her passion for music. Upon moving to London, she began songwriting and was signed by Warner Records.

On meeting her soon to be future husband Ernesto Bertarelli, Kirsty was inspired to write the song "Black Coffee", which was recorded by the group All Saints and became a worldwide smash hit. The song became number one in the UK and stayed in the international charts for 20 weeks.

Kirsty married Ernesto Bertarelli in 2000 and now has three children.

Kirsty has continued with her passion for music. In 2009 she signed a contract with Universal Music and recorded her first album, "Elusive". It was released in Switzerland in January 2010 and ranked within the top 20 in the charts after just one week. Throughout 2010, Kirsty showcased her songs at several live performances, including the Montreux Jazz Festival and opening acts for Simply Red at Edinburgh and Zurich. Most recently a remix of Kirsty's conservation song "Green" was chosen by the WWF to be their anthem to mark the fund's 50th year of conservation at their annual Panda Ball.

Kirsty is now very much involved in the Bertarelli Foundation which focuses on life sciences, environmental issues, education and sports. Among the various projects supported by the Foundation, Kirsty has a deep commitment to The Bertarelli Program in Translational Neuroscience and Neuroengineering. The program is a partnership between Harvard Medical School and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Kirsty is a member of the Grant Selection Committee that allocates grants to cutting-edge research projects, and also attends the annual symposium every year.