Bertè top of standings after Sanremo opening night - Arts Culture and Style. Veteran singer Loredana Bertè is top of the standings with an autobiographical rock piece, Pazza (Crazy Woman) The 73-year-old heads a top five that is also made up of Angelina Mango, Annalisa, Diodato and Mahmood on the basis of vote by the press on the 30 artists that were on stage on Tuesday.

The festival got off to a strong start with co-presenter Marco Mengoni performing the song with which he won last year, Due Vite.