San Remo Festival - Day One

SAN REMO, ITALY - MARCH 1: Italian singer Alexia Arigliano performs at the first day of the San Remo Festival at the Ariston Theatre on March 1, 2005 in San Remo, Italy. The five-day singing competition, organised by Rai Television, has welcomed such stars as Tina Turner, Peter Gabriel, and Andrea Boccelli in the past. Last year's festival was shrouded in controversy because Tony Renis, a close friend of Silvio Berlusconi, recently appointed artistic director of the festival, allegedly has close links with the Mafia. An alternative festival, the Mantova Musica Festival, was organised in protest at his appointment. (Photo by Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images)