Miss Violetta Beauregarde was the solo electronic-punk project by

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performer/former model Cristina Gauri.Usually incorrectly spelled C''h''ristina, which is not Italian. See als
her entry
at the Internet Movie DataBase, where is spelled correctly.

Music

Violetta Beauregarde started by performing several concerts in

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and

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, and her first CD, ''Evidentemente non abito a San Francisco'' (''Apparently I don't live in San Francisco''), gained notable interest from the Italian music press. Her second record, Odi Profanum Vulgus et Arceo, has been released by

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as of September 2006. The record had some positive international recognition, and Beck notably ranked it second among his favourite records of 2006. Violetta Beauregarde's music has been likened to that of

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or Atari Teenage Riot. It is composed with eclectic and often do-it-yourself music instrumentation, over which she screams her lyrics. Her live shows are notable for a degree of attitude and for shock acts such as throwing

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heads in the crowd.

Non musical activities

She became first famous in the Italian musical scene also for having been the first Italian model for

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under the nickname of Aiki. She also run an Italian blog

which was fairly known for the unique writing style and the strongly cynical, straightforward, outrageous opinions and language. Under the moniker "Heidi 666" she published a book, ''L'eterna lotta tra il Male e il Malissimo'' ("The eternal struggle between the Evil and the Really Evil") She also appeared in the Italian pornographic film ''Mucchio Selvaggio'' (directed by Matteo Swaitz) performing

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. In 2019 she started to work as a journalist (registered) for the extreme right-wing Italian news website Primato Nazionale, linked to the

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organization Casa Pound.

Discography

*''Evidentemente non abito a San Francisco'' (Anemic Dracula, 2004) *''Odi Profanum Vulgus et Arceo'' (Temporary Residence Ltd, 2006) * ''

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'' (2006–2007,

) sampler

External links

Temporary Residence page

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beauregarde, Miss Violetta Beauregarde, Violette Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Italian women in electronic music Temporary Residence Limited artists 21st-century Italian women musicians