Violetta Beauregarde is the solo electronic-punk project by the Italian performer Cristina Gauri. She has performed several concerts in Italy and Europe, and has released a CD, Evidentemente non abito a San Francisco (Clearly I don't live in San Francisco), that gained notable interest from the Italian music press. As of 2005 a second record was in preparation and a tour of the San Francisco Bay Area was planned for June of that year, including opening for Matmos amongst others.

Violetta Beauregarde's music has been likened to that Kid 606 or Dat Politics . 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 lamb heads on the public.

She became famous in the Italian scene also for having been the first Italian model for SuicideGirls under the nickname of Aiki. She also runs an Italian blog.

External links

• Home page
• Heidi 666 weblog