Miss Violetta Beauregarde
{{Short description|Italian musician}}
{{redirect|Violetta Beauregarde|the fictional character|Violet Beauregarde}}
Miss Violetta Beauregarde was the solo electronic-punk project by Italian performer/former model Cristina Gauri.Usually incorrectly spelled Christina, which is not Italian. See also [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3559297/ her entry] at the Internet Movie DataBase, where is spelled correctly.
Music
Violetta Beauregarde started by performing several concerts in Italy and Europe, 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 Temporary Residence Limited as of September 2006.{{cite web|last=Angela Zocco|title=Ribelle Miss Violetta urla, mixa, registra col profanum vulgus|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2007/03/09/ribelle-miss-violetta-urla-mixa-registra-col.html|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|accessdate=23 January 2012|date=9 March 2007}} The record had some positive international recognition, and Beck notably ranked it second among his favourite records of 2006.{{cite web|title=Best of 2006|date=14 December 2006 |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/6507-best-of-2006/|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=23 January 2012}}{{cite web|last=Michele Pompei|title=Miss Violetta si scatena tra elettronica e punk|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2007/01/12/miss-violetta-si-scatena-tra-elettronica-punk.html|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|accessdate=23 January 2012|date=12 January 2007}}
Violetta Beauregarde's music has been likened to that of Kid 606 or Atari Teenage Riot.{{cite web|last=Max Osini|title=Odi Profanum Vulgus Et Arceo (Review)|url=http://www.rockit.it/recensione/5145/missviolettabeauregarde-odi-profanum-vulgus-et-arceo|publisher=RockIt|language=it|accessdate=23 January 2012|date=16 September 2006}} 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 in the crowd.{{cite web|title=Scandalosa Miss Violetta. Ma che fine ha fatto?|url=http://www.lapulceonline.it/2010/10/scandalosa-miss-violetta-ma-che-fine-ha-fatto/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118000219/http://www.lapulceonline.it/2010/10/scandalosa-miss-violetta-ma-che-fine-ha-fatto/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2011|publisher=La Pulce Online|language=it|accessdate=23 January 2012|date=29 October 2010}}
Other activities
Gauri became first famous in the Italian musical scene also for having been the first Italian model for SuicideGirls under the nickname of Aiki.{{cite web|title=Miss Violetta Beauregarde dal pornosoft all' elettropunk|date=9 December 2006 |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2006/12/09/miss-violetta-beauregarde-dal-pornosoft-all-elettropunk.html|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|accessdate=23 January 2012}}
She also ran an Italian blog,{{Cite web |title=heidi 666|url=http://heidi666.splinder.com/ |date=2017-10-27 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=heidi666.splinder.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027122744/http://heidi666.splinder.com/ |archive-date=27 October 2007 |url-status=live }} 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"){{cite web|title=Heidi 666: l'Eterna Lotta tra il Male e il Malissimo|website=ScrittoMisto|url=http://www.scrittomisto.it/20061107/heidi-666-leterna-lotta-tra-il-male-e-il-malissimo|accessdate=9 January 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191843/http://www.scrittomisto.it/20061107/heidi-666-leterna-lotta-tra-il-male-e-il-malissimo|archive-date=30 September 2007|language=Italian|date=7 November 2006}}
Gauri also appeared in the Italian pornographic film Mucchio Selvaggio (directed by Matteo Swaitz) performing fellatio at minute 81.{{cite web|title=Una Miss che sta scomoda e ha trovato la strada giusta per non raddrizzarsi mai...|url=http://www.milanodabere.it/news/interviste/violetta_beauregarde_5739.html|publisher=Milano da bere|language=it|accessdate=23 January 2012}}
In 2019 she started to work as a journalist (registered) for the extreme right-wing Italian news website Primato Nazionale, linked to the neo-fascist organization Casa Pound.{{cite web |title=Cristina Gauri, autore presso Il Primato Nazionale |url=https://www.ilprimatonazionale.it/author/cristina-gauri/ |website=Il Primato Nazionale |access-date=7 March 2023}}
Discography
- Evidentemente non abito a San Francisco (Anemic Dracula, 2004)
- Odi Profanum Vulgus et Arceo (Temporary Residence Ltd, 2006)
- Destroy Independent Music! (2006–2007, Temporary Residence Limited) sampler
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813113254/http://www.temporaryresidence.com/bands/missviolettabeauregarde.php Temporary Residence page]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Italian women in electronic music