Circus (French band)

Circus
OriginFrance
GenresPop
Years active2012–present
Members

Circus is a French band established in 2012 by Calogero, Stanislas, Philippe Uminski, Elsa Fourlon and Karen Brunon. All are already established artists.

Their debut self-titled album Circus was released on 5 November 2012. The songs, mostly about the circus are written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, Dominique A, Marc Lavoine and Marie Bastide. The pre-released single from the album is "Sur un fil"[1] that was released on 18 June 2012, on radio and downloads. A big concert was also organized in Théâtre Marigny in Paris in 2013.

Band members

All five members contribute vocals and play at least one instrument each in the band:

  • Calogero – vocals, bass guitar and harmonica
  • Stanislas – vocals, piano and keyboard
  • Philippe Uminski – vocals, guitar
  • Elsa Fourlon – vocals and guitar
  • Karen Brunon – vocals and violin

Discography

Album

2012: Circus Track list

  1. "C'est quoi ce cirque?" (Lyrics: Marie Bastide – Jean-Jacques Goldman / Music: Calogero – Philippe Uminski) – (3:29)
  2. "Sur un fil" (Lyrics: Jean-Jacques Goldman / Music: Calogero – Gioacchino – Stanislas) (4:13)
  3. "Moi je joue" (Lyrics: Marc Lavoine – Philippe Uminski / Music: Calogero – Stanislas) (3:18)
  4. "Chagrin d'ami" (Lyrics: Marc Lavoine / Music: Calogero) (3:17)
  5. "Ce soir et demain" (Lyrics: Marc Lavoine / Music: Calogero) (4:16)
  6. "L'Amour suicide" (Lyrics: Marc Lavoine / Music: Calogero) (3:22)
  7. "Le Numéro" (Lyrics: Philippe Uminski / Music: Calogero – Stanislas) (3:28)
  8. "Les Nuits romaines" (Lyrics: Dominique A / Music: Calogero – Stanislas) (5:30)
  9. "La Prière de Rosa" (Lyrics: Marie Bastide / Music: Stanislas) (1:14)
  10. "Je tombe" (Lyrics: Marie Bastide / Music: Calogero) (3:26)
  11. "Stella monte" (Lyrics: Marie Bastide / Music: Gioacchino – Stanislas) (2:21)
  12. "Souvenir" (Lyrics: Marc Lavoine / Music: Calogero – Gioacchino – Stanislas) (3:22)
  13. "L'Origine" (Lyrics: Marc Lavoine / Music: Calogero) (3:35)

Singles

Year Album Peak positions Album
FR
[2]
2012 Sur un fil 102 Circus

References

  1. ^ ChartsinFrance.com: Découvrez le premier clip de Circus (Calogero, Stanislas, Uminski) – "Sur un fil" (in French)
  2. ^ LesCharts.com: Circus [FR] page