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Origin | France |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2012–present |
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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.
All five members contribute vocals and play at least one instrument each in the band:
2012: Circus Track list
Year | Album | Peak positions | Album |
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2012 | Sur un fil | 102 | Circus |
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