Circus 2000

Italian Progressive Rock Band

Italian psychedelic / progressive rock group. They were born out of the Turin beat scene circa 1969 and featured unique female singer Silvana Aliotta. They issued two LPs (both with English vocals) and a few singles (some sung in Italian). Their mixture was unique in Italian rock, ranging from psychedelia through experimental space-rock. After they split Silvana went solo, Franco Lo Previte joined Duello Madre, and "Spooky" Quartarone later joined up with Johnny Betti in Living Life. 1970-71 o Silvana Aliotta – vocals, percussion o Marcello "Spooky" Quartarone – guitar, vocals) o Gianni Bianco – bass o Roberto “Johnny” Betti – drums 1972: Roberto Betti replaced by o Franco "Dede" Loprevite – drums, vocals