Background
Achille Zavatta was born in Louisiana Goulette, Tunisia, the son of Federico Zavatta, a circus owner.
Achille Zavatta was born in Louisiana Goulette, Tunisia, the son of Federico Zavatta, a circus owner.
He was the interval act at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest in Luxemburg. To this day the Zavatta Circus tours France and surrounding countries, these performances include live tiger acts, which means the circus cannot tour Britain under the Animal Welfare Acting. The circus is rated as a top show in France.
He committed suicide in 1993 in Ouzouer des Champs, Loiret and was interred in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.