Yann Rossi was born in 1967 in Bron next to Lyon. He is the seventh generationof the Rossi dynasty. He started practicing a foot-juggling act at seven years, trained by his mother Alberina Caroli Rossi. The following year he started to learn music with hisfather, Pierre Rossi, (reading scores, music theory, accordion). At the age of 9 he entered the ring for the first time with his foot-juggling actand as “clown-august” in the musical act of his parents and brother. In 1984 at the age of 17 years he prefers to dedicate his energy to learning the artof the “white face clown”. By doing so he takes the place of hisgrand-fatherEttore Rossi in the traditional clown-trio “Les Rossyann” which exists from1967 to 2017. At the same time he continues his school, study via correspondence and he learns various circus professions:handstands, juggling, acrobatic, etc… He also completes his musical knowledge by following private studies during the circus-seasons in Europe at the examp of his father and brother. That’s howtrumpet, saxophones, accordion, guitar xylophone, concertina etc…In his hands these abilities permitted him to play with the Luzerner symphonicorchestra in Luzern at the circus Nock, with the WDR orchestra in Cologne atcircus Roncalli, with Pilsener philharmonic orchestra in München Gasteig, aswell as with the famous French trumpet soloist Bernard Soustrot in Paris wherethey played the “ Carnaval of Venice and variations”. Nowadays, Yann continues the tradition of the “white face clown”, and artisticexpression that is about to disappear and exells in keeping alive the nobility andelegance of the “personage” everytime he enters in the ring. Forming now a duo with his wife Alexandra, he presents various acts of musicalclowns, parodies, and slapstick comedies, leaving behind the traditional clownsand august characters. They also adapt a mucical comedy to the world of the cabarets, varieties and thetheater.