Patricia Kraus (; born 4 January 1964) is a Spanish singer, best known for her participation in the 1987

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Early life

Kraus was born in Milan, Italy. Kraus' father was

Alfredo Kraus Alfredo Kraus Trujillo (; 24 November 192710 September 1999) was a distinguished Spanish tenor from the Canary islands (known professionally as Alfredo Kraus), particularly known for the artistry he brought to opera's bel canto roles. He was a ...

, a Spanish

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. As a youngster, Kraus trained as a classical vocalist, but later opted for pop-rock music in preference.

Career

In 1987, Kraus was chosen internally by TVE as the Spanish representative for that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song " No estás solo" ("You're Not Alone"). It was not seen by commentators as a Eurovision-friendly song, and at the 1987 Eurovision, held on 9 May in

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, could only place 19th out of the 22 entries. The performance is nowadays remembered more for the strange heavy make-up Kraus wore than for the song itself."No estás solo" at diggiloo.net
/ref> Kraus released her first self-titled album shortly after her Eurovision appearance. Further albums followed, including two of experimental

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in collaboration with Daniel Assante, which were critically well-received although modest sellers. In 1999 she formed the group Waxbeat with Juan Belda and Juan Gómez Acebo, and two albums were released. In 2006, she took part as a singing trainer in the television series ''

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'', and released a solo album, ''Alma'', in 2007. Kraus, along with Assante and Italian musicians Enrico Barbaro and Gherardo Catanzaro, is currently working under the name of Vintage Club Band.

Albums discography

*1987: ''Patricia Kraus'' *1989: ''De animales y de selva'' *1991: ''El eco de tu voz'' *1996: ''Batería y voz en dos movimientos'' (with Daniel Assante) *1998: ''Atlanterra'' (with Daniel Assante) *1998: ''I Amm'' *2000: ''Lava's Lamp'' (with Waxbeat) *2003: ''Go Outside and Play'' (with Waxbeat) *2007: ''Alma'' *2009: ''Vintage Fun Club'' *2011: ''Retrocollection'' *2013: ''Divazz''

References

External links

Patricia Kraus website
(Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kraus, Patricia Spanish women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Spain Spanish people of Austrian descent Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1987 Singers from Milan 1964 births Living people