Patricia Kraus

Patricia Kraus
Patricia Kraus
Born	4 January 1964 (age 60); Milan, Italy
Origin	Milan, Italy
Genres	Pop, Jazz, Blues
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument	Vocal
Website	Patricia Kraus

Patricia Kraus (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈtɾiθja kɾaws]; born 4 January 1964) is a Spanish singer, best known for her participation in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest.

Early life

Kraus was born in Milan, Italy.^[1] Kraus' father was Alfredo Kraus, a Spanish tenor. 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 Brussels, could only place 19th out of the 22 entries.^[2] The performance is nowadays remembered more for the strange heavy make-up Kraus wore than for the song itself.^[3]

Kraus released her first self-titled album shortly after her Eurovision appearance. Further albums followed, including two of experimental electronica 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 Operación Triunfo, 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

^ "Tengo todo por hacer y voy a dar guerra". El País. 14 March 1995. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ ESC History 1987
^ "No estás solo" at diggiloo.net

External links

Patricia Kraus website (Spanish)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Cadillac with "Valentino"	Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987	Succeeded by La Década Prodigiosa with "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)"

[1] "Tengo todo por hacer y voy a dar guerra". El País. 14 March 1995. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[2] ESC History 1987

[3] "No estás solo" at diggiloo.net

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v t e Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Benidorm Fest Operación Triunfo
Participation	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Alejandro Abad Alfred Amaia Remedios Amaya Soraya Arnelas Azúcar Moreno Bacchelli Victor Balaguer Barei Conchita Bautista Beth Blanca Paloma Braulio Bravo Cadillac Blas Cantó Antonio Carbonell Chanel Rodolfo Chikilicuatre David Civera Anabel Conde D'Nash Sergio Dalma La Década Daniel Diges Edurne ESDM José Guardiola Mikel Herzog Julio Iglesias Karina Las Ketchup Patricia Kraus Marcos Llunas Ruth Lorenzo Lucía Lydia Massiel Micky Miki Betty Missiego Mocedades Jaime Morey Manel Navarro Nebulossa Nina Peret Lucía Pérez Ramón Raphael Rosa Salomé Paloma San Basilio Eva Santamaría Sergio and Estíbaliz Pastora Soler Son de Sol Tim, Nelly and Tony Trigo Limpio José Vélez Serafín Zubiri
Songs	"Algo pequeñito" "Algo prodigioso" "Amanece" "Amanecer" "¡Ay, qué deseo!" "Baila el Chiki Chiki" "Bailar pegados" "Bailemos un vals" "Bandido" "Bloody Mary" "Brujería" "Canta y sé feliz" "Caracola" "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" "Colgado de un sueño" "Contigo hasta el final" "Dancing in the Rain" "Dile que la quiero" "Dime" "Do It for Your Lover" "Eaea" "Él" "Ella no es ella" "En un mundo nuevo" "Enséñame a cantar" "Eres tú" "Estando contigo" "Europe's Living a Celebration" "La fiesta terminó" "Gwendolyne" "Hablemos del amor" "Hombres" "I Love You Mi Vida" "La La La" "Lady, Lady" "Llámame" "Nacida para amar" "No estás solo" "No quiero escuchar" "La noche es para mí" "Para llenarme de ti" "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" "Que me quiten lo bailao" "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" "Quédate conmigo" "Quédate esta noche" "¿Quién maneja mi barca?" "Say Yay!" "Sin rencor" "SloMo" "Sobran las palabras" "Su canción" "Todo esto es la música" "Tu canción" "Tú volverás" ~~"Universo"~~ "Valentino" "La venda" "Vivo cantando" "Voy a quedarme" "Vuelve conmigo" "Y sólo tú" "Yo soy aquél" "Zorra"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Spain did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alexia Bang Datner and Kushnir Lotta Engberg Kate Gulbrandsen Halla Margrét Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo Patricia Kraus Johnny Logan Gary Lux Marcha Christine Minier Nevada Novi fosili Plastic Bertrand Carol Rich Rikki Vicky Rosti and Boulevard Liliane Saint-Pierre Seyyal Taner and Lokomotif Umberto Tozzi and Raf Wind
Songs	"Amour, amour" "Aspro mavro" "Boogaloo" "Gente di mare" "Hægt og hljótt" "Hold Me Now" "Ja sam za ples" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "En lille melodi" "Mitt liv" "Moitié, moitié" "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Neste barco à vela" "No estás solo" "Nur noch Gefühl" "Only the Light" "Rechtop in de wind" "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" "Sata salamaa" "Shir Habatlanim" "Soldiers of Love" "Stop"

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	Spain