Peter Kraus

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Biography

German Rock'n'Roll musician and actor, born 18 March 1939 in Munich, Germany.

  • Real name
  • Peter Siegfried Krausnecker
  • Name variations
  • Kraus·P. Kraus·Peter·Peter Kraus Und Die \Rockies\
  • Aliases
  • Herbert König
  • Die James Brothers
  • Primary profession
  • Actor·soundtrack·director
  • Country
  • Germany
  • Nationality
  • German
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 18 March 1939
  • Place of birth
  • Munich
  • Death date
  • 2016-01-15
  • Death age
  • 56
  • Place of death
  • Pervouralsk
  • Education
  • Luitpold Gymnasium
  • Knows language
  • German language
  • Member of
  • German language Association

Music

Lyrics

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Son of Fred Kraus

After his first single, a cover version of Little Richard s "Tutti Frutti" had been released in 1955, he became Germanys first rocknroll and teen star.

Having several hits between 1956 and 1964 including "Susi Rock" , "Sugar Baby" and "Tiger" , he has sold over 17 million records to date.

Although only appearing in two movies with Cornelia Froboess , they were considered the "dream couple" of the German entertainment industry in the early 1960s.

Received an Amadeus Austrian Music Award and an ECHO Award for his lifetime achievements.

Also a successful painter, whose work has been exhibited in Switzerland.

Lives with his wife Ingrid, a former model, on Lake Lugano in Switzerland. They have a son, Michael. Their daughter Gaby - from a prior relationship of Ingrid - died of breast cancer.

Son of Austrian actor and cabaret artist Fred Kraus(Krausnecker).

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