Shmulik Kraus
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Shmulik Kraus is an Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i actor and Pop-Rock singer and composer. Kraus published solo albums, as well as participating in Rock groups (e.g. The High Windows
The High Windows
The High Windows was a 1960s Israeli pop group founded by Arik Einstein, Shmulik Kraus and Josie Katz.-History:Hahalonot HaGvohim trio was formed at the end of 1966. As composer and vocal arranger, Kraus was the group's moving spirit...

) and actor groups (e.g. Loul group). He participted in some movies (e.g. Rocking Horse
Rocking Horse
Rocking Horse is director Yaky Yosha's second feature made in 1978. It was the first film to represent Israel in the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival. It also participated at Locarno, San-Francisco, Chicago and many other international festivals...

, Hole in the Moon
Hole in the Moon
Hole in the Moon is an Israeli avant-garde- satiric movie, published in 1964.Amos Kenan wrote its script and Uri Zohar directed it and was its star. The costar was Avraham Heffner. The guest actors were Dahn Ben-Amotz and Shaike Ophir. Many other actors performed in the film a few short roles each...

).

He composed many songs for other performers (e.g. Shalom Hanoch
Shalom Hanoch
Shalom Hanoch is an Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer.He is considered to be the father of Israeli rock and the most important artist of that area. His works have profoundly influenced Israeli rock and modern Israeli music...

) and many of his songs got cover versions by a verity of musicians (e.g. Etti Ankri
Etti Ankri
Esther "Etti" Ankri is an Israeli singer-songwriter. She is a former Female Singer of the Year in Israel, and has also performed in the United States, England, and India. Ankri has been called a "rock genius", the "poet of Israeli spirituality," and "the contemporary voice of.....

). Kraus in also known for composing Rock music to children poet lyrics (e.g. to the lyrics of Miriam Yalan-Shteklis
Miriam Yalan-Shteklis
Miriam Yalan-Shteklis was an Israeli writer and poet famous for her children's books. Her surname, Yalan, was an acronym based on her father’s name, Yehuda Leib Nissan.-Biography:...

).

Kraus was sent, a few times, to asylums.
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