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Israeli singer

Keren Peles
קרן פלס
Background information
Born (1979-03-11) 11 March 1979 (age 45)
Yavne'el, Israel
GenresPiano pop, rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Years active2005–present
LabelsHed Arzi
Musical artist

Keren Peles Toor (Hebrew: קרן פלס טור; born 11 March 1979) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and pianist.

Career

Peles performing in 2022

Peles graduated from the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 2005, she became famous for her songwriting for Miri Mesika and Shiri Maimon.

Peles' debut album, If This Is Life was released in July 2006 and certified gold after selling 20,000 copies. Sne wrote all of its songs. She was nominated for female singer of the year (2006) by Galgalatz, and named Israeli Singer of the Year by the Israeli radio stations.

In April 2008, her second album, Mabool (Flood), was released. In September it went gold and months later she was named Israel's Singer of the Year again.

Peles has written songs for Harel Skaat, Amir Fey Gutman, and Boaz Mauda ("Oreach Ba'olam").

In December 2018, she released the song "Transparent" in collaboration with Ron Buhnik. The song became a hit when it topped the Media Forest chart. On 2 April 2019, she released a second single in collaboration with Bohnik, "Across the River", it was accompanied by a music video filmed in New York.

Personal life

Keren Peles married website developer Tomer Grencel in June 2009. The couple separated in 2010.

Discography

If This Is Life אם אלה החיים
  • Released: 13 July 2006
  • Israel certification: Gold (20,000+ copies)
  • Singles: Itai, If This Is Life, Simon the Neighbor, Time Out, The One Who's In My Place
 Flood מבול
  • Released: 7 April 2008
  • Israel certification: Gold (20,000+ copies)
  • Singles: Flood, She Ran Home, In A Car Next To The Sea, Picho 92, A Period Of Changes
 Bein HaIr LaKfar בין העיר לכפר
  • Released: 31 August 2010
  • Israel certification: Gold (20,000+ copies)
  • Singles: The Rest Passes, Assaf Song, Northern Flowering, A Scratched
 How the sun will rise איך שהשמש תזרח
  • Released: 1 July 2014
Rami Kleinstein Keren Peles רמי קלינשטיין קרן פלס
  • Released: 3 February 2016
  • Singles: Until Return, Live, Thank You

In addition to her own releases, Keren Peles holds songwriting credits for "Hurricane", sung by Eden Golan for Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

References

  1. ^ Gil Laufer (3 November 2008). "Three singers in Eurovision frame for Israel". escfans.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  2. ""מעבר לנהר": קרן פלס בדואט חדש עם רון בוחניק". mako. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. "Keren Peles is married" (in Hebrew). nrg Maariv. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  4. "Keren Peles is married" (in Hebrew). Walla!. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  5. בר-און, ערן (4 June 2009). "Get used to it: Keren Peles-Grencel". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  6. בר-און, ערן (9 July 2010). "Keren Peles and Tomer Grencel separate". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  7. "Eurovision 2024 Israel: Eden Golan – "Hurricane"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

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