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Keren Peles

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

Keren Peles Toor (Hebrew: קרן פלס טור; born 11 March 1979) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and composer. Peles embarked her musical career in Israel in 2005 as a songwriter and later with her debut album Im Ele Ha'Hayim (2006), and has released six studio albums to date. She is frequent colloaborator of singer Miri Mesika whose many songs she has written and of musician Rami Kleinstein, with whom she toured extensively and released two live albums. She has cited Naomi Shemer, Shlomo Artzi and Tori Amos among her musical influences.

Among her accolades, Peles received the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport Award for a Newcomer Songwriter in 2006. Peles received the Israeli Theater Award two consecutive years for her work as a composer in the Cameri Theatre productions of Thrill My Heart by Hanoch Levin (2008) and The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht (2009). She also received the ACUM Award, awarded by the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel, twice in 2018 and 2022.

In 2024, Peles co-wrote the song "Hurricane", sung by Eden Golan for Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, which came fifth in the final. She is also the writer of the Israeli entry to be sung by Yuval Raphael for Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.[1][2]

Career

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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.[3]

Peles' debut album, If This Is Life was released in July 2006 and certified gold after selling 20,000 copies. She wrote all of its songs.[3] She was nominated for female singer of the year (2006) by Galgalatz, and named Israeli Singer of the Year by the Israeli radio stations.[3]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Personal life

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Keren Peles married website developer Tomer Grencel in June 2009.[5][6][7] The couple separated in 2010.[8]Her father's uncle is the singer Benny Amdursky, the father of the singer Assaf Amdursky.

Discography

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Eurovision 2024 Israel: Eden Golan – "Hurricane"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ Zaikaner, Avi (7 February 2025). "ישראל באירוויזיון 2025: השיר לתחרות נבחר! האם הוא מנוגד לחוקי התחרות? - אירוויזיון 2025" [Israel at Eurovision 2025: The song for the competition has been chosen! Is it against the competition rules?]. EuroMix (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 February 2025. השיר, שיבוצע על ידי יובל רפאל בחודש מאי בבאזל, נכתב והולחן על ידי קרן פלס והופק על ידי תומר בירן [The song, which will be performed by Yuval Raphael in May in Basel, was written and composed by Keren Peles and produced by Tomer Biran.]
  3. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ ""מעבר לנהר": קרן פלס בדואט חדש עם רון בוחניק". mako. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Keren Peles is married" (in Hebrew). nrg Maariv. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Keren Peles is married" (in Hebrew). Walla!. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  7. ^ בר-און, ערן (4 June 2009). "Get used to it: Keren Peles-Grencel". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  8. ^ בר-און, ערן (9 July 2010). "Keren Peles and Tomer Grencel separate". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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