Keren Peles Toor (Hebrew: קרן פלס טור; born 11 March 1979) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and pianist.
Keren Peles קרן פלס | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 11 March 1979 Yavne'el, Israel |
| Genres | Piano pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Hed Arzi |
Career
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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.[1]
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.[1] She was nominated for female singer of the year (2006) by Galgalatz, and named Israeli Singer of the Year by the Israeli radio stations.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2]
Personal life
editKeren Peles married website developer Tomer Grencel in June 2009.[3][4][5] The couple separated in 2010.[6]
Discography
editIf This Is Life אם אלה החיים
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Flood מבול
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Bein HaIr LaKfar בין העיר לכפר
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How the sun will rise איך שהשמש תזרח
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Rami Kleinstein Keren Peles רמי קלינשטיין קרן פלס
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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.[7]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ ""מעבר לנהר": קרן פלס בדואט חדש עם רון בוחניק". mako. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Keren Peles is married" (in Hebrew). nrg Maariv. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ^ "Keren Peles is married" (in Hebrew). Walla!. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ^ בר-און, ערן (4 June 2009). "Get used to it: Keren Peles-Grencel". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ^ בר-און, ערן (9 July 2010). "Keren Peles and Tomer Grencel separate". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Eurovision 2024 Israel: Eden Golan – "Hurricane"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
External links
edit- Media related to Keren Peles at Wikimedia Commons
- Keren Peles at IMDb
