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Keren Peles
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| Born | 11 March 1979 Yavne'el, Israel |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Hed Arzi |
Keren Peles Toor (born March 11, 1979) is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Israel. She started her music career in 2005. Keren first became known for writing songs for other artists. Later, she released her own first album, If This Is Life, in 2006. She has released six studio albums since then.
Keren often works with singer Miri Mesika, writing many songs for her. She also toured a lot with musician Rami Kleinstein. They even released two live albums together. Keren has said that Naomi Shemer, Shlomo Artzi, and Tori Amos influenced her music.
Keren Peles has won several awards for her work. In 2006, she received an award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport. This award was for being a talented new songwriter. She also won the Israeli Theater Award two years in a row. These awards were for her music in plays at the Cameri Theatre. She won in 2008 for Thrill My Heart and in 2009 for The Good Person of Szechwan. Keren also received the ACUM Award twice, in 2018 and 2022. This award comes from the Society of Authors, Composers, and Music Publishers in Israel.
In 2024, Keren helped write the song "Hurricane". This song was sung by Eden Golan for Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. It finished in fifth place. She also wrote "New Day Will Rise", which was sung by Yuval Raphael for Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. That song came in second place.
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Keren Peles's Music Career
Keren Peles studied music at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 2005, she became well-known for writing songs. She wrote hits for popular Israeli singers like Miri Mesika and Shiri Maimon.
First Album Success
Keren's first album, If This Is Life, came out in July 2006. It quickly sold over 20,000 copies. This earned it a "gold" certification. Keren wrote all the songs on this album herself. She was nominated for "Female Singer of the Year" by a radio station called Galgalatz. Other Israeli radio stations also named her "Israeli Singer of the Year" in 2006.
Second Album and More Awards
In April 2008, Keren released her second album, Mabool (Flood). By September of that year, it also went gold. This meant it sold more than 20,000 copies. A few months later, she was again named "Israel's Singer of the Year."
Writing for Other Artists
Keren Peles has written songs for many other singers. These include Harel Skaat, Amir Fey Gutman, and Boaz Mauda. One of the songs she wrote for Boaz Mauda was "Oreach Ba'olam."
Recent Collaborations
In December 2018, Keren released a song called "Transparent." She worked on this song with Ron Buhnik. "Transparent" became a big hit and reached the top of the Media Forest music chart. On April 2, 2019, they released another song together. This second song was called "Across the River." A music video for "Across the River" was filmed in New York.
Keren Peles's Family Life
Keren Peles married Tomer Grencel, a website developer, in June 2009. They separated in 2010. From 2011 to 2023, she was in a relationship with Noam Tor. Keren and Noam had two children, a son named Uri and a daughter named Luna. They also adopted a daughter named Noa.
Keren's father's uncle was the singer Benny Amdursky. Benny Amdursky was the father of another singer, Assaf Amdursky.
Keren Peles's Albums
Keren Peles has released several studio albums. Here are some of her main albums:
If 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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See also
In Spanish: Keren Peles para niños
