Keren Peles

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Keren Peles
Background information
Born March 11, 1979 (1979-03-11) (age 32)
Yavne'el, Israel
Genres Piano pop, Rock
Occupations Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments Vocals
Piano
Years active 2005–present
Labels Hed Arzi

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

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[edit] Music career

Peles graduated from the Rimon music school. In 2005 she became famous for her songwiriting for Miri Mesika and Shiri Maimon.[1]

Her debut album, If This Is Life was released in July 2006 and was certified gold after selling 20,000 copies. Peles wrote all of the songs on the album.[1] She was also nominated female singer of the year (2006) by Galgalatz, and was named Israeli Singer of the Year by the Israeli radio stations.[1]

In April 2008, her second album, Mabool (Flood), was released. In September the album went gold, and she was chosen as Israel's Singer of the Year again.[1]

Peles has written songs for Harel Skaat, Amir Fey Gutman, and Boaz Mauda's song Oreach Ba'olam (A guest in the world).

[edit] Personal life

Keren Peles got married in June 2009 to website developer[2][3] Tomer Grencel.[4][5][6] The couple separated in 2010.[7]

[edit] Discography

If This Is Life אם אלה החיים
  • Released: July 13, 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: April 7, 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: August 31, 2010
  • Israel certification: Gold (20,000+ copies)
  • Singles: The Rest Passes, Assaf Song, Northern Flowering, A Scratched

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Gil Laufer (2008-11-03). "Three singers in Eurovision frame for Israel". escfans.com. http://www.escfans.com/news/read/12468. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  2. ^ "Keren Peles gets married" (in Hebrew). Ynet. 2009-01-01. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3648618,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  3. ^ "No entrance to Swedish furniture" (in Hebrew). Haaretz. 2005-12-14. http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/ShArtPE.jhtml?itemNo=657700. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  4. ^ "Keren Peles is married" (in Hebrew). nrg Maariv. 2009-06-04. http://www.nrg.co.il/online/7/ART1/899/167.html. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  5. ^ "Keren Peles is married" (in Hebrew). Walla!. 2009-06-04. http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/30/1496793. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  6. ^ "Get used to it: Keren Peles-Grencel" (in Hebrew). Ynet. 2009-06-04. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3726114,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  7. ^ "Keren Peles and Tomer Grencel separate" (in Hebrew). Ynet. 2010-07-09. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3951343,00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-22. 

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