Keren Peles

Keren Peles was born in 1979 in Yavne'el

Keren Peles was born on 11 March 1979 in Yavne'el, the eldest child of Doron and Miriam. Her family is of Romanian Jewish background, and her father's uncle is the singer Benny Amdursky. As a child she studied piano and flute and played in local youth orchestras.

She attended Beit Yerah high school in the Jordan Valley and was later diagnosed with dyslexia. After her army service she studied for 3 years at the Rimon School of Music and twice won its Rock Rimon contest. She then studied acting with Sofi Moskovich.

In 2005 she became known for songs she wrote for Miri Mesika and Shiri Maimon. Her debut album, Im Ele Ha'Hayim, came out in 2006 and went gold, followed by Mabool in 2008. She has released 6 studio albums and recorded 2 live albums with Rami Kleinstein.

She composed music for Cameri Theatre productions and won the Israeli Theater Award in 2008 and 2009. She co-wrote Hurricane for Eurovision 2024 and wrote New Day Will Rise for Eurovision 2025, which came second.

She married Tomer Grencel in 2009, and they separated in 2010. From 2011 to 2023 she was in a relationship with Noam Tor, with whom she has 3 children.