Peles, Keren, 1979-

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.