Keren Ann
Keren Ann Zeidel (born 10 March 1974), known professionally as Keren Ann (קרן אן), is an Israeli, French, and Dutch singer, songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, and sound engineer. She performs mainly in French and English, and she's based in Paris, Tel Aviv, and New York City. She plays guitar, piano, and clarinet.
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Keren Ann

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- Name
- Keren Ann
- Born
- 10 March 1974
- Birthplace
- Caesarea, Israel
- Died
- YYYY MM DD
- Full name
- קרן אן זיידל.
- Nationality
- Israel and Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter, singer, audio engineer, guitarist, pianist, record producer, actress and musician.
- Fields
- music composing and performing arts.
- Honours
- Officer of Arts and Letters and Knight of the National Order of Merit.
- Languages
- Hebrew, French and English.
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Keren Ann Zeidel (born 10 March 1974), known professionally as Keren Ann (קרן אן), is an Israeli, French, and Dutch singer, songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, and sound engineer. She performs mainly in French and English, and she's based in Paris, Tel Aviv, and New York City. She plays guitar, piano, and clarinet.
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Keren Ann (born 1974) is an actress, audio engineer and guitarist, among other activities, of Israeli and Dutch nationality. The actress was born קרן אן זיידל in Caesarea. Activity centred on music composing and performing arts.
The work spans popular music and vocal music. Languages used include English, French and Hebrew. Honours include Knight of the National Order of Merit and Officer of Arts and Letters.
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Biography
The recorded working language is Hebrew, French and English. The field of work recorded is music composing and performing arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are popular music and vocal music. Distinctions recorded are Officer of Arts and Letters and Knight of the National Order of Merit.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Keren Ann • Native Name — קרן אן • Born — 10 March 1974 • Birthplace — Caesarea, Israel • Died — YYYY MM DD • Genre — * Pop • French pop • folk rock • world • Instrument — * Vocals • guitar • piano • clarinet • Years Active — 2000–present • Label — * EMI • Capitol • Metro Blue • Yellow Tangerine • Delabel • Blue Note • Polydor • Associated Acts — * Lady & Bird • Barði Jóhannsson • Website — kerenann.com
Early life
Early life
Keren Ann Zeidel was born in Caesarea, Israel, to a Russian-Jewish father and a Dutch-Javanese mother. She lived in Israel and in the Netherlands until the age of 11, when her family moved to Paris. Ann's mother converted to Judaism and as a result she considers herself "absolutely Jewish".
Career
Career
• Illustration — Keren Ann performing in 2006 Keren Ann has released eight solo albums: La Biographie de Luka Philipsen (2000), La Disparition (2002), Not Going Anywhere (2003), Nolita (2005), Keren Ann (2007), 101 (2011), You're Gonna Get Love (2016) and Bleue (2019). Many of her songs have been covers of other artists, including Henri Salvador, Jane Birkin, Françoise Hardy, Rosa Passos, Jacky Terrasson, Emmanuelle Seigner, Benjamin Biolay and Anna Calvi. Her music has been featured in TV series including Grey's Anatomy, Six Feet Under and Big Love, and in movies including Love Me No More (2008). Her song "Beautiful Day" has been the sound of the SkyTeam campaign, and in 2008 her song "Lay Your Head Down" was the sync for the international H&M Spring commercial. Keren Ann and Icelandic musician Barði Jóhannsson formed the musical duo Lady & Bird; the two released a self-titled studio album in 2003, as well as a live recording of their performance with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in 2009. The two co-wrote the 2011 opera Red Waters; it was produced by the Opéra de Rouen and directed by Arthur Nauzyciel, and performed in four opera houses around France. Keren Ann co-wrote Henri Salvador's 2000 album Chambre Avec Vue, and wrote the lyrics for Sophie Hunter's 2005 debut album, Isis Project, to music written by Guy Chambers. In 2008, Keren Ann composed, with Tibo Javoy, the entire sound design for the European TV channel Arte. She co-wrote and co-produced, with Doriand, Emmanuelle Seigner's 2010 album Dingue. She contributed to the soundtrack of the French film Thelma, Louise et Chantal (2010), directed by Benoît Pétré, including cover versions of French songs from the 1960s. She also contributed six songs to the Israeli film Yossi (2012), directed by Eytan Fox, as well as appearing onscreen as herself, performing a music concert. She gave a long interview after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks, where she expressed surprise that there was not a wider condemnation of the violence.
Personal life
Personal life
Keren Ann has Israeli, Dutch, and French citizenship. She is fluent in English, Hebrew, and French. She married a Jewish man. She stated: "Being in tune with one's origins is important". In July 2012, Keren Ann gave birth to her first child, Nico.
Studio albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications • Title — Details — Peak chart positions — Certifications • BEL (WA) — FRA — SWI — UK — US Jazz • La Biographie de Luka Philipsen — * Released: 18 April 2000 * Label: EMI * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — — 111 — — — — — — • La Disparition — * Released: 23 April 2002 * Label: Capitol * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — — 18 — — — — — — • Not Going Anywhere — * Released: 25 November 2003 * Label: Capitol * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — 37 — 40 — — — — — — • Nolita — * Released: 11 November 2004 * Label: Capitol * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — 67 — 56 — — — — — — • Keren Ann — * Released: 23 April 2007 * Label: Delabel, EMI * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — 40 — 13 — 81 — 189 — 18 — * SNEP: Silver • 101 — * Released: 28 February 2011 * Label: Delabel, EMI * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — 8 — 22 — 50 — — — — • You're Gonna Get Love — * Released: 25 March 2016 * Label: Polydor, Yellow Tangerine * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — 26 — 27 — — — — — — • Bleue — * Released: 15 March 2019 * Label: Polydor * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — 26 — 39 — 69 — — — — • Keren Ann & Quatuor Debussy — * Released: 11 February 2022 * Label: Bring Back Music, Rain Dog * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — — • Paris Amour — * Released: 12 September 2025 * Label: Bring Back Music * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Collaborations and scores
Collaborations and scores
• Chambre Avec Vue with Henri Salvador at Source-Virgin France (2000) • Lady & Bird, with Bardi Johannsson at Labels (2003) • Isis Project with Guy Chambers and Sophie Hunter at Sleeper Music UK (2004) • ARTE New Sound with Tibo Javoy • La Ballade of Lady & Bird with Icelandic Symphonic Orchestra at EMI • Dingue for Emmanuelle Seigner with Doriand at Sony Music France • Thelma, Louise et Chantal original score • Red Waters, opera, with Bardi Johannsson (2011) • "Soleil Bleu" / Sylvie Vartan @ Sony Music France (2011)
TV soundtracks
TV soundtracks
• Grey's Anatomy ("Not Going Anywhere") • SkyTeam advertisement ("Beautiful Day") • Six Feet Under ("Jardin D'hiver") • Big Love ("L'onde Amere") • The L Word ("Do What I Do") (Lady & Bird) • TGV advertisement ("Malmo Lives") (Lady & Bird) • H&M advertisement ("Lay Your Head Down") • Daewoo Motor Sales Iaan advertisement ("Right Now & Right Here") • Orange advertisement ("Lay Your Head Down") • Galia advertisement ("Right Now & Right Here") • Nurse Jackie ("My Name is Trouble") • Normal People ("Strange Weather") • Baby Reindeer ("My Name is Trouble")
Identity
Identity
Keren Ann is recorded as having received Officer of Arts and Letters and Knight of the National Order of Merit. Recorded at birth as קרן אן זיידל. Identity and origins. She also worked under the name Keren Ann. Her recorded languages were Hebrew, French and English.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1974
Keren Ann born at Caesarea.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q262294: Keren Ann
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- “Keren Ann”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 135354803, Keren Ann.
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- 1.Hoerburger, Rob (11 March 2011). "Gangsta Folk". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- 2.Rosenberg, Grant (7 May 2007). "The Sweet Songs of Keren Ann". Time. time.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- 3.. Lalibre.be. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- 4.Site Keren Ann.
- 5.Kopiejwski, Faustine. Keren Ann: un nouvel album marqué par l'amour, la naissance et la mort. Cheek Magazine. 15 February 2016.
- 6.Szeftel, Eve. . Libération. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- 7.Keren Ann, Songs, Chansons, Lieder Institut français d'Allemagne. www.institutfrancais.de.
- 8.Campion, Alexis. Keren Ann, émotions élégantes - leJDD.fr. LeJDD.fr.
- 9."La chanteuse Keren Ann, maman d’une petite Nico" . Elle. elle.fr. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- 10.Ultratop. Discographie Keren Ann.
- 11.Discographie Keren Ann. lescharts.com.
- 12.Keren Ann. hitparade.ch.
- 13.Chart Log UK (1994–2010): A – Azzido Da Bass. Zobbel.de.
- 14.Keren Ann Chart History (Jazz Albums). Billboard.
- 15.SNEP. Certifications Albums Argent – année 2007.
- 16.Relaxnews. Musique : 101, le nouvel album de Keren Ann. Cosmopolitan. 2011.
- 17.France Inter. Keren Ann toute en "Bleue". 15 March 2019.
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