Keren Ann Biography

Keren Ann, Musician

Occup.	Musician
From	Israel
Born	March 10, 1974
Age	50 years

Keren Ann Zeidel, famously known as Keren Ann, is a skilled and flexible musician, singer-songwriter, and also manufacturer who was born on March 10, 1974, in Caesarea, Israel. She is understood for her special mix of folk, pop, as well as jazz songs that has actually resonated with audiences worldwide.

Early Life:
Keren Ann was birthed to a Dutch-Javanese mommy and a Russian-Israeli daddy, which revealed her to a rich as well as diverse cultural background from a very early age. As a kid, she spent her early years in Israel before relocating to the Netherlands at the age of 8. It was throughout this moment that she started to show an interest in music, grabbing the guitar and also composing her very own songs by the age of 11. After her parents' divorce, Keren Ann and her household moved to France, where she involved herself in the nation's abundant musical culture.

Career:
Keren Ann acquired recognition in the French music scene with her launching album, "La Biographie de Luka Philipsen", released in 2000. The album, which was greatly affected by French chanson, included payments from well-known artists such as drummer Mathieu Chedid as well as cellist Vincent Ségal. The cd's success foreshadowed the amazing job that lay ahead for Keren Ann.

In 2002, Keren Ann collaborated with Icelandic musician Barði Jóhannsson to create the band Lady & Bird. Their self-titled debut cd was launched in 2003 and also included a special blend of indie-pop, people, and also electronic elements, encapsulating Keren Ann's eclectic music design.

For many years, Keren Ann has launched various solo albums, each showcasing her growth as a musician and also musician. Especially, her second cd, "Not Going Anywhere", launched in 2003, developed her as a global musician, getting vital praise and success in the United States and Europe.

Throughout her prolific job, Keren Ann has collaborated with diverse musicians, consisting of French vocalist Benjamin Biolay, Israeli musician Rona Kenan, and American singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim. Her songwriting skills have actually likewise led her to pen tunes for various other noticeable musicians, such as Jane Birkin, Francoise Hardy, and also Emmanuelle Béart.

Along with her musical job, Keren Ann has meddled film, making up soundtracks for movies such as "Thelma, Louise et Chantal" (2009) and "La Ballade de Geordie" (2011).

Personal Life:
Keren Ann has constantly been private about her individual life. However, she has been understood to work together with people close to her, such as her sis, musician Ariel Kenig, that offered the art work for several of Keren Ann's albums. In December 2010, she brought to life a child as well as has given that been stabilizing her profession and motherhood.

Throughout her career, Keren Ann has actually continued to press the limits of her artistry, constantly evolving her sound and exploring brand-new categories. With her undeniable skill, distinct voice, and strong work principles, Keren Ann has actually made an enduring mark on the global songs scene, leaving followers eagerly awaiting her following task.

Our collection contains 16 quotes who is written / told by Keren.

Related authors: Jane Birkin (Actress), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

Discography:

2000 La Biographie de Luka Philipsen (Folk)
2002 La Disparition (Folk)
2003 Not Going Anywhere (Folk)
2004 Nolita (Folk)
2007 Keren Ann (Folk)
2011 101 (Folk)
2016 You're Gonna Get Love

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16 Famous quotes by Keren Ann

"Everything is temporary. Everything is bound to end"

"Well, I grew up between Holland and Israel and then moved to France when I was eleven"

"When you record, you live with what you recorded for many many years, but when you play it's just an hour and a half and then once it's over it's over"

"It was an hour and a half plane ride, so I slept. I try to sleep because that's probably the only time I get to get my real sleep. When I can't sleep I read books or watch movies"

"I'm nothing more than what you actually see, but I am also the complete opposite"

"Sometimes you're trapped in writing songs and you don't have enough distance from what you do anymore and you need the talent and the years of other people to come and jump in"

"So usually even if you like a sentence or a story or something, it won't come out that way - it'll come out years later, and in a different way, and you don't really control that"

"If I look at it, it's about being able to get lost in New York, to explore the city, to have more personal stories about New York, although some could also take place in Paris"

"I think it's very good to have regrets, to learn how to live with them"

"It's always a mixture of fiction and your own story. It's more I recreate atmospheres and moods through songs"

"I'm always on a train or a plane, so wherever I happen to be is home"

"I think many experiences are bound to be failures, and sometimes I regret them before they even happen"

"When you write songs, you can't really point out the exact thing you're inspired by. It's more a state or a mood or an atmosphere that you're trying to put into words"

"I'm very attached to Paris because I have a base there and am also recording there, but New York is home to me when I'm in the U.S., because it's nice to have a bed to go back to"

"I was in the studio so much, it was about the search for air in a metaphoric sense, and the breathing has more to do with travel for me, about the search musically for open air"

"I spend a lot of time writing in New York"