Arik Sinai

Arik Sinai was born in 1949 in Israel

Arik Sinai was born on June 29, 1949, in Kiryat Bialik. His parents were Holocaust survivors. His twin brother died at birth.

He began his army service in the Golani Brigade, trained as a combat medic and served in the Egoz unit. He then sang in the Golani and Sinai entertainment troupes. In the Yom Kippur War he served as a reserve medic in Armored Brigade 679.

His first success came in 1977 with "Shir Prida", written by Shlomo Artzi. His first album came out in 1980 and included "Derekh HaKurkar". His 1981 album "Tzel Kaved" included "Im Ata Basviva" and drew on Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson.

After weak sales of his 1992 album, he lived in the United States for most of the 1990s. He released albums in 2003 and 2011, and his 2003 single "Makhur" led to a Leonard Cohen tribute tour in 2007. In 2011 he said he was stepping back from new music, but he later released new singles.

In 2024 he competed in HaKokhav HaBa for the Eurovision Song Contest and was eliminated on January 25, 2024. He has been divorced 5 times and has 5 children.