Idan Amedi

Idan Amedi was born in 1988 in Pisgat Ze'ev

Idan Amedi was born on February 19, 1988, to a Kurdish Jewish family and grew up in Pisgat Ze'ev in Jerusalem. He trained in martial arts such as taekwondo and Thai boxing. In 2005 he was runner-up in the national taekwondo championship.

He served in the IDF as a fighter and commander in the Combat Engineering Corps and took part in Operation Cast Lead. His song "Pain of Warriors" drew on that service.

Amedi reached the final of Kochav Nolad in 2010 and finished second. He released his first album in 2011 and later albums in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2025, with several reaching gold or platinum status. In 2017 he joined the cast of Fauda, and in 2024 he was nominated for an Ophir Award for Highway 65.

He married Miriam Benyaminov in 2018, and they have a son and a daughter. During the Gaza war he served as a reservist and was seriously injured on January 8, 2024. In March 2024 he declined an offer to light a torch at the Independence Day ceremony.