Idan Yaniv

Idan Yaniv was born in 1986 in Tel Aviv

Idan Yaniv was born on October 18, 1986, in Tel Aviv, to a family of Bukharian origin. He first performed on stage in 1998 at a young talent evening. In 2000 he won first place at a Zohar Argov song festival held by yes.

He went to high school at ORT Singalovski in Tel Aviv. After school he studied software technology at the ORT Singalovski college. He later volunteered for one year of service in the IDF.

In 2003 he began working with manager Yanai Ratfan on a debut album. His single "Hoshev Aleha", a duet with Lior Dataoker, came out in 2006 and became a radio hit. His debut album followed in July 2006.

His second album, "Haki Li", came out in 2007, and he recorded "Seret Hodi" with Dana International. At the end of 2007 he was named singer of the year at the Music 24 awards. He released more albums in 2009 and 2011, a collection of his songs in 2011, and a joint album with other artists in 2022.