Imri Ziv

Imri Ziv was born in 1991 in Hod HaSharon

Imri Ziv was born on 12 September 1991 in Hod HaSharon, the youngest child in his family, with an older brother and sister. His family is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. As a teenager he joined a local youth band and attended Ilan Ramon High School.

During his military service he sang in the band of the IDF Education and Youth Corps. He later earned a degree in communication at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.

In 2012 he competed in the first season of The Voice Israel on Rami Kleinstein's team and was eliminated in the Battle Rounds. He sang backing vocals for Israel's Eurovision entries in 2015 and 2016. In 2017 he won the fourth season of HaKokhav HaBa and represented Israel at Eurovision in Kyiv, placing 23rd in the final.

After Eurovision he played Marius as an alternate in Habima Theatre's Les Misérables and appeared in a children's musical. He finished fourth in the first season of Ninja Israel VIP in 2018 and has voiced characters in animated films. In January 2026 he was cast as Samuel in the French musical Le Sel et le Miel in Paris.