Kobi Marimi

Kobi Marimi was born in 1991 in Ramat Gan

Yaakov (Kobi) Marimi was born on October 8, 1991, in Ramat Gan, where he grew up. His parents are Dalit and Eli Marimi, and he has 2 older sisters. He studied theater at Ohel Shem high school and began singing at 13.

He served in the IDF Adjutant Corps at the Machane Meklef base in Ramat Gan. After his release he studied at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio. During his studies he acted in plays such as The Caucasian Chalk Circle and Prayer.

He played Natan in the musical Messiah Now and won the Promising Actor Award at the 2017 musical festival in Bat Yam. In 2018 he appeared in the children's musical Chambaloo's Treasure. Before his singing career he worked as a movie theater cashier and a bar host.

He won the sixth season of HaKokhav HaBa and represented Israel at Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv. His song Home, written by Inbar Weitzman and Ohad Shragai, finished 23rd of 26 in the final.

In 2019 he played Ernst in Spring Awakening at Habima Theatre. He then released the singles Yalla Bye, Lo Levad and Yotze MiZeh. He lives in Tel Aviv.