Matti Caspi

Matti Caspi was born in 1949 in Hanita

Matti Caspi was born on 30 November 1949 in Kibbutz Hanita in the Western Galilee. His father came from Bessarabia and his mother from Iasi. He began piano lessons at the conservatory in Nahariya, paid for by the kibbutz.

He appeared on the radio talent show Teshu'ot Rishonot. At 17 he recorded his first song, "Leiẓan Kippurim".

In 1968 he joined the IDF and the Southern Command Band. With Gadi Oron and Ya'akov Noy he sang his song "Ani Met". After his service the three became the trio They Don't Care and released an album in 1971.

As a solo artist he worked with Ehud Manor, Shlomo Gronich, Yehudit Ravitz and Shalom Hanoch. In 1976 he conducted his song "Emor Shalom" at the Eurovision Song Contest. He received the ACUM award for music in 2010.

He lived abroad for some years and returned to Israel in 1997. His last album came out in 2017. In May 2025 he said he had cancer, and he died on 7 February 2026 in Tel Aviv.