Netta Barzilai

Netta Barzilai was born in 1993 in Hod HaSharon

Netta Barzilai was born on 22 January 1993 in Hod HaSharon and grew up there with two brothers. Her family has Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Mizrahi roots. As a child she lived in Nigeria for about 6 years, where her father worked for Solel Boneh.

She attended Hadarim High School and was a youth leader in HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed. In 2011 she founded the rock band Coalition and sang as its lead vocalist. Before the army she did a service year with the Tarbut movement in Tiberias.

She served in the Israeli Navy Band. Afterward she studied electronic music at the Rimon School but did not complete a degree.

In 2018 she won the fifth season of HaKokhav HaBa and went on to win Eurovision in Lisbon with "Toy", scoring 529 points. It was Israel's fourth Eurovision win. She then signed with S-Curve Records and released singles such as "Bassa Sababa" and "Nana Banana".

In 2020 she released her debut EP Goody Bag and made a cameo in a Netflix Eurovision film. She was a judge on The X Factor Israel and competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2024. In 2026 she performed at the Maccabiah opening ceremony.