Yaakov "Kobi" Marimi ( he, קובי מרימי; born October 8, 1991) is an
Israeli singer and actor who represented Israel in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
Biography
Yaakov (Kobi) Marimi was born and raised in
Ramat Gan,
Israel, to a
Mizrahi Jewish
Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained i ...
family of
Iraqi-Jewish
The history of the Jews in Iraq ( he, יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, ', ; ar, اليهود العراقيون, ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and mos ...
descent. He served as a soldier in the
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...
at the
Adjutant Corps. He studied in the
Nissan Nativ
Nissan Nativ (Hebrew: ניסן נתיב) (originally Notowicz; 5. November 1922 – 20 April 2008) was an influential Israeli director, actor and acting teacher.
Life
Nissan Nativ was born 1922 (as Nissan Notowicz) in Munich. In many biographie ...
Acting Studio. Marimi resides in
Tel Aviv. He has worked as a pub host and movie theater cashier.
Singing and acting career
During his studies he appeared in the plays ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'', ''
The Comic Illusion'' and ''Prayer''.
After graduating from Nissan Nativ he performed in ''Every Living Thing Needs'', ''Chambaloo's Treasure'' and performed the role of
Natan in ''Messiah Now'' for which he won the Promising Actor Award at the 2017 Musical Celebrations in
Bat Yam. This was his
Israeli Opera debut.
Marimi won the award for the most promising actor in Israel's Musical Theatre Festival.
Marimi won the
sixth season of
HaKokhav HaBa. This earned him the right to represent his country in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 on home soil.
Marimi represented
Israel in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "
Home
A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. H ...
", and came 23rd out of a total of 41 with 35 points.
In June 2019, Kobi Marimi started performing as Earnest in the production of ''Spring Awakening'' at the Israeli National Theater, "Habima".
In September 2019, he released his debut single, "Yalla Bye".
On January 26, he released his third single, "Lo Levad".
Discography
Singles
References
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1991 births
Living people
People from Ramat Gan
21st-century Israeli actors
21st-century Israeli male singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2019
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Israel
Israeli Sephardi Jews
Israeli Mizrahi Jews
Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent