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Yaakov "Kobi" Marimi (Hebrew: קובי מרימי; born October 8, 1991) is an Israeli singer and actor who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

Kobi Marimi
Background information
Birth name	Yaakov Marimi
Born	(1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 31) Ramat Gan, Israel
Occupation(s)	Singer Actor

Biography

Yaakov (Kobi) Marimi was born and raised in Ramat Gan, Israel, to a Mizrahi Jewish family of Iraqi-Jewish descent.[1][2] He served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces at the Adjutant Corps. He studied in the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio.[3] Marimi resides in Tel Aviv. He has worked as a pub host and movie theater cashier.[4]

Singing and acting career

During his studies he appeared in the plays The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Comic Illusion and Prayer.[5] 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.[5] Marimi won the award for the most promising actor in Israel's Musical Theatre Festival.[4]

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.[6] Marimi represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Home", 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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		ISR [7]
"Home"	2019	2	—
"Yalla Bye"		1
"Lo Levad"	2020	16

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Netta	HaKokhav HaBa winner 2019	Succeeded by Eden Alene
Preceded by Netta with "Toy"	Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019	Succeeded by Eden Alene with "Feker Libi"

На других языках

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[de] Kobi Marimi

Kobi Marimi (hebräisch .mw-parser-output .Hebr{font-size:115%}קובי מרימי; * 1991 in Ramat Gan) ist ein israelischer Sänger und Schauspieler.

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- [en] Kobi Marimi

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[es] Kobi Marimi

Kobi Marimi (en hebreo: קובי מרימי; nacido en Ramat Gan, Israel, el 8 de octubre de 1991) es un cantante y actor israelí. Kobi ganó el concurso HaKokhav HaBa L’Eurovizion 2019, dándole la oportunidad también de representar a Israel en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 2019, hecho que llevó a cabo con la canción Home[1] Aparte, es graduado en actuación profesional y ganó el premio al actor más prometedor en el Festival de Teatro Musical de Israel.[2]

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[ru] Марими, Коби

Яаков (Коби) Марими (ивр. ‏יעקב (קובי) מרימי‏‎, род. 8 октября 1991, Рамат-Ган, Тель-Авивский округ) — израильский певец и актёр, выигравший шестой сезон в проекте «Ха-Кохав ха-Ба[he]». Это дало ему право представлять свою страну на «Евровидении-2019» на родной земле[1].

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