Kobi Marimi is an Israeli singer and actor. He started singing at the age of 13, and won the award for Most Promising Actor at the Israel Music Theater Festival.
A professional acting graduate of the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio, he currently works in a cocktail bar in Tel Aviv.
He participated in the sixth series of HaKokhav HaBa. Though eliminated in the 4th heat, he returned as a wild card where he went on to win the competition and earned the right to represent the host country of Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. Performing the song Home, he finished in 23rd place in the final.
