Yaakov "Kobi" Marimi (; born October 8, 1991) is an Israeli singer and actor. Having won the sixth season of the singing competition ''

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'', he represented

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in the

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with the song "

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Biography

Yaakov (Kobi) Marimi was born and raised in

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, to Dalit and Eli Marimi. He served as a soldier in the

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(IDF) at the

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. He studied in the

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Acting Studio. Marimi resides in

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. He has worked as a pub host and movie theater cashier.

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

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in ''Messiah Now'' for which he won the Promising Actor Award at the 2017 Musical Celebrations in

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. This was his

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debut. Marimi won the award for the most promising actor in Israel's Musical Theatre Festival. Marimi won the sixth season of ''

''. This earned him the right to represent his country in the

on home soil in

. His entry "

", which was internally selected, finished in 23rd place in the final with 35 points. In June 2019, Marimi started performing as Earnest in the production of ''Spring Awakening'' at the Israeli National Theater, "Habima". In September 2019, Marimi released his debut single, "Yalla Bye". On January 26 2020, Marimi released his third single, "Lo Levad".

Discography

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marimi, Kobi 1991 births Living people People from Ramat Gan 21st-century Israeli male actors 21st-century Israeli male singers Jewish Israeli singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants