kobi (yakov) marimi (hebrew: קובי (יעקוב) מרימי‎; born october 8, 1991) is an israeli singer and actor who 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 is a professional acting graduate and won the award for the most promising actor in israel's musical theatre festival.