Biography
Atar Mayner (עטר מיינר; born 29 April 1991) is an Israeli rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer known for blending hip-hop, R&B, trap, and soul elements with Hebrew storytelling.
He was born in the community settlement of Amuka in Israel’s Upper Galilee as the youngest son of a carpenter father and painter mother. His siblings include fashion designer Hed Mayner and Shaked Mayner (founder/director of a Chabad yeshiva). He taught himself creative writing, songwriting, music production, guitar, and drums starting around age 14; he later focused on production software.
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In 2016 he uploaded his first song, “24,” to YouTube and produced/arranged “Representar” (“לייצג”) for rapper Ortega. He released music independently on SoundCloud and YouTube, performed at clubs (including HaTader), worked as a DJ/producer, musically directed shows, and co-founded the party line “Abu Disco” (with Yoav Saar of Garden City Movement), which ran until 2022.
His self-titled debut album Atar Mayner (עטר מיינר) was released in 2018 on Yahalom Records. It received critical praise and public support; the standout single “Medina shel Ganavim” (“מדינה של גנבים,” featuring Dor3 and Rasta Hai) became a notable track. He followed with a tour alongside album collaborators.
2019–2020: Released singles including “Lagat Ba’atzmi” (later removed after he felt lyrics were misinterpreted). Collaborated on tracks (e.g., with Girafot/Gilad Kahana and Dor3). In 2020 he co-released a version of “HaDerech Sheli” with Yuval HaMevulbal, produced sister-in-law Riff Cohen’s album Quelle heure est-il, contributed to the “Tzv HaSha’a” project, and produced the soundtrack for the TV series HaTabach (The Cook), earning a 2020 Israeli Television Academy Award nomination. He released singles “Lehit’orer” (“Wake Up”) and “Siba Le’ehov” (“Reason to Love,” with Yasmin Moallem) before his second album Lila Tov (לילה טוב) on 20 December 2020. After its release he was named to Forbes Israel’s 30 Under 30 list.
2022: Third album Lifnim (לפנים / Peneim) released 28 August.
2023: Opened for Travis Scott at Yarkon Park (with Eden Derso); provided musical consulting for season 2 of HaTabach.
2024: Features and collaborations (including on Narkis’s album Teshuvah? and Liam Hachmon’s Achshav Torcha); single “HaMayim HaKedoshim” with Tahar Shefi; mini-album/EP Giborim (גיבורים, December 12), influenced by the Iron Swords War.
2026: Fourth studio album HaOlam Zeh Lo Maspiq (העולם זה לא מספיק, released 15 January), featuring collaborations with Eviatar Banai, Amir Lev, Nofar Salman, and Alona Shaul.
Mayner’s style emphasizes authentic, personal narratives about identity, society, relationships, and everyday struggles in Tel Aviv, often with a raw, uncompromising production approach that mixes Middle Eastern aesthetics with dance, trap, and electronica. He has maintained an active presence as a collaborator and producer while building a dedicated following (roughly 100k+ monthly Spotify listeners in recent data).
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.