Biography
Kobi Maman (קובי ממן; born December 27, 1999, in Ashdod, Israel) is an Israeli singer, songwriter, and composer in the pop and Mizrahi (Mediterranean) genres.
He began his career by posting covers of popular songs (including tracks by Uri Ben Ari and Sarit Hadad) on Instagram and YouTube, which built him an online following. He was later signed to Sarit Productions under the artistic management of Eden Hason.
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His breakthrough came with the 2020 debut single “לא ביקשתי מלחמה” (“Lo Bikasti Milchama” / “I Didn’t Ask for War”), written by Adir Getz. It became a major viral hit, accumulating millions of streams and over 8–13 million YouTube views, and charting strongly in Israel. Follow-up releases included “עד שנגמר” (2021, co-written by Eden Hason), “כשאת לא כאן,” “סדרות טורקיות” (2021), the duet “בא לי עוד” with Mor (2021), “נעצור את זה כאן,” “רק אמא שלך,” and later singles continuing into 2025–2026.
Maman has performed live (including a debut concert at Reading 3 in Tel Aviv) and maintains a presence with roughly 100,000 monthly Spotify listeners and tens of millions of total streams/views. He has spoken about growing up in a religious/Haredi environment in Ashdod, leaving yeshiva at age 15, and coming from a large, supportive family.
In short, he is a rising figure in Israeli Mediterranean pop who rose from online covers to chart success and a steady stream of releases starting in his early 20s.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.