Hanan Ben Ari is an Israeli singer, songwriter, and composer. His debut album, Izun (Balance), released 21 February 2016, was certified gold in Israel with 15,000 copies sold in three months and received heavy radio play on Galgalatz. He has been noted as one of relatively few religious artists, including Ishay Ribo and Nathan Goshen, who have found success in the secular Israeli mainstream.
Ben Ari grew up in Karnei Shomron, the fifth of six siblings; his father works in the financial sector of Bat Yam, while his mother works in special education. He is the nephew of former MK and Otzma Yehudit co-founder Michael Ben-Ari. Hanan sang in choirs from the age of six, learned keyboard from age 12, and began composing music at age 13. His father sang Iraqi, Egyptian, and Syrian music when he was growing up, and he was first exposed to hip hop around age 15. One of his older brothers, Neria, later left Haredi Judaism.
After graduating high school at 17 via matriculation, Ben-Ari attended a hesder yeshiva in Mitzpe Ramon. He also spent time in Gush Katif's Neve Dekalim and witnessed the Israeli disengagement from Gaza, which later inspired his single "Mother". Ben-Ari served in the IDF's Netzah Yehuda Battalion for a year and eight months.
| Date of Birth | 8th April 1988 |
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| Age | 36 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Country | Israel |
| Current City | Karnei Shomron |
| Birth Place | Karnei Shomron |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Father | Hertzel Ben Ari |
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| Spouses | Hadassa Ben Ari |
| Career Start | 2001 (24 years ago) |
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