Jonathan Mergui

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Jonathan Mergui
Background information
Birth name	Yehonatan Ya'akov Mergui
Born	(2000-02-10) February 10, 2000 (age 21) Tel Aviv, Israel
Genres	Pop R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter dancer
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Gaga Booking Saban Music Group

Yehonatan Ya'akov "Jonathan" Mergui (Hebrew: יהונתן מרגי‎; born February 10, 2000), known professionally by his surname Mergui, is an Israeli singer, songwriter and dancer. He attained his fame following his participation on the fifth season of Rising Star, where he reached second place in the competition.

Biography[]

Mergui was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish (Moroccan-Jewish and Tunisian-Jewish) descent.

In 2017–2018 he appeared on Rising Star. On the "screen level", Mergui sang the song "How Far I'll Go" from the movie Moana, which lifted the screen and won 88%. In February 2018 he qualified for the grand final of the series, he competed against Chen Aharoni, Netta Barzilai and Riki Ben Ari. At the grand final event he won 205 points, trailing at second behind Netta Barzilai – with 250 points.

On September 15, 2019 he released Ma Iyea, his debut EP produced by Johnny Goldstein. It includes the singles "Asur" and "Hakol Shakuff".^[1]

He was in a relationship with Israeli singer Noa Kirel since 2018, but split in September of 2021.

Discography[]

EPs[]

• Ma Iyea (2019)

References[]

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