Eden Pessia Ben Zaken[1] (Hebrew: עדן בן זקן; born (1994-06-08)8 June 1994) is an Israeli singer who gained recognition following her participation in the first season of the TV show X Factor Israel, in which she placed second.

Ben Zaken won the title "Singer of the year" in 2015, from several Israeli radio stations, the TV channel 24 and the popular Internet site Mako.

Ben Zaken was born in Jerusalem, to Israeli-born parents of both Ashkenazi Polish-Jewish and Moroccan Jewish descent.

[4][6] At the age of 17, Ben Zaken participated in the auditions for the ninth season of "Kohav Nolad," but didn't advance.

[9] Her first single, "מנגינה" ("Mangina", meaning "Tune"), was released in January 2015,[10] one year after the end of the first season of X Factor Israel.

[14] In August, the third single, "שיכורים מאהבה" (Shikorim me-ahava, meaning "Drunk from love") was released and also became a hit[5] – placing third in the weekly chart of Media Forest.

The debut album of Ben Zaken, "מלכת השושנים" (Malkat Hashoshanim, meaning "Queen of the Roses"), was released in September 2015, and received mostly good reviews,[15][16] that praised her voice, and even compare her to Sarit Hadad.

A few songs from the album became hits, including "פיסה מזכרוני" (Pisa mezehroni, meaning "A piece from my memory") which reached the second place in the weekly chart of Media Forest.

In June 2016, Ben Zaken collaborated with Pe'er Tasi on the song "כל העיר שלנו" (Kol Ha'ir shelanu, meaning "The whole city is ours"), the second single on the album.

[22] The first single from the album, "לזאת שניצחה" (Lezot shenitzha, meaning "To the one who won"), released on 12 February and reached the fifth place in the weekly chart of Media Forest.

Ben Zaken was chosen to be a judge in the third season of X Factor Israel as a replacement for Shiri Maimon, who went on maternity leave.

Five of Ben Zaken's songs entered the yearly chart of Galgalatz, two of them in the top ten – an all-time record for a female singer.