This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Idan Amedi (Hebrew: עידן עמדי; born February 19, 1988) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and actor[1] who rose to fame on the reality show Kochav Nolad in 2010.

Amedi began acting in 2017, joining the cast of the TV action series Fauda, where he plays Sagi Tzur.

He was called up as an IDF reservist during the Israel–Hamas war, and was seriously injured in January 2024 while demolishing Hamas tunnels in the Gaza strip.

[1] During his mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces, Amedi was in the combat engineering corps.

[3] The beginning of Amedi's career as a singer and creator was in the audition for Kochav Nolad, in which Amedi performed with the song "Pain of Warriors", a song he wrote and composed himself for his experiences as a fighter during his military service in the combat engineering corps in the IDF.

In addition, Amedi wrote a song based on Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau's book "Don't Send Your Hand to the Boy," called "Continues to Walk," as part of "The Voice Still Remains" project in collaboration with Reshet Gimel and Holocaust Memorial Information.

The album also includes "Pain of Warriors", which won the title "Song of the Year" in the annual 2011 chorus parades.

The two singles that preceded the album, "Nigmar (Finished)" and "Beautiful Things to See" were successful and reached the top of the various chants.

In October 2014, Amedi's debut single ("Old Voice of Memory") came out of his third album, Ratzinu Lihiyot (we wanted to be)".

He released two more singles ("Ad Sheyaale Hayom Haba (until the next day)" and "Achshav Kulam Rokdim (Now everyone is dancing)"), in January 2017.

[7] In August 2024, he was nominated for an Ophir Award for Best Actor for his role as a murder suspect in the drama, Highway 65.

[13] Israeli actress, Rotem Sela and journalist Danny Kushmaro also feature on the album with spoken parts.

This year I’ll stay home and commune with their memory, like many others in the nation of Israel.” He concluded: "I hope perhaps in the future I will be granted the merit to raise a torch thanks to the words I write and not due to war heroism.