Meir Banai (Hebrew: מאיר בנאי‎; 5 July 1960 – 12 January 2017) was an Israeli musician, singer, and songwriter.

Tal Sondak, who represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001, says that Banai was one of his musical influences.

[citation needed] Shma Koli ("Hear My Voice") in 2007 was a CD packed with traditional Jewish texts and prayers.

[2] Haaretz wrote that Banai, in composing some of the songs on his "excellent 'Jewish' album", created an upswing in the melody at key points in songs, in which the speaker/narrator lifts up his eyes to the heavens and calls upon God.

After not appearing together on stage for a decade, Arkadi Duchin and Banai performed together in April 2009.