Chanan Ben-Ari Was born on April 8 1988, and raised in Karni Shomron settlement, He is the fifth of six children. He attended yeshiva high school "Halichos olam". Ben Ari was influenced by music from his father, Herzl Ben-Ari who was a poet and cantor. He began to create on his own at the age of 13.

At the age of 17 he began learning in Yeshivat "midbarah k'eiden". He served as commander of the Nahal brigade. After his army service he taught high school "maple" in Petach Tikva and served as a soloist in a wedding band sounds. in 2008 Chanan married his wife Hadas, and