She was born to a Moroccan mother and a Turkish father. She traveled the world from an early age, working as an actress and model before following her call towards songwriting and music. She currently lives in
Barbizon village in
France, a creative enclave at the edge of the
Fontainebleau forest outside of
Paris. Her first single
Where Do We Go was released on 20 January 2023 and received warm reviews around the world while attracting people to her release party & Live Show at
La Folie Barbizon. The video for
Where Do We Go was a collaboration with director and photographer Aleph Molinari, the choreographer Sharon Eyal, and stylist Camille Bidault-Waddington. A retro-modern reverie, the video captures Hen at her most vulnerable, her image replicated into an infinite mirror where she confronts herself.
Dolce & Gabbana and
Kenneth Cole. She was photographed by photographers like
Craig McDean,
David Sims and
Mario Testino. At the age of 21 she started acting. In 2008, Yanni played the major role in the feature film
The Other War, directed by Tamar Glazerman. In 2010, she played a supporting role in the feature film
Melach Yam, directed by Itay Lev, where she made a
cover version to
Shlomo Artzi's song "You will Never know". In 2012, she played a supporting role in Haim Buzaglo's feature film
Blank Blank. In 2011, she starred Doron Eran's film
Melting Away, in which she played the lead role of a
transgender person. In
Melting Away, she sings two songs, one of them is "
Danny Boy". Yanni won a breakthrough performance award at the
LGBT Tel Aviv international Film Festival, was nominated for
Israeli Academy award for best actress. ==References==