Yuval Banai (יובל בנאי‎; b. 1962) is an Israeli musician, best known as the lead singer of the influential Israeli pop rock band Mashina. Banai born on the 9th June 1962 in Tel-Aviv to Yossi and Ilana Banai. He was one of the more prominent members of the Banai family, which includes many noted entertainers, among them Yuval Banay's uncles Gavri, Ya'akov, and Haim (actors) and Yitzhak Banai (a judge); his cousins Ehud, Uri, Me'ir, and Eviatar, all of whom have found success as musicians, and Orna, an actress and comedian.