Yael was born on May 5th, 1988 in Israel. Yael's father is Yizhak AKIAN and her mother is Orit. Her paternal grandparents are Elias AKIAN and Kochav; her maternal grandparents are Zvi and Adina. She has two brothers and a sister, named Roy, Yarden and Gal. She is the second youngest of the four children.