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Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna has been performing around the world “When you are showing your identity, you shine all the time,” says Elyanna. The 22-year-old Palestinian-Chilean singer already has millions of views on YouTube and a collaboration with Coldplay under her belt.
This year she’s also doing her first European tour and tells BBC Newsbeat she is keen to spread the message of her home “through music and art”. Elyanna was born in Nazareth, an Arab city in northern Israel.
Israeli Arabs descend from Palestinians who became citizens of Israel when the state was established in 1948, many of whom continue to strongly self-identify as Palestinian.
“I feel as a young Palestinian artist, if I have a voice and I have a platform, I [can] talk about where I come from,” says Elyanna. “And talk about the beautiful things about back home, which is so needed.”
In April 2023 she made history at Coachella, becoming the first person to sing an entire set in Arabic at the Californian music festival.
Israeli’s massive military offensive against Gaza still continues.
One of her songs, Olive Branch, written with her brother and mum, include nods to the people of Palestine, and she says the song is dedicated to them.
“They’ve been going through so much for so long,” she says.
Despite some celebrities facing criticism for not speaking out about events in the Middle East, Elyanna says it’s not like that for her. “I don’t feel like there’s any pressure because I am very proud of where I come from, who I am and my identity,” she tells Newsbeat after a gig in Michigan last month.
