Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna accompanies Coldplay at Glastonbury Festival

In a remarkable political gesture, the British rock band Coldplay, Presented Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna during her headline performance at The Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, June 29th.

Later in the show, the band’s lead singer, Chris Martin, said, emphasized how important it is to be a “beacon of togetherness”.

Ellyanna joined Coldplay on stage during their performance of the song “Arabesque” from their 2019 album “Everyday Life” and sings the Arabic part. She also performed with the band “We Pray”, a song from their unreleased album “Moon Music”, along with Burna Boy and Simz.

Elyanna, 22 years old, became a star at the age of 15. Her artistic lineage goes back to her grandfather, a Palestinian singer and poet, and her mother, a Palestinian pianist. She grew up in Palestine, where she maintains her Arab heritage and occasionally reconnects with her Chilean roots by visiting Chile, where her paternal grandmother comes from.

In 2017 touched from Palestine to California in the United States and started her music career. She began won Gaining recognition by posting song covers on Instagram, Elyanna’s talent soon caught the attention of Grammy-winning artist and singer Nasri Atweh, ​​catapulting her into the spotlight.

Elyanna made headlines by Become the first woman to sing in Arabic The Late Show with Stephen Colbertwhere she delivered rousing performances of her songs, Mom, eh (What mama, 2024) and ‘Callin’ U.’ Elyanna also Made history last year as the first Arab woman on the Coachella Music Festival.

Elyanna, a Palestinian, is active support She advocates for the Palestinian cause and participates in discussions on her social media platforms.

At Glastonbury Festival, from the first day of the festival, the audience raised the Palestinian flag, which appeared during Dua Lipa’s rousing performance and adorned the backdrop of Coldplay’s set.

Towards the end of Coldplay’s headlining performance, Martin used his platform to deliver a powerful message, calling for unity in what he described as “a very divided time on Earth.”

In his speech to the audience he said: accepted that “so many terrible things happen.” He expressed his belief that “most people on Earth are full of love, kindness and compassion.”

Martin said“We (the band) do not believe in oppression or occupation, terrorism or genocide, nothing like that.”