Coldplay welcomed Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna on stage for their historic Glastonbury 2024 headline slot. The British band, led by Chris Martin, played the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, June 29, one night after Dua Lipa impressed crowds with her own headline set, despite a sound issue with the BBC broadcast.
On Saturday, with their fifth Glastonbury headline slot, Coldplay became the act to have headlined the most number of times. They invited several guests to join them, including Little Simz, Laura Mvula, and Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox. One singer who joined Martin and his bandmates for an extended period was Elyanna, an experimental pop star known for merging Arabic music with Latin rhythms.
Elyanna performed Coldplay’s 2019 song “Arabesque” alongside Femi Kuti, as well as “We Pray,” a new collaboration between the band, Little Simz, and Burna Boy. The 22-year-old singer, who shot to fame at age 15, is the daughter of a Palestinian poet and a Chilean pianist. Elyanna moved to San Diego, California, in 2017 to pursue her musical career and gained fame after posting covers on her Instagram page. She was eventually discovered by Grammy-winner Nasri Atweh.
The singer, who recently performed a sell-out show at London venue KOKO, is signed to Universal Arabic Music. She made history as the first artist to sing in Arabic on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, doing so while wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh headscarf. In 2023, Elyanna released a song dedicated to Palestine, titled “Olive Branch.” She first shared the track on Instagram with the caption: “In the past few days I’ve been struggling with my emotions to put them into words. It’s been hard to witness everything that has unfolded. I’m worried and I’m praying for my family, friends, and my people back home.”
Towards the end of Coldplay’s headline set, Chris Martin called for unity at “what could be perceived to be a very divided time on Earth.” Speaking to the crowd, he said, “Thank you for giving us and me restored faith that most humans can gather together very peacefully with all different flags, all different colors, all different genders, sexualities, ages, everything, and just sing and have a good time and ice cream, there’s no fighting, nothing like that.”
“So thank you for being inspiring to us, and hopefully we’re sending all this out into the world all together as a beacon of togetherness in a time when it might seem like that’s impossible. You just proved that it is, so that’s amazing, thank you.”
Coldplay welcomed Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna on stage for their historic Glastonbury 2024 headline slot. The British band, led by Chris Martin, played the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, June 29, one night after Dua Lipa impressed crowds with her own headline set, despite a sound issue with the BBC broadcast.
On Saturday, with their fifth Glastonbury headline slot, Coldplay became the act to have headlined the most number of times. They invited several guests to join them, including Little Simz, Laura Mvula, and Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox. One singer who joined Martin and his bandmates for an extended period was Elyanna, an experimental pop star known for merging Arabic music with Latin rhythms.
Elyanna performed Coldplay’s 2019 song “Arabesque” alongside Femi Kuti, as well as “We Pray,” a new collaboration between the band, Little Simz, and Burna Boy. The 22-year-old singer, who shot to fame at age 15, is the daughter of a Palestinian poet and a Chilean pianist. Elyanna moved to San Diego, California, in 2017 to pursue her musical career and gained fame after posting covers on her Instagram page. She was eventually discovered by Grammy-winner Nasri Atweh.
The singer, who recently performed a sell-out show at London venue KOKO, is signed to Universal Arabic Music. She made history as the first artist to sing in Arabic on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, doing so while wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh headscarf. In 2023, Elyanna released a song dedicated to Palestine, titled “Olive Branch.” She first shared the track on Instagram with the caption: “In the past few days I’ve been struggling with my emotions to put them into words. It’s been hard to witness everything that has unfolded. I’m worried and I’m praying for my family, friends, and my people back home.”
Towards the end of Coldplay’s headline set, Chris Martin called for unity at “what could be perceived to be a very divided time on Earth.” Speaking to the crowd, he said, “Thank you for giving us and me restored faith that most humans can gather together very peacefully with all different flags, all different colors, all different genders, sexualities, ages, everything, and just sing and have a good time and ice cream, there’s no fighting, nothing like that.”
“So thank you for being inspiring to us, and hopefully we’re sending all this out into the world all together as a beacon of togetherness in a time when it might seem like that’s impossible. You just proved that it is, so that’s amazing, thank you.”
Coldplay welcomed Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna on stage for their historic Glastonbury 2024 headline slot. The British band, led by Chris Martin, played the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, June 29, one night after Dua Lipa impressed crowds with her own headline set, despite a sound issue with the BBC broadcast.
On Saturday, with their fifth Glastonbury headline slot, Coldplay became the act to have headlined the most number of times. They invited several guests to join them, including Little Simz, Laura Mvula, and Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox. One singer who joined Martin and his bandmates for an extended period was Elyanna, an experimental pop star known for merging Arabic music with Latin rhythms.
Elyanna performed Coldplay’s 2019 song “Arabesque” alongside Femi Kuti, as well as “We Pray,” a new collaboration between the band, Little Simz, and Burna Boy. The 22-year-old singer, who shot to fame at age 15, is the daughter of a Palestinian poet and a Chilean pianist. Elyanna moved to San Diego, California, in 2017 to pursue her musical career and gained fame after posting covers on her Instagram page. She was eventually discovered by Grammy-winner Nasri Atweh.
The singer, who recently performed a sell-out show at London venue KOKO, is signed to Universal Arabic Music. She made history as the first artist to sing in Arabic on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, doing so while wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh headscarf. In 2023, Elyanna released a song dedicated to Palestine, titled “Olive Branch.” She first shared the track on Instagram with the caption: “In the past few days I’ve been struggling with my emotions to put them into words. It’s been hard to witness everything that has unfolded. I’m worried and I’m praying for my family, friends, and my people back home.”
Towards the end of Coldplay’s headline set, Chris Martin called for unity at “what could be perceived to be a very divided time on Earth.” Speaking to the crowd, he said, “Thank you for giving us and me restored faith that most humans can gather together very peacefully with all different flags, all different colors, all different genders, sexualities, ages, everything, and just sing and have a good time and ice cream, there’s no fighting, nothing like that.”
“So thank you for being inspiring to us, and hopefully we’re sending all this out into the world all together as a beacon of togetherness in a time when it might seem like that’s impossible. You just proved that it is, so that’s amazing, thank you.”
Source: Various sources
