DUBAI: Chilean Palestinian singer Elyanna wowed the audience at the Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco this week.
The artist performed popular hits, including the viral “Ganeni,” along with “Mama Eh,” “Ghareeb Alay,” and “Woledto,” blending dance and musical influences from Arab culture into her set.
People in the crowd held up the Palestinian flag during her set.
Chilean Palestinian singer Elyanna performed at the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco. (Getty Images)
The 22-year-old music sensation wore a long-sleeved, semi-sheer dress made of delicate, web-like lace material, with metallic embellishments and silver sequins adding a touch of shimmer.
The dress featured cutouts at the midriff and legs, along with an asymmetrical hemline and fringe details.
The Los-Angeles based singer’s music uniquely fuses Arabic and Western beats, a reflection of her multicultural upbringing. Throughout her career, she has worked to normalize Arabic lyrics in the Western music scene, drawing inspiration from artists like Lana Del Rey, Beyoncé, and Middle Eastern icon Fayrouz.
Earlier this week, Elyanna teased an upcoming collaboration with British band Coldplay, rapper Little Simz, Nigerian singer Burna Boy and Argentine singer Tini that is set to drop on Aug. 23.
The song, titled “We Pray,” is from Coldplay's upcoming album “Moon Music,” scheduled for release on Oct. 4. The singers previously performed it in June at the UK’s Glastonbury Festival.
Last month, Elyanna – who was the first artist to perform a full set in Arabic at California’s Coachella music festival in 2023 – announced that she is expanding her world tour “Woledto,” with new dates and locations in Europe.
The tour, from Oct. 5 to Dec. 16, will have 30 stops.
“The Woledto Tour from North America to Europe! See you soon,” she wrote to her 1.5 million followers on Instagram at the time.
Her fans quickly took to the comments section, requesting gigs in Lebanon, Dubai, Los Angeles, Australia, Barcelona, Lisbon, Milan and more.
In May this year, she made her television debut on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
Elyanna delivered a medley of hits from her debut album including “Callin’ U (Tamally Maak)” and “Mama Eh,” the first song performed entirely in Arabic on the show.
