Elyanna sings in Arabic, with one review, external of her Woledto album stating she “plays with Arab pop, R&B, EDM, and jazz to express the nuances of love, loss, and longing”.
And this year she teamed up with Coldplay, alongside Burna Boy, Little Simz and Tini, during their Glastonbury headline set, external.
The Coldplay collab is a teenage dream come true for Elyanna, who is now closing in on 10 million monthly Spotify listeners.
“I watched their show [when] I was 15 years old in San Diego with my siblings, and I was so inspired for like a week.
“And I remember I told my sister: ‘One day I feel like I’m going to perform with them’.
“I cannot believe that it’s true,” she says.
Working with the group was for her, as a young artist, “perfect inspiration and a perfect environment to be around”.
“They’re legends, and they are so sweet and humble in person, which makes it even more perfect.
“They stand for beautiful things, and I feel like they really inspired me,” she says.
