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Elyanna

Elian Marjieh (born January 22, 2002),[1] known professionally as Elyanna, is a Palestinian-Chilean singer-songwriter. She has released two EPs: Elyanna (2020) and Elyanna II (2022). She is currently signed to Universal Arabic Music. Her singles Ana Lahale, Ghareeb Alay, Ala Bali and Mama Eh have all charted on The Official Lebanese Top 20.[2]

Elyanna
Elyanna in 2022
Background information
Birth nameElian Marjieh
Born (2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 (age 22)
Nazareth, Israel
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2019–present
LabelsUniversal Arabic Music
Websiteelyanna.com

Early life edit

Elian Marjieh[3] was born and raised in Nazareth[4] and is of Christian Palestinian and Chilean descent.[5] Her mother is a Palestinian poet, and her maternal grandfather is a Palestinian poet and singer who used to perform zajal at Palestinian weddings.[6] Her paternal grandmother is a pianist from Chile, where she'd frequently visit from a young age.

Elyanna began singing at age seven[7] and started posting covers of songs on SoundCloud as a teenager while participating in singing and talent competitions at school.[4] She gained popularity in her community alongside her brother, Feras, who was by her side as a pianist. Feras is now Elyanna's pianist, producer and creative director. Her sister, Tali, handles her styling.

In 2017, at age 15, she and her family moved to San Diego, California (eventually settling in Los Angeles) to further pursue her musical career after coming across Wassim "Sal" Slaiby on TV.[5] After arriving in the United States, she began posting covers on her Instagram, where she garnered a following of around 300,000 users,[6] and grabbing the attention of musician and producer Nasri Atweh. Nasri would later introduce Elyanna to Sal, and she would spend weekdays in San Diego attending school while driving up to Los Angeles on weekends to work on music with Nasri and Massari.

Career edit

Elyanna draws inspiration from jazz and blues alongside many household names for families in the Middle East: Dalida, Fairuz, Sabah Fakhri, Abd El Halim Hafez. In 2018, Elyanna contacted singer and producer, Nasri, who took an interest and connected her to his manager, Wassim Slaiby.[5] She was signed to Slaiby's management company, SALXCO, soon after the two met.[4] She was then mentored by Nasri and fellow singer and producer, Massari.[7] One of her first singles, "Ana Lahale," featured guest vocals from Massari.[8] That track was on her debut self-titled EP released in February 2020 via ElMar Music, an Empire Distribution imprint.[6] In April 2021, Elyanna was announced as one of the first signees of the newly-formed imprint, Universal Arabic Music (UAM), which was founded by Slaiby in collaboration with Republic Records and the Universal Music Group.[9]

In 2021, she would perform alongside Alnajjar at his concert in Amman, Jordan the following month.[10] In January 2022, she collaborated with Tunisian artist, Balti, on the track "Ghareeb Alay." In March 2022, she released her second EP, Elyanna II, via UAM. The collection features the single "Al Kawn Janni Maak" (an Arabic version of "La Vie en rose"). The music video for the song was styled by Lana Del Rey and directed by her sister, Caroline "Chuck" Grant.[8]

In 2023, Elyanna made history as the first artist to perform a Coachella set entirely in Arabic.[11] That same year, her song “Ala Bali” was featured on Netflix show “Mo”.[12]

In early 2024, Elyanna sold out her debut North American tour and ended it with her debut album announcement to be released on April 12.[13] To date, she has been on the covers of and featured in Billboard Arabia, Vogue Arabia, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan ME, GQ, and others.

Discography edit

EPs edit

List of EPs with selected details
Title Details
Elyanna
Elyanna II

Singles edit

As lead artist edit

List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart position Album
LBN
[2]
"Ta Ta" 2019 — Non-album single
"Ahwak" — Elyanna
"Enta Eih" — Non-album single
"Oululee Leh"[4] — Elyanna
"Shee" 2020 —
"Ana Lahale"
(featuring Massari) 		1
"Ghareeb Alay"
(featuring Balti) 		2022 2 Elyanna II
"Al Kawn Janni Maak" —
"Youm Wara Youm"
(with Hijazi) 		— Non-album single
"Ala Bali" 6 Elyanna II
"Sokkar" 2023 — Non-album singles
"Mama Eh" 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist edit

List of singles as a featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart position Album
LBN
[2]
"Hada Ghareeb"[14]
(Issam Alnajjar featuring Elyanna) 		2021 1 Baree?

References edit

  1. ^ Marjieh, Elian (2023-01-23). "elyanna on Instagram: "٢١🎂🎂🎂🎂"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ^ a b c Peak chart positions for singles in Lebanon:
  3. ^ Aswad, Jem (August 2, 2022). "Can Universal and Weeknd Manager Wassim 'Sal' Slaiby Take Arabic Music Global?". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Sweidan, Ruqyah (March 17, 2021). "Who Is the Rising Palestinian Star, Elyanna?". Arab America. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Barshad, Amos (July 25, 2022). "Can Arabic-language pop conquer America? A Tarzana ingénue and her power manager say 'inshallah". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Mooro, Alya (May 22, 2021). "Palestinian-Chilean Singer Elyanna Is Unapologetically Ready For Stardom". GQ Middle East. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Minthe, Caterina (May 13, 2020). "Elyanna Reveals the A-Team Steering Her to Explode Music Charts". Vogue Middle East. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Kaabi, Amina (June 21, 2022). "Elyanna is the moment". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  9. ^ Stassen, Murray (April 6, 2021). "Universal and Republic Team With Wassim 'Sal' Slaiby to Launch Universal Arabic Music". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Al Saadi, Leen (October 12, 2021). "Elyanna just performed a concert in Jordan with Issam Alnajjar". Grazia. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  11. ^ News, A. B. C. "Palestinian-Chilean pop star Elyanna makes history at Coachella 2023". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-04-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Mo Soundtrack - Complete List of Songs". WhatSong. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  13. ^ Staff, B.-Sides (2024-02-28). "VIDEO: INTERVIEW – Elyanna Says Debut Album To Represent Her Latin Roots, Inspired By Algerian, Moroccan Sounds". B-Sides. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  14. ^ "Hada Ghareeb (feat. Elyanna) – Single by Issam Alnajjar". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

External links edit

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