"When you show your identity, you shine all the time," says Elyanna.

The 22-year-old Palestinian-Chilean singer already has millions of views on YouTube and a collaboration with Coldplay under her belt.

This year she is also making her first European tour and tells BBC Newsbeat that she wants to spread the message of her home "through music and art".

Elyanna was born in Nazareth, an Arab town in northern Israel.

Israeli Arabs are descended from Palestinians who became citizens of Israel when the state was established in 1948, and many of them still strongly identify as Palestinian.

"I feel like a young Palestinian artist, if I have a voice and a platform, I can () talk about where I'm from," says Elyanna.

"And talk about the beautiful things about him back home, so much needed."

Elyanna and her family moved from Nazareth to California in 2017, but she still feels a strong connection to Palestine.

In April 2023 she made history at Coachella, the first person to sing an entire set in Arabic at the Californian music festival.

Months later, on October 7, the Palestinian group Hamas launched an unprecedented cross-border attack on Israel.

Israel's massive military offensive against him continues.

Last year Elyanna told fans she was "praying for" Gaza and chose to do so canceled her trip last year in solidarity with people affected by Israeli military aggression.

One of her songs, Olive Branch, written by her brother and mother, includes nods to the Palestinian people, and she says the song is dedicated to them.

"They've been going through so much for so long," she says.

Despite some celebrities facing criticism for not talking about events in the Middle East, Elyanna says that's not the case for her.

"I don't feel any pressure because I'm very proud of where I'm from, who I am and my identity," she told Newsbeat after a concert in Michigan on last month.

"And I want other people my age, young people and artists in general, I want them to be proud of where they come from.

“I feel that's my mission as an artist. It gives me so much purpose.

"I always believe in speaking your mind, and I believe that everyone should be free to express how they feel. "

Elyanna sings in Arabic, with one review of her album Woledto says she "plays with Arabic pop, R&B, EDM, and jazz to express the nuances of love, loss, and longing".

And this year she joined Coldplay, along with Burna Boy, Little Simz and Tini, during their headline set at Glastonbury.

The Coldplay collaboration is a teenage dream come true for Elyanna, who is now closing in on 10 million monthly Spotify listeners.

“I saw their show (when) I was 15 years old in San Diego with my sisters, and I was inspired for a week.

"And I remember saying to my sister: 'One day I feel like I'm going to play with them'.

"I can't believe it's true," she says.

Working with the group for her, as a young artist, was "the perfect inspiration and the perfect environment to be around".

“They're legends, and they're 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.

Now that her journey is back and running, she says the delay has taught her "to be patient".

“It's a process, and it's just like you have to learn how to trust the process. "

And being on stage, her goal now is to "inspire people" in the same way she was with artists such as Amy Winehouse, Freddie Mercury and the famous singer Fairuz in the Middle East.

"As a little girl, I always wanted to be inspired by artists, especially when they perform live," she said.

“So I feel like I have to give that to other people, to encourage them, to give them hope.

"I have so many people who have really inspired me in their own way, and I want to do the same for others."

Elyanna says she loves playing in the UK and seeing fellow Arabs at her concerts.

"I feel that there are so many Arabs who want to bring their culture into their culture," she says.

"I am always surprised and inspired that they are all here to listen to Arabic music," she said.

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