\n\t\u00a0DUBAI:\u00a0Palestinian Chilean singer Elyanna features on an official FIFA World Cup song, marking another major milestone in the singer\u2019s fast-rising international career.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe 24-year-old is on \u201cIlluminate,\u201d one of the official songs for the FIFA World Cup 2026 soundtrack, alongside Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez.<\/p>\n
\n\tBlending alternative R&B, Arabic melodies and global pop influences, \u201cIlluminate\u201d centers on themes of identity, unity and resilience. Produced by Grammy-winning producer Cirkut, the track combines Reyez\u2019s soulful vocals with Elyanna\u2019s signature Arabic sound and Latin influences.<\/p>\n
\n\tFIFA has described the song as a celebration of music\u2019s ability to connect cultures through sport, while Elyanna\u2019s participation also positions her as one of the few Arab artists to feature prominently on an official World Cup soundtrack.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cRooting for all the MENA region. Making us proud! See you at the opening ceremony,\u201d Elyanna posted on social media this week. She is scheduled to perform at the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony in Toronto, Canada, on June 12.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe World Cup will feature three separate opening ceremonies across the host nations, starting in Mexico City on June 11, followed by Toronto and Los Angeles on June 12.<\/p>\n
\n\tElyanna has become known for breaking barriers for Arabic-language music on the global stage. She first gained worldwide attention in 2023 when she became the first artist to perform a full set in Arabic at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. She later became the first artist to sing in Arabic on \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d and collaborated with Coldplay on the single \u201cWe Pray,\u201d before she joined the British band for a worldwide tour last year.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIlluminate\u201d forms part of FIFA\u2019s wider musical rollout ahead of the 2026 World Cup, which takes place across the US, Mexico and Canada. Other official songs released this year include \u201cDai Dai\u201d by Shakira and Burna Boy, marking Shakira\u2019s return to World Cup music following the success of \u201cWaka Waka\u201d in 2010. Additional tracks include \u201cLighter\u201d by Jelly Roll and Carin Leon, \u201cPor Ella\u201d by Belinda and Los Angeles Azules, and \u201cEcho\u201d by Daddy Yankee and Shenseea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0DUBAI:\u00a0Palestinian Chilean singer Elyanna features on an official FIFA World Cup song, marking another major milestone in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":["post-662026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}