Elyanna

Birth Name: Elian Amer Marjieh

Place of Birth: Nazareth, Israel

Date of Birth: January 22, 2002

Ethnicity: Palestinian, as well as possibly one quarter Chilean

Elyanna (إليانا), or Margieh (إليان عامر مرجية), is a Palestinian-Chilean singer and songwriter. She has mixed Arabic music with Latin rhythms. She is also known as Elian Margieh.

Elyanna was born and raised in Nazareth, Israel, to an Arab family. Her mother is a poet. Her family is Christian. They moved to San Diego, California, U.S., when she was fifteen.

Elyanna’s paternal grandmother is a pianist from Chile. It is not clear if her ancestry is Chilean Hispanic, or also Palestinian; there are many Palestinians in Chile. Elyanna frequently visited Chile from a young age.

Elyanna’s maternal grandfather is a poet and singer, who used to perform zajal at Palestinian weddings.