greeicy tenerife cook music fest interview 2026

Greeicy to perform in Tenerife for the first time at Cook Music Fest

Colombian star Greeicy on new album Candela and her first Canary Islands show

Greeicy Yeliana Rendón Ceballos – known to the music world simply as Greeicy – is a singer, actress and songwriter from Cali, Colombia. Hot on the heels of her 2024 album Yeliana, the artist has just released Candela (2026), her fourth studio album, in which she traces her most recent personal experiences and emotions, revealing an intimate side.

Soon, as part of the tour for this new record, the Colombian star will perform in the Canary Islands for the very first time, appearing at the Cook Music Fest in Tenerife on 17 July.

A moment of gratitude and growth

Greeicy, you’ve dedicated a significant part of your life to music, racking up numerous hits and performing all over the world. How do you feel when you look back and see everything you’ve achieved? Where would you say you are right now, both in life and in your career?

I think it’s been really beautiful. I’ve had so many moments that have made me look back and feel thankful for the whole journey, for all the wonderful people, for all the difficult things too. I feel it’s those tough moments where we learn the most, grow and reach those next levels as human beings. Honestly, it’s been a lovely time, looking back over the whole path and giving thanks to all the people who have come along to add to my life and who allow me to be where I am today.

I feel I’m in a moment of great growth – though we’re always growing, learning and developing. I certainly always have been. I can see that something really beautiful is happening right now with my career, as well as with my personal life, with my family, my son… Such wonderful things are happening that I feel complete today. I think that even if life didn’t evolve any further than where it already is, I’d be happy. But of course, by nature and because every day we get up and give our best, we’ll surely keep evolving in every sense – not just professionally, but personally too.

I believe I’m in the best moment of my life. Not just because of my age – though I feel your thirties are a lovely time for a person, when you have a bit more clarity about what you want, where you’re going and why certain things have happened – but also because I’m connecting with people. I’m surrounded by people who are by my side, who are my family, who look after me, love me and accompany me on this crazy journey.

Finding the matches that light your fire

You’ve just released your fourth studio album, Candela, where across 12 songs you connect with the roots of your homeland through local folklore, Latin pop and Caribbean rhythms. What was the experience and creative process like? How did the idea for the album come about?

Musically speaking, I feel this album has been three years in the making, with songs that have been coming out gradually. In fact, two of the tracks on the record were born in Madrid. At the time, songs started emerging and I wasn’t clear what I wanted the concept to be. But last year we went through a difficult, complicated family moment – something that really brought my spirits down, dimmed my soul a little. It hit me very hard. We’re still going through it, but today with much more clarity and strength.

So the concept of the album arrived in a really lovely way, because I understood that we all have a little flame inside us – we just need to find which matches light your candle. Everyone has different matches. For you it might be a passion, your family, your work, your connection with your partner, cooking, reading, a pet… In my personal case, during that difficult moment I mentioned, my family lit my candle, and my work allowed me to rekindle that flame.

It’s been so beautiful to bring this concept of ‘candela’ into the music, because I feel that all the deep feelings in life, everything that touches you profoundly in your soul, has fire. Love has fire, disappointment has fire, pain has fire, passion has fire. This is the album where all these universes that represent me come together.

Vulnerability, transformation and connecting through song

In Candela, you tackle themes like vulnerability and transformation, reflecting your most recent personal experiences and the emotions that have accompanied you over the last few years. How has the process been of transferring that inner self into the lyrics? How did you manage to bring the whole album together around the concept of the inner fire?

Every day I feel freer and calmer about expressing everything I feel. For example, there are songs so personal that you think: “This is so intimate – I don’t know if people will understand it when I release it.” Because it comes from a very personal place. But then you realise that people connect with it in the same way, as if it were their own story. That’s when I understand that we’re so alike, and that regardless of whether your story or your reality is different from mine, in the end we all fall in love, we all learn, and when we look back we have things to be grateful for and to remember.

That’s what this album is. It contains so many feelings that are part of human nature, and that’s what allows me to connect with people. It’s where I’ve dared to talk about anything. We’re all a little bit of everything – we have feelings and we feel the same things whether we’re here or anywhere else in the world.

First time in the Canary Islands

On 17 July you’ll be starting the Candela tour in Tenerife at the Cook Music Fest. It’s your first time performing in the Canary Islands – how do you feel about it? What message do you have for your fans in the Islands, and what can they expect from this new show?

I’m really excited, for several reasons. I’m a fan of first times, and I’m going to experience two beautiful firsts – visiting and performing. I’ve heard spectacular things about the Canary Islands, so I really can’t wait to visit, and what better way to do it than with my music? It’s my first time there and also my first time singing there, and at a festival too.

Last year I did my own shows and I’d been really wanting to do festivals – partly because I know I’ll find people who already listen to my songs, but also to win over a new audience. So it’s a very beautiful first, and I can’t wait for that date to arrive. I’m looking forward to sharing with people, receiving all their support, and of course giving back all the support and connection we’ve had through music. At the end of the day, it’s about looking each other in the eye and sharing together.

What lies ahead

With a new album out and the tour just around the corner, how are you approaching this new chapter and the coming months? Any ideas, messages or future projects you’d like to share?

Now comes the most beautiful part. The whole process of making an album – creating the music, the universe, the music videos – I enjoy that immensely. But I feel that one of the loveliest parts is when you start meeting people, when the tour arrives, when that moment comes to look your audience in the eye and hear them singing the songs. It’s one of the most beautiful things.

I’m preparing a lot for it. I’m also preparing the family, because it’s likely to be a gruelling tour – I’ll try to take them with me wherever possible so I don’t have to be apart from them for too long. I’m looking forward to visiting, to seeing people, to singing together and to giving my very best in this new chapter that’s coming.

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