Colombian singer Yeison Jiménez amongst six killed in aircraft crash | EUROtoday

A Colombian singer is among the many six individuals who have been killed in a aircraft crash.

Yeison Jiménez and the 5 different folks on board the non-public plane all died within the crash in central-eastern Colombia on Saturday, authorities have confirmed.

The Sun reported the 34-year-old had written a poignant social media submit earlier than boarding the flight, saying: “Always humble, because what God gives you he can also take away.”

The Other Victims and Been Identied to Jiménez, the pilot Captain Hernando Torres, and Passengers Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Óscar Marín, Jefferson Osorio, and Wesman Mora.

Jiménez, whose full identify is Yeison Orlando Jiménez Galeano, was some of the well-known standard music artists in Colombia, producing eight albums in a 25-year profession.

He has been credited with revitalising the style, initially a type of people music that started within the Paisa Region in northwestern Colombia between the Nineteen Thirties and Forties.

The singer was headed to a live performance on Saturday night time, however crashed simply after take-off and have become engulfed in flames, in keeping with studies.

In movies circulating on native media, shouts of “the runway is run out” could be heard because the plane takes off, with photographs exhibiting the later wreckage of the aircraft on fireplace.

The aircraft, registered as N325FA, crashed within the Paipa and Duitama space within the division of Boyacá whereas travelling to Medellín, the Civil Aviation Authority stated in an announcement.

Transportation minister Maria Fernanda Rojas stated an investigation into the reason for the crash has begun. The Civil Aviation Authority added that the Technical Directorate for Accident Investigation has began amassing proof.

The Boyacá governor’s workplace has declared a interval of mourning.

Messages have been pouring in from followers paying tribute to Jiménez.

In response to an announcement issued on social media about his demise, one wrote: “I never thought I’d see a post like this so soon. This is all so painful. My deepest condolences to the family. I’m praying for you.”

Another stated: “Rest in peace, Master. Thank you for your music, your example to follow, your performance that will always remain in our celebrations, and that voice that sang to us with all its heart.”

And yet one more added: “You will always be the best. RIP. This news is hard to believe. Your loss hurts so much. God give strength to the families. You leave a huge void.”

Fellow standard music’ artist Andrés García is among the many high-profile figures who’ve additionally paid their respects. He stated: “I dare say that we’ve lost the number one artist in the popular music genre in Colombia and the world. What a great legacy you left us, @yeison_jimenez, an artist who didn’t live with arrogance, with remarkable humility. Fly high, Champion. Strength to all his family.”

Jiménez grew to become the primary singer of the style to promote out tickets for a solo present when he carried out on the Movistar Arena in Bogotá in 2024.

Born in Manzanares, Caldas, in 1991, he devoted himself to his music profession full-time from the age of 17, releasing his first business tune “Te Deseo Lo Mejor” in 2013. Popular releases similar to songs “Aventurero” and” Hasta La Madre”, and album With the Heart adopted.

The singer has garnered 2.75 million subscribers on YouTube and has 3.1 million month-to-month listeners on Spotify.

He additionally served as a celeb choose on the favored Latin American actuality TV competitors I’m referred to as in 2021.

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