Colombian singer Yeison Jimenez has died in a fatal plane crash. He was 34 years old.
“We informed the public about an aviation accident that occurred today,” Colombia’s Technical Directorate for Accident Investigation wrote in a statement Saturday, 11. “The accident of a plane with registration number N325FA has been confirmed in the sector between Paipa and Duitama”.
In a follow-up statement, the organization confirmed that Jiménez was among the six passengers who died on board.
“The Civil Aviation Authority deeply regrets the accident that occurred in Paipa, Boyacá, in which six occupants of the plane N325FA died, including the artist Yeison Jiménez,” says X’s statement. “We express our sincerest condolences to their families, friends and supporters.”
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A representative of Jiménez later announced his death in a statement on social networks.
“With heavy hearts and indescribable pain, the organization and team of Yeison Jiménez deeply regret to announce his death.” Instagram statement translated from the read Spanish. “Today we not only say goodbye to an artist, we say goodbye to a son, a brother, a friend, a human being full of dreams and courage, who transformed his story into a source of hope for thousands.”
The popular Colombian artist previously expressed fears of being involved in a plane crash.
“I dreamed three times that we were going to have a plane crash and that I had to tell the pilot to turn,” he said in a December 2025 interview with the local television station. snail. “When he came, he was like, ‘Oh, boss, thank God you told me because something went wrong, but I fixed it, get it.’ It was dreams.”
According to Jimenez, he had another premonition of dying in a plane crash shortly before it almost didn’t happen.
“In one of the dreams, I dreamed that we had died and that we were in the news,” she said. “It was the third time I dreamed it. God gave me three signs, and I didn’t understand them, I didn’t understand them.”
Jiménez, who is survived by his wife Sonia Restrepo i his three childrenhe was especially afraid of dying without meeting his youngest son. A month before the arrival of baby number 3, Jimenez was traveling on a plane that almost crashed.
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“Santiago wasn’t born yet, and all I could think was: ‘Damn, I’m going to die. I’m not going to meet my son,'” Restrepo recalled to the outlet, referring to his youngest son.
The pilot of the plane was eventually able to land safely on the runway.
“God always protects the good people, the people who are always with him and God gave him another chance to live and meet his baby,” Restrepo continued at the time, sending a message directly to his spouse. “I admire you so much and thank you for giving us the opportunity and taking us to the top.”
Next, Jiménez was scheduled to play a sold-out concert at Bogotá’s El Campín stadium in March.
“It’s not just filling shows, it’s giving them nights to never forget,” Jimenez wrote in Spanish via Instagram on Tuesday, January 6, teasing their upcoming shows. “And for once, I predict that those who will come this 2026 will be good.”