"Family members, fellow artists and fans gathered at Bogota's Movistar Arena on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Yeison Jimenez, one of the leading figures of Colombian popular music, who died on January 10 in a plane crash. He was killed when the small aircraft he was travelling in went down in the department of Boyaca. Five others also died in the accident, including four members of his team and the pilot. Footage shows Jimenez's relatives crying in front of the singer's photograph by his coffin, while crowds of followers wave white balloons in the stands. Thousands of fans are also seen queuing outside, many wearing Jimenez's merchandise and singing his songs. Singer Jorge Andres Alzate Rios, artistically known as Alzate, recalled his closeness with Jimenez and highlighted his legacy in popular music. "I was able to share beautiful things with him, to live with him, he lived in my house during the pandemic, for several weeks, months, I think, we were able to share a very beautiful moment," he said. "We shared the success of popular music; he and I were in the same hotels, on the same stages, in the same airports, the same fans, we both opened the field and the path for many in places where a popular music artist had never been before," he added. Ana Gomez, a fan of Jimenez, pointed out the impact he had on Colombian families. "The vast majority of us grew up with his music. [...] I had the opportunity to go to his concerts, and honestly, he was a person," she shared. "It is very unfortunate what happened to him, but we will always remember him as Colombia's number one." The singer was buried at the Jardines del Recuerdo cemetery in northern Bogota, where only family members and close friends attended, according to local media reports. "