Shakira launched her first worldwide tour in seven years from Rio de Janeiro this week for her newest Grammy-winning album “Las mujeres ya no lloran” (Women Don’t Cry Anymore).
The Colombian singer-songwriter handled followers on the 46,000-capacity Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium to the highest hits from her twelfth album on Tuesday.
“Music heals,” Shakira informed the viewers. “Loving somebody else is a very good thing, but it’s better to love oneself.”
She notably carried out “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” a observe that alludes to her extremely publicized separation from former Spanish footballer Gerard Pique in June 2022.
“She has been through a very difficult time in her personal life,” stated Juliana Modenesi, a fan who traveled 600 kilometers (370 miles) to see her carry out for the primary time.
“She has reinvented herself and today, she is stronger than ever.”
It is the primary tour since 2018 for Shakira, who shot to fame along with her 2001 hit music “Whenever, whenever.”
She entertained the gang with a mix of types — from pop and reggaeton to salsa and Dominican bachata — throughout her two-and-a-half-hour efficiency.
The present got here only a few days after she acquired a Grammy for greatest Latin pop album, which she devoted to migrants within the United States who’re dealing with deportation below President Donald Trump.
She additionally carried out a few of her basic hits together with “Hips Don’t Lie,” “Chantaje” and “Waka Waka,” the official music of the 2010 soccer world cup in South Africa.
With greater than 90 million data bought worldwide and 4 Grammy Awards below her belt, amongst many different prizes, Shakira is among the hottest Latin artists of all time.
She is about to carry out practically 50 dates in Latin America by the tip of June, adopted by extra within the United States and Canada.
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