[157] The Middle Eastern newspaper El Correo del Golfo credits Shakira with "having opened the way" for several Hispanic singers today. [14] ", "I wasn't a soccer fan, so I didn't know who he was," Shakira told 60 Minutes. Shakira and footballer Gerard Piqu announce split | CNN Shakira then decided to take a hiatus from recording so that she could graduate from high school. Shakira and Wyclef Jean also recorded a Bamboo version of the song to serve as the closing ceremony song of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. [85] In the same year, Aleiodes shakirae, a new species of parasitic wasp was named after her because it causes its host to "shake and wiggle". NEWS OF THE WEEK: Shakira named Billboard's first Latin Woman of the Year It shows that instead of progressing forward we are moving backward. Shakira, of course, does make some exceptions. [173], In December 2021 Shakira was named by Kiss FM as one of the most influential female artists of the 21st century highlighting her achievements in the international market. The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification, Shakira wrote on her website. During a flight from Barranquilla to Bogot, Ariza convinced Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas to hold an audition for Shakira in a hotel lobby. These poems eventually evolved into songs. Speaking through a joint statement obtained by .css-1me6ynq{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:#125C68;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#125C68;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-1me6ynq:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:#595959;}People, the Dancing With Myself judge and professional soccer player revealed the news on June 4. Days before giving birth, Shakira and Gerard announced the news on Instagram with a sweet photo of their older son. The tour consisted of 125 shows between June 2006 and July 2007 and visited six continents. Speaking against the government's intentions to reduce the national education budget from 13% to 7%, she said, "This is unacceptable. [37] Shakira's first live album, MTV Unplugged, was recorded in New York City on 12 August 1999. Garca Mrquez himself asked Shakira to write the songs. The Barcelona defender made headlines in 2014 when, according to Spanish outletSport (via theDaily Mail), he decided to set off a stink bomb on a team flight to Finland. [18] Shakira spent much of her youth in Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia. Gerard Piqu is practically royalty in his home city of Barcelona, where soccer is less a sport and more a way of life. Former footballer Rashean Mathis, basketball star CJ McCollum, andrugby player Jamie Heaslip were also part of the class of '17. Getty [33] Pies Descalzos later sold over 5 million copies,[34][35] prompting the release of a remix album, simply titled The Remixes. Shakira will join forces with Jennifer Lopez on stage for the Super Bowl LIV halftime show on Sunday, Feb. 2.