{"id":219,"date":"2023-12-28T18:54:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T18:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kurdishicons.com\/?p=219"},"modified":"2023-12-28T18:55:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T18:55:58","slug":"21-foot-shakira-statue-towers-over-singers-hometown-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kurdishicons.com\/?p=219","title":{"rendered":"21-foot Shakira statue towers over singer\u2019s hometown in Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 6.5m-tall (21.3ft) bronze shows her swivelling her hips in the dance move which featured heavily in her popular Hips Don’t Lie video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artist shared photos of her parents in front of the statue on her Instagram account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakira was among the names most searched on Google, according to figures released by the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before the unveiling of the new statue, Shakira hit the news several times this year – most notably when she released a song about her former partner, ex-footballer Gerard Piqu\u00e9, which broke YouTube records in Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And again when she settled a tax fraud case brought against her in Spain by paying a \u20ac7.5m (\u00a36.5m) fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unveiling of the statue on Tuesday was attended by Shakira’s parents, William Mebarak and Nidia Ripoll, as well as by the mayor of Barranquilla. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A plaque at the foot of the statue praises the artist for her “hips that do not lie, a unique talent, a voice that moves masses”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also refers to her charity work through a foundation she created called “Pies descalzos”, Spanish for “bare feet”, which promotes early childhood development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakira thanked the sculptor, Yino M\u00e1rquez, and his students for the “enormous artistic talent” they had demonstrated by creating the bronze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The year 2023 was a successful one for the singer, who swept up three Latin Grammy awards<\/a>, one of them with fellow Colombian artist Karol G.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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