- Shakira's hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia, unveiled a statue in her honor on Tuesday.
- The 21-foot statue, created by sculptor Yno Marquez, depicts the singer shaking her hips.
- Shakira took to Instagram to express her gratitude and share photos of her parents in front of the statue.
Shakira The city of Barranquilla, her birthplace, in Colombia, unveiled a giant statue in honor of the singer on Tuesday.
The 46-year-old singer took Instagram To express her gratitude and share photos of her parents at the unveiling ceremony with Mayor Jaime Pomarejo.
“I am happy to share this with my father, and especially with my mother on her birthday,” the singer wrote in Spanish in her caption.
Shakira She also acknowledged the dedication on the plaque beneath the statue in her caption, saying the kind words were “too much” for her heart.
The painting read: “A heart that composes, a hip that does not lie, an unparalleled talent, a voice that moves the masses, and bare feet that walk for the good of children and humanity.” New York times.
The 21-foot-tall statue was sculpted by Yno Marquez, a 52-year-old artist who is also an academic coordinator at the Academy of Public Arts in Barranquilla, the Times reported.
The statue is located along the waterfront promenade in Barranquilla.
In addition to the Shakira statue, the city also decided to erect a statue representing Barranquilla's coat of arms, according to the Times.
The cost of building the statues is about 700 million Colombian pesos, or $180,000, Barranquilla Mayor Pomarejo told The Times.
Marquez says he first met Shakira when she was about 15 years old, according to the Times.
“Shakira is a symbol of effort, discipline and progress,” Marquez said. “For me, she's a fighter.”
The “Waka Waka” singer made news earlier this year when she broke YouTube records with her song The diss track appears to be aimed at her ex-husbandGerrard Pique.
In November, Shakira reached an agreement with Spanish prosecutors to settle the tax fraud case AP News. Under the agreement, she will receive a three-year suspended prison sentence and will be required to pay a fine of 7.3 million euros in addition to taxes and interest that she had not previously paid. To waive the prison sentence, she will pay another fine of 432,000 euros.
