SHAKIRA will be back in the spotlight as she takes centre stage at the Super Bowl half-time show in Miami.
The Colombian singer has been dating Barcelona defender Gerard Pique since 2011, with the pair among the most recognisable celebrity couples in the world.
Pique and Shakira pose with the Copa del Rey trophy in 2015Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Who is Shakira?
The 43-year-old singer is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, with reports suggesting that she has sold around 75 million albums sold worldwide.
She was born in Barranquilla and had signed her first record deal by the age of 13.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoli was named the 58th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in 2014.
The Colombian star has won three GRAMMY awards, with the most recent being the Best Latin Pop Album for 2017’s El Dorado.
Shakira will co-headline the Super Bowl LIV half-time show with Jennifer LopezCredit: AP:Associated Press
Pique and Shakira after Barcelona’s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-GermainCredit: EPA
She is known for her tantalising belly dance moves in the video of ‘Hips Don’t Lie’.
Shakira has racked up over 61.2m million followers on Instagram.
How did the World Cup bring them together?
Pique met Shakira when he was training in Madrid ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The Colombian singer’s hit “Waka Waka” was the official song for the tournament and the defender appeared in the video.
As she was due to sing at the opening ceremony, Pique decided to text her to ask what the weather was like.
And they have been in a relationship since 2011.
Shakira is a former coach on the US version of The VoiceCredit: Handout
Do the couple have any children together?
Shakira and Pique have two sons together – Milan, 5, and Sasha, 3.
The singer has uploaded several videos of the two youngster’s playing tennis with the help of their instructor.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
