Not the same Shakira I would have imagined this unbeatable present when a few years ago it was cornered by Spanish justice for an alleged scam to the Treasury at risk of jail, while seeing how their marriage collapsed by the constant infidelities of his now ex -partner, Gerard Piqué.
However, there are artists who, in the face of an existential conflict, bring out their best weapons and reinvent themselves. It happened to Ricky Martin when he recognized his homosexuality and managed to make his fame global; He recently passed Luis Miguel With his successful tour after decades of anger and ostracism and is happening to the very Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll At 48 years. Faced with the abyss in which he found, with hybrid songs between English and Spanish that did not shook any ranking and contracts that looked sideways at his fiscal situation, he composed his international amnesty with the epic phrase – and very time – “women no longer cry.” And next to the Argentine producer Bizarrap built the hit “Shakira: BzRP Music Sessions, Vol. 53”with which he won the definitive battle to their main enemies, the Spanish courts and the father of their children Shasa and Milanto whom he reduced to the ridiculous exposing his extramarital relationship with his secretary, the renowned and sung clear.
Zero minute. On February 11, at the Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, the Colombian singer began the most spectacular tour in her 30 years of career. “Women no longer cry World Tour” He broke all records for a Latin singer, turning the coffee maker into a kind of Spanish -American Taylor Swift. More than 2 million tickets sold in less than two hours, which meant, to an average of $ 100 each entrance, a turnover so far of 200 million dollars only with the sale of tickets, although it is not ruled out to add some other show. So far he already appeared twice in Brazil, two in Peru, four in Colombia and these days he is arriving in Chile, where he will perform two stadiums already exhausted, in the previous one of what his two shows will be in Argentina, in the polo field on March 7 and 8. With exhausted tickets, their resale on the Internet reach 250 thousand pesos. Once he says goodbye to the Argentines, his hips will continue to move in Mexico with 11 presentations, 15 in the United States and two in Canada.
Although it seems implausible, Shakira’s tour of Latin America generated an impact on internal and international tourism. By not including countries on their tour such as Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, the travel agencies recognized an increase in the sale of the tickets on the dates where the concerts of the singer were performed, as well as the hotel capacity of the respective cities. This phenomenon occurred above all in cities such as Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Medellín and Barranquilla, with increase in both segments of up to 70 percent. It should be noted that the new modality of online ticket sales allows them to be bought from anywhere in the world and the very fans take advantage of these dates to plan their vacations or pleasure trips around the show. The same happens in our country, where the main long -distance micros companies added trips from the destinations Córdoba, Salta, Tucumán, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Mendoza.
Phoenix. For this rebirth, Shakira He promises the best show of his career. And for this he hired Tait Towers, the company responsible for assembling Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s stages. In the dream world of the author of “Eyes like this” they coexist a screen of 40 meters wide by 12 high, holographic projections in 3D and bracelets with artificial intelligence that are prepared to illuminate in synchrony with the songs that are happening in the show.
In the desire to leave the ills behind and show those who wanted to sink it that it is stronger than ever, Shakira He did not spare in choreographic luxuries. In addition to its insinuating arabesque movements of belly, it proposes a catwalk that projects images in real time while the dancers make their skills live. Thus, for example, at the time of the song “She Wolf”, the singer interacts with a holographic wolf. Another important point of the staging is the 360 -degree robotic light game that move to the rhythm of the songs so that the public lives an immersive experience at every moment.
In all its presentations Shakira He presented a capacity full of capacity. An approximate of 70 thousand people per show, where the Colombian full of the expectations of her fans with a studied tracklist. He did not leave songs from his first two successful albums “Barefoot” and “Where are the thieves?” and promoted his contemporary successes already with a platinum blonde look that he used to enter the Anglo -speaking market. The sequence Anti Gerard Piqué integrated by “Session 53”, “TQG”, “Monotony”, and “I congratulate you”it is the one that generates the most fervor in the pubic. In addition to singing their favorite hits, their fans declare their unconditional love for the idol.
Latin passion. The Shakira show that will be seen in Buenos Aires, which aroused the interest of the entire continent and will have its second part in Europe and Asia with dates to be confirmed, begins with the singer to the compass of her theme “The Fort”, dressed in a silver suit and dark glasses. A powerful robotic sound and a blinding game of white lights gives more power to the scene. In total, 13 costume changes for a list of 31 themes Among those who prevail the Spanish versions.
Shakira acknowledges that he is in his great moment, even when the continent seems to be led by the new generations such as Karol G, Rosalía, María Becerra and Tini. However, the Colombian artist in recent times knew how to keep her audience and conquer the new with versions that include high doses of reggaeton and perreo as her “single” theme, which achieved unbeatable positions on the Spotify and YouTube platforms since its premiere.
Before singing “Hips Don’t Lie”, a legend appears on the giant screen that states: “They say that the woman was born from the man’s rib. But the truth is that the first man was born from a woman’s hips. And the hips never, but never, lie. ” And the public explodes in a unique song: “Shakira! Shakira! ”
March 4 Shakira He will arrive in the country to continue his idyll with the Argentine public, who discovered it in the mid -90s with his red and black hair, forgave his romance with Antonio de la Rúa in the middle of the 2001 crisis, he was glad for his idyllic love with the star of Barcelona and supported her in her darkest days. Today is time to celebrate with their motto “Women no longer cry, women invoice.”
And what if you are going to bill with this tour that promises to tremble the continent.
