Singer Shakira hospitalised in Peru with stomach issue
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Colombian singer Shakira kicked off her tour last week in Brazil.
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LIMA – Pop star Shakira has been hospitalised in Peru with a stomach issue, forcing her to cancel her Feb 16 show in the Andean country, the singer said on social media.
“I’m sorry to let you all know that last night, I had to go to the emergency room for an abdominal issue and I’m currently hospitalised,” the 48-year-old wrote in her post. “The doctors taking care of me have let me know that I’m not well enough to perform tonight.”
The Colombian singer arrived in Lima on Feb 15, her first stop to perform there in more than a decade. Videos posted to her account showed hundreds of fans greeting her at the airport.
“I hope to be better by tomorrow and that they release me from the hospital as soon as possible to be able to put on the show that I’ve prepared for you all,” Shakira said in her post.
Shakira is credited as a forerunner for Latin artistes crossing over into the English-speaking market. She is known in the Spanish-speaking world for hits such as La Tortura (2005), with Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz; and Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 (2023), produced by Argentine DJ Bizarrap, and her diss track against her former partner, former Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique.
Shakira’s most popular song to date is Hips Don’t Lie (2006) with Haiti-born rapper Wyclef Jean, featuring her now-hallmark gyrating dance moves.
She kicked off her tour last week in Brazil. REUTERS
