Until a few hours ago, Shakira was going to be the main star of the FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony, but not anymore. Here, check out how many times and which songs the Colombian superstar has performed.
Shakira has sung three times at the World Cup
After all the back and forth, a source close to Shakira confirmed that she will not participate in Qatar 2022, which would have been her fourth performance at the most anticipated event. The Colombian singer was to be joined by BTS, Black Eyed Peas, JBalvin, Nora Fatehi and Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie.
Here is the list of all the performances of the Colombian superstar in the event organized by FIFA and the respective songs:
- Hips Don’t Lie with Wyclef Jean in Germany 2006
- Waka Waka in South Africa 2010
- La La La with Carlinhos Brown in Brazil 2014
World Music Awards was the one who confirmed the news on Twitter, but soon after deleted the post. It read: “#Shakira gets ready for her World Cup Comeback on November 20 at the #FIFAWorldCup 2022 opening ceremony at the Al-Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar with #BTS, #BlackeyedPeas, #JBalvin, Bollywood Star #NoraFatehi & Nigerian singing sensation #PatrickNnaemekaOkorie!”.
