Shakira is a hit in Mexico
July 18th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico, July 18 (IANS) Colombian singer Shakira enchanted some 150,000 fans in Mexico, at a concert where she paid tribute to the US group Metallica by interpreting their hit “Nothing else matters”.
People enjoyed an evening of her hits and other numbers lasting almost two hours in the southeastern city of Merida, reports the Spanish news agency EFE.
Accompanied by her boyfriend, soccer player Gerard Pique, the South American pop rock star went onstage and greeted the excited crowd with “Good evening, Merida! Tonight is yours!”
She then launched into a broad repertoire of her songs including “Pies descalzos”, “Te dejo Madrid”, “Hips don’t lie”, “La tortura”, “Loba” and “Antes de las seis”.
The concert wrapped up with Shakira’s famous hit “Waka waka”, which she popularized during the 2010 World Cup tourney in South Africa.
The crowning moment of the evening was when Shakira, along with her band, performed “Nothing else matters”, one of the big hits by the US heavy metal band.
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