2025 marks a powerful comeback for Shakira on the global music scene. Most recently, the 49-year-old artist released her World Cup-themed single "Dai Dai" on May 22nd, as shared in an interview with The Times. The song quickly garnered attention for its star-studded lineup of athletes, including Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Luis Diáz, and Erling Haaland, who appeared in the music video released the following day.
Not content with just releasing new products, the star born in 1977 also boasts a record-breaking concert series. Her international tour, "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran," which kicked off in February 2025, has grossed $421.6 million as of January this year. According to Guinness World Records, this is the highest-grossing tour of all time by a Latin artist. In early 2024, her album "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran" (meaning: Women No Longer Cry) also won her Best Latin Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
The "Queen of Latin Music" currently has an incredibly busy schedule with a variety of projects. In May, she lent her voice to Zara Larsson's "Eurosummer." She also returned to voice the pop star Gazelle in the animated film "Zootopia 2," reprising her role from 2016. Upcoming, the "Queen of World Cup Music" will perform halftime in the World Cup final in the US on July 19th, and continue her tour in North America throughout June and July. The tour will officially conclude with 12 spectacular concerts at her stadium in Madrid, spanning September and October.
Healing wounds through maternal love.
Behind her current dazzling success lies the fierce struggle of a mother after a family breakdown. In an interview, Shakira confessed that she is not currently dating, and her busy schedule leaves no room for romance. When asked if she might develop feelings for someone again on set, alluding to her chance encounter with former Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué while filming the "Waka Waka" music video in 2010, the singer frankly stated that she loves her career more than ever, thoroughly enjoying her single life, and prioritizing her two sons, Milan (13 years old) and Sasha (11 years old). The three of them are currently living peacefully in Miami, USA.
After Spanish media exposed the footballer's infidelity in 2022, their publicly acknowledged relationship, which had lasted since 2011, officially ended. Shakira described the four years prior as the darkest period of her life. Witnessing her family's breakup, her 90-year-old father suffered a serious injury and was hospitalized while flying to Barcelona to comfort his daughter. Faced with these continuous difficulties, music became her emotional escape and salvation. Although rumored to be dating F1 driver Lewis Hamilton or British actor Lucien Laviscount after the breakup, she never confirmed any of these relationships.
The hardships of the past didn't break Shakira; instead, they made her wiser and stronger in unexpected ways. Shakira confided on Spanish television station RTVE in April that she had learned to treat past difficulties as a joke before letting life laugh at her. She is grateful to close friends like Adele and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin for always being there for her through difficult times. The singer also mentioned her 11-year relationship, thanking her ex for contributing to making her the resilient mother she is today.
Besides music and family, the Colombian singer also finds joy in charitable activities. According to Time, the Barefoot Foundation, which she founded in 1997, continues to support education in her homeland. In September 2025, she announced on her personal Instagram that the organization had completed the construction of a new school in Tibú, an area in Colombia that suffered greatly from war. The singer hopes that the children there will have the opportunity to begin a brighter new chapter in their lives.
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