- The Colombian will perform during the tournament break among the finalist teams
Colombian singer Shakira will perform at the 2024 Copa América final on July 14 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, United States.
Through the Copa América social networks, it was revealed on July 9 that the Colombian will be in charge of performing the first musical performance during the half-time of the tournament between the finalist teams.
“Get ready to feel the greatness in a show that will make the continent vibrate!” said the Copa América on its X account (formerly Twitter).
On May 15, Shakira revealed that her song “Aim” had been chosen as the official song for the 2024 Copa América.
“It’s the most important football event of the year because we know that this song is going to be the sound of summer for fans around the world. It’s the power of our culture and our music,” said the Barranquilla native on a Univision program.
The stadium where the Copa América final will be played has the capacity to host more than 65 thousand fans.
The singer’s performance precedes the start of her world tour, with the name ‘Women Don’t Cry’which will begin in the US on November 2, 2024.
The Copa America opening show was also hosted by a Colombian artist. Singer Feid was in charge of opening the tournament on June 20 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Shakira’s participation in football tournaments
The author of “Barefoot” has Four participations in World Cup ceremonies soccer.
In 2006, when the World Cup was held in Germany, during the promotion of their hit “Hips don´t lie”, with the Haitian Wyclef Jean, both were invited to sing at the closing ceremony.
For the occasion, Shakira released a special version of the song known as “Bamboo,” which included an opening chant that became an anthem for fans.
Thus, on July 9, 2006, the Colombian sang for the first time at a sports ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, for more than 74 thousand attendees and millions of viewers on television.
Following the success of her performance in Berlin, Shakira released the song “Waka Waka (This is Africa)” on April 28, 2010, which was chosen by FIFA as the official song for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Shakira performed “Waka Waka” at the opening ceremony at Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium on June 10, 2010, the night before the opening match. The concert was watched live by over 700 million people, making it one of the most memorable in the event’s history.
Curiously, the song was initially scheduled for the closing ceremony, as it actually was, making Shakira the first artist to perform at both events.
The singer released the song “Dare (La la la)” for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil on May 26, 2014, which featured the collaboration of Brazilian Carlinhos Brown. Although the official song for Brazil 2014 was “We Are One” by Pitbull, Shakira’s song was played almost equally on radio stations and television programs.
On July 13, 2014, Shakira performed at the closing ceremony at the Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro. With her son in her arms, she arrived at the stage set up in the middle of the field, to the rhythm of salsa and dancers with the flags of all the participating teams.
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2024-07-09 16:46:12
