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Giant bronze statue of Shakira unveiled in star's hometown

Sky News Wednesday, 27 December 2023
A giant bronze statue of Shakira in her trademark hip-swinging pose has been unveiled in her hometown in Colombia.
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Grammy-winning Colombian singer Shakira, one of the world's top-selling musicians, has been immortalized in her famous belly-dancing pose in a giant bronze statue in her home city of Barranquilla.

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Shakira Shakira Colombian singer (born 1977)

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