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Shakira’s Colombian birth city unveils towering statue in Singer’s honor

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Shakira’s Colombian birth city unveils towering statue in Singer’s honor. ‘Hips that do not lie, a unique talent, a voice that moves masses,’ reads the inscription on the 6.5-metre statue. Colombian superstar Shakira’s Caribbean home city of Barranquilla has unveiled a 6.5-meter (21.3-foot) hip-swaying statue in her honor. The towering bronze and aluminum creation depicts the singer in a bikini top, bare middle, and a long, flowing skirt, her hands clasped over her head and one hip jutting out in one of her characteristic dance moves. “Hips that do not lie, a unique talent, a voice that moves masses,” reads the inscription at the base of the sculpture unveiled on the banks of the Magdalena River at a ceremony on Tuesday, attended by Shakira’s parents William Mebarak and Nidia Ripoll. Hips Don’t Lie is the title of one of 46-year-old Shakira’s award-winning songs. On X, formerly Twitter, the singer thanked sculptor Yino Marquez and his art student collaborators for “this example of the enormous artistic talent of the people of my country”.

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