Colombian singer Shakira has been one of the most influential people in the year 2022 and so far in 2023 so she would be awarded as the Latin woman of the year by Billboard for many reasons.
For no one is a secret that Shakira has had many problems that have started since last year, after it came to light an infidelity by her ex-partner the businessman Gerard Piqué with a young Catalan student, so this has brought to the Colombian a series of problems with which over time has managed to get out of all this.
“Shakira has been pivotal in shaping the vibrant and diverse landscape of Latin music and music in general throughout her career. Her passion, talent and creativity have broken barriers and empowered generations to embrace our identity through music.”
Likewise, despite all the adversities, the Colombian has become a global icon, “Shakira is the ultimate woman in music. Thanks to her, Latin women around the world have been empowered to write and perform deeply personal music“, which with these words Billboard highlights the singer and her musical career for which she will be awarded as woman of the year.
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Billboard comments that the tribute will take place in Latin women also recognizes and celebrates artists committed to promoting inclusion and gender equality, in the case of Shakira this distinction comes as recognition for her records achieved in the year 2022 and 2023 with the songs “Monotonía” and “Music Session 53”, which have achieved 14 world records.
The Colombian singer has sold more than 95 million records around the world, so it is estimated that she could reach a higher figure in the remainder of 2023.
