Months After Being Honored at Grammy Museum, Gerard Pique’s Ex Shakira Could Be Immortalized in a Glorious Statue at Hometown

Published 06/26/2023, 7:31 AM EDT

Colombian icon Shakira has become one of the greatest music icons of all time. While the Latin American artist has been a constant record breaker, her diss track saga in 2023 will hold a special memory in every fan’s mind. Just hours ago, the mayor of Barranquilla had an eye-opening announcement to make. The singer’s hometown is planning on immortalizing the music artist!

Honestly, her breakup with her longtime partner Gerard Pique ended up helping her music career even more. Back in March, the Grammy Museum proudly showcased the musical evolution of the Waka–Waka singer over time.

What did the Mayor of Barranquilla say about Shakira?

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In recent times, the Hips Don’t Lie singer was in Colombia. She had traveled back to her hometown to visit her father. William Mebarak is currently recovering from critical brain surgery. After reliving some of her early days back in her hometown, the singer is now on vacation. Currently, the Waka–Waka singer and her kids are in Costa Rica at Tom Brady’s ex’s holiday home.

Honestly, nobody ever imagined that her popularity would reach such an unimaginable level. The mayor of Barranquilla recently revealed his plans that have truly stunned the fanbase. Jaime Pumarejo plans on building a statue of the Latin American singer. Interestingly, he asked the singer to choose the location for it. From the looks of it, the mayor was quite serious about it.

Mayor of Barranquilla Jaime Pumarejo: “We will make a statue that will pay homage to one of the Barranquilleras that fills us with pride: Shakira! Help me choose where we put it!” 🇨🇴 https://t.co/QkquslgaFQ
— shakirastuff | fan account (@shakirastuff_) June 25, 2023

Simply because he reposted the video of his announcement on his own Twitter handle. Pumarejo proudly declared, “We will make a statue that will pay homage to one of the Barranquilleras that fills us with pride. Shakira! Help me choose where we put it!”. Without a doubt this a proud moment for the Mebarak family and the whole of Barranquilla.

Yino Marquez will lead this special project. In Barranquilla, this would be Shakira’s second statue. German artist Dieter Patt made her first statue in 2005 with steel. With a five-meter height, the silhouette of the singer is accompanied by her acoustic guitar. Apart from her music, the singer has gained the utmost level of respect for her philanthropy in Colombia.

But she has been publicly honored on several occasions. Back in March, the Grammy Museum decided to highlight major landmarks of her music career.

Shakira’s musical evolution at the Grammy Museum

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Months ago, the Grammy Museum displayed some of her ever-famous outfits. Other than that, her Taylor guitar and her Super Bowl costume were also on display. Her iconic bikini from ‘Oral Fixation’ was showcased for viewing. The walkthrough ended with a clip of some of her best live performances to date, her El Dorado tour from 2018 being one of them.

Apart from that, there is a massive screen that segregated different parts of her music career. From signing her first record deal at the age of just 13 to singing at the Super Bowl to dissing her own ex-boyfriend in public, the Grammy Museum showcased it all. Currently bringing up her kids alone, the Colombian icon has now become an example and role model for every young girl out there who dreams of making it big!

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Months After Being Honored at Grammy Museum, Gerard Pique’s Ex Shakira Could Be Immortalized in a Glorious Statue at Hometown

What did the Mayor of Barranquilla say about Shakira?

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Shakira’s musical evolution at the Grammy Museum