Shakira

I’ve read about the photo included in the press-release where Shakira’s spokesperson stated that Antonio and Shakira are still together.

I haven’t seen the photo anywhere; none of the articles I’ve read about the photo says “here’s the photo”. I’ve seen a couple of sites trying to pass photos from months ago, as the famous “we’re still together” photo.

I’ve read about Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa going out in New York, at the very popular Butter club, where they supposedly got together with Madonna, Penélope Cruz, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutchner and Janet Jackson.

I haven’t seen any photos of Shakira and Antonio at the club with none of the mentioned stars.

Where the heck are the damn photos, can you tell me??

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Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa are still engaged, affirmed yesterday Shakira’s spokesperson, denying the rumors about the break up with her Argentine fiance.

In a brief press release which includes a photo of the couple, dated from a few days ago in in Los Angeles, California, they said:

“Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa take they relationship very serious and they are still engaged, as they have been since 2001″ and “any rumor that indicates the opposite it’s totally false and pure speculation”.

I told you so!

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On June 13th, I wrote about Shakira's participation in the Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis, in Hamburg. Today I received a press release confirming the info (and that’s funny - none of the numerous sources I checked to write the post mentioned that Shakira’s performance wasn’t confirmed):

Shakira and Enrique Iglesias will be playing in Live Earth Hamburg at HSH Nordbank Arena on 7/7/07, Live Earth organizers announced today (June 22). Tickets for Live Earth Hamburg are available at Eventim - Live Earth Tickets.

Shakira is a two-time Grammy Award-winning and eight-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Colombian singer, songwriter and producer and has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.

Her 2001 English language breakthrough, Laundry Service, sold more than 20 million albums and made her a global sensation.

In early 2005, Shakira released the Oral Fixation project: Fijacion Oral Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation Vol. 2 have sold a combined 15 million copies worldwide to date and earned five Latin Grammys, including Album of the Year, six Latin Billboard Awards, two Almas Awards, and numerous other awards around the world.

She also just completed her Oral Fixation Tour around the world that included 120 sold-out dates.

In 1995, Shakira created the Pies Descalzos Foundation aimed at helping Colombian children who are victims of violence. She was also instrumental in the creation Alas, an organization of the Latin world's biggest stars who are working to bring awareness to the social and economic conditions of children in Latin America.

Enrique Iglesias, the Madrid-born, Miami-raised singer, has sold more than 40 million albums and has topped the charts and gone platinum with both English and Spanish language works. Iglesias won the Grammy for Best Latin Performer in 1997 and the Latin Grammy for Best Male Pop Album in 2003.

His new album, Insomniac, was released last week, and the single “Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)” has jumped to the top of the US, UK, Mexico, Sweden, Netherlands and other charts. Iglesias is the most successful Spanish-language singer in the world with 17 #1 Billboard Latin hits, more than any other artist in history. His albums have gone gold or platinum in more than 30 countries.

“Live Earth is about engaging a mass movement of people to take action against the climate crisis,” Live Earth Founder and Producer Kevin Wall said. “The addition of internationally popular music acts like Enrique Iglesias and Shakira will help us reach millions of people across the globe.”

For more info about Live earth, and a complete list of performing artists at the Live Earth Hamburg, check out the full press release:
Shakira and Enrique Iglesias Join Line-Up for Live Earth Hamburg.

Also recommended:

Live Earth.org
Official Live Earth Blog

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Hips Don’t Lie - Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean

Ladies up in here tonight
No fighting, no fighting
We got the refugees up in here
No fighting, no fighting

Shakira, Shakira

I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man wants to speak Spanish
Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa
Shakira, Shakira

Oh baby when you talk like that
You make a woman go mad
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body

And I’m on tonight
You know my hips don’t lie
And I’m starting to feel it’s right
The attraction, the tension
Don’t you see baby, this is perfection

Hey Girl, I can see your body moving
And it’s driving me crazy
And I didn’t have the slightest idea
Until I saw you dancing

And when you walk up on the dance floor
Nobody can let you go the way you move your body, girl
And everything so unexpected - the way you right and left it
So you can keep on shaking it

I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man want to speak Spanish
Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa
Shakira, Shakira

Oh baby when you talk like that
You make a woman go mad
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body

And I’m on tonight
You know my hips don’t lie
And I am starting to feel you boy
Come on lets go, real slow
Don’t you see baby asi es perfecto

Oh I know I am on tonight my hips don’t lie
And I am starting to feel it’s right
The attraction, the tension
Don’t you see baby, this is perfection
Shakira, Shakira

Oh boy, I can see your body moving
Half animal, half man
I don’t, don’t really know what I’m doing
But you seem to have a plan
My will and self restraint
Have come to fail now, fail now
See, I am doing what I can, but I can’t so you know
That’s a bit too hard to explain

Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de día

Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de día

I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man want to speak Spanish
Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa
Shakira, Shakira

Oh baby when you talk like that
You know you got me hypnotized
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body

Senorita, feel the conga, let me see you move like you come from Colombia

Mira en Barranquilla se baila así, se!
Mira en Barranquilla se baila así

Yeah
She’s so sexy every man’s fantasy a refugee like me back with the Fugees from a 3rd world country
I go back like when ‘pac carried crates for Humpty Humpty
I need a whole club dizzy
Why the CIA wanna watch us?
Colombians and Haitians
I ain’t guilty, it’s a musical transaction
No more do we snatch ropes
Refugees run the seas ’cause we own our own boats

I’m on tonight, my hips don’t lie
And I’m starting to feel you boy
Come on let’s go, real slow
Baby, like this is perfecto

Oh, you know I am on tonight and my hips don’t lie
And I am starting to feel it’s right
The attraction, the tension
Baby, like this is perfection

No fighting!
No fighting!

Shakira, Wyclef Jean, Lyrics, Duet, Hips Don’t Lie

Shakira went clubbing twice with Penélope Cruz in Hollywood, and that was enough to produce rumors that Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa had ended their relationship.

Shakira’s PR person, Diana Baron, denied the break up and assured that the couple is fine.

“They are still together, very together. Just because two girls go out a couple of times, it doesn’t mean anything. Besides, they only went to see John Mayer’s concert and the other night they had dinner together”, she said.

This is not the first time there are rumors about Shakira and Antonio breaking up, as well as rumors about their so expected wedding. Several weeks ago, Shakira denied that she was going to get married in the Dominican Republic next September. The “Shakira to get married in September, 2007” news had been published in almost all newspapers of the world.

Among the gossips and rumors about the end of Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa’s relationship - they’ve been together for seven years - are those that abound in details and affirm that Shakira was spotted with the Irish actor Colin Farrell in a “joint in Los Angeles”.

There are also rumors that Antonio already has legal rights to part of Shakira’s fortune, and if the splitting turns out to be true, the Argentinean could receive a millionaire sum of money. This one is so stupid, I can’t believe anyone would take this rumor serious!

Another rumor, spread by the radio show America Showbiz (the same that announced Shakira’s wedding) speculates that the reason for Shakira and Penélope’s new friendship is not Shakira’s break up; they are saying the Colombian singer wants to present a more popular image, because shortly she will announce her Hollywood acting debut in a project with Penélope.

Hum. I don’t think Shakira and Antonio have broken up. And I don’t know if she would use this kind of rumor to launch her acting career - I think probably not. Anyway, time will tell. Stay tunned!

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It seems like Shakira and Penélope Cruz are becoming close friends. The chicas go shopping and partying at the most fashionable places in Hollywood; the Colombian singer and the Spanish actress have become inseparable.

While the interpreter of “Ojos Así” enjoys her announced vacations, after the big success of the Oral Fixation album and tour, Almodóvar’s muse has become Shakira’s “parranda” (party) pal.

A week ago they went together to John Mayer’s concert after party, and finished the night at the Parc Club, one of the most exclusive clubs in Los Angeles, where celebrities like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears are often spotted. Last Friday (June 15) the girls went clubbing again.

This time, Shakira was looking really hot, wearing booty shorts and cowgirl boots. Penélope was fine, although her jeans were a bit too long.

Click Here to See the video

A few days before Shakira was seen with Avril Lavigne. As I’ve said, I like Penélope better.

More Photos: Shakira To Wed, Penelope A Bridesmaid?

Oh, by the way: Shakira’s friends and relatives have denied the rumored September wedding.

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Here’s the English translation of La Tortura.
And here’s the link to La Tortura - Spanish Lyrics

La Tortura - Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz
English Lyrics - Translation

Alejandro:
Ay my payita
Save the poetry
Save the happiness to yourself

(Ay give it, give it, give it to me)

Shakira:
I don’t ask every day to be sunny
I don’t ask that there be a party every Friday
Nor do I ask you to come back begging forgiveness
If you’re crying with dry eyes,
And speaking about her

Shakira:
Oh my love, it hurts so much

Alejandro:
It hurts so much

Shakira:
That you left without saying where to
Oh my love, losing you was a torture

Alejandro:
I know I haven’t been a saint
But I can make it up to you, baby

Shakira:
Man doesn’t live by bread alone
Nor do I live by excuses

Alejandro:
We only learn from mistakes
And today I know my heart is yours

Shakira:
You better save all that for yourself
Take that bone to some other dog
And let’s say goodbye

I can’t ask the winter to spare a rose bush
I can’t ask the elm trees to bear pears
I can’t ask the eternal to a mere mortal
And go about casting thousands of pearls before swine

Alejandro:
Oh my love, it hurts so much
It hurts so much
That you no longer trust my promises

Shakira:
Oh my love

Alejandro Sanz:
It’s a torture

Shakira:
Losing you

Alejandro Sanz:
I know I haven’t been a saint
But I can make it up to you, baby

Shakira:
Man doesn’t live by bread alone
Nor do I live by excuses

Alejandro:
We only learn from mistakes
And today I know my heart is yours

Shakira:
You better save all that for yourself
Take that bone to some other dog
And let’s say goodbye

Alejandro:
(Oh give it, give it, give it to me)

Don’t you go, Don’t you go
Listen, baby, look, don’t give up on me
From Monday to Friday you have my love
You better leave the Saturday to me
Listen baby, don’t punish me anymore
Because out there without you I have no peace
I’m just a repentant man
I’m like the bird that returns to its nest

I know I haven’t been a saint
And that’s because I’m not made of carton

Shakira:
Man doesn’t live by bread alone
Nor do I live by excuses

Alejandro:
We only learn from mistakes
And today I know my heart is yours

Shakira:
Ay ay ay,
Ay ay ay,
Ay, all I have done for you
It was torture losing you
It hurts me so much that it is like this
Keep on crying for forgiveness
I…
I’m not going
To cry for you today
_____________________

Note: Payo/a is a word used by Gypsies - specially in Spain - to refer to non-gypsy people. Payita is a diminutive used to refer to non-gypsy women.

Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Lyrics, Duet, La Tortura, English, Translation

Tomorrow I’ll post the English translation of La tortura.

La Tortura - Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro:
Ay payita mía
Guárdate la poesía
Guárdate la alegría pa’ti
(ay dame dame damelo)

Shakira:
No pido que todos los días sean de sol
No pido que todos los viernes sean de fiesta
Tampoco te pido que vuelvas rogando perdón
Si lloras con dos ojos secos
Y hablando de ella

Shakira:
Ay amor me duele tanto

Alejandro:
Me duele tanto

Shakira:
Que te fueras sin decir a dónde
Ay amor, fue una tortura perderte

Alejandro:
Yo se que no he sido un santo
Pero lo puedo arreglar amor

Shakira:
No solo de pan vive el hombre
Y no de excusas vivo yo.

Alejandro:
Sólo de errores se aprende
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón

Shakira:
Mejor te guardas todo eso
A otro perro con ese hueso
Y nos decimos adiós

No puedo pedir que el invierno perdone a un rosal
No puedo pedir a los olmos que entreguen peras
No puedo pedirle lo eterno a un simple mortal
Y andar arrojando a los cerdos miles de perlas

Alejandro:
Ay amor me duele tanto
Me duele tanto
Que no creas más en mis promesas

Shakira:
Ay amor

Alejandro Sanz:
Es una tortura

Shakira:
Perderte

Alejandro Sanz:
Yo sé que no he sido un santo
Pero lo puedo arreglar amor

Shakira:
No sólo de pan vive el hombre
Y no de excusas vivo yo.

Alejandro:
Sólo de errores se aprende
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón

Shakira:
Mejor te guardas todo eso
A otro perro con ese hueso
Y nos decimos adiós

Alejandro:
(ay dame dame damelo)

No te bajes, no te bajes
Oye negrita mira, no te rajes
De lunes a viernes tienes mi amor
Déjame el sábado a mi que es mejor
Oye mi negra no me castigues más
Porque allá afuera sin ti no tengo paz
Yo sólo soy un hombre arrepentido
Soy como el ave que vuelve a su nido

Yo se que no he sido un santo
y es que no estoy hecho de cartón

Shakira:
No sólo de pan vive el hombre
Y no de excusas vivo yo.

Alejandro:
Sólo de errores se aprende
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón

Shakira:
Ay ay ay,
Ay ay ay,
Ay, todo lo que he hecho por tí
Fue una tortura perderte
y me duele tanto que sea así
Sigue llorando perdón
Yo… yo no voy
A llorar hoy por tí

Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Lyrics, Duet, La Tortura, Spanish

Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis is another musical event from the producers of Live 8. On July 7, the “Live Earth” concerts will take place in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, Hamburg and Istanbul. The profits will be used on fighting against global climate crisis and reducing global warming, within the framework of a campaign in defense of the environment, a project created by the US ex- vice-president Al Gore.

Shakira will be in charge of the opening of “Live Earth Hamburg”, as informed by the organizers of the event in the German city. Famous bands and singers will also perform in Hamburg’s concert, such as Katie Melua, Snoop Dogg, Reamonn, Juli and Silbermond.

The list of artists who will perform at the different cities includes the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi, The Police, Genesis, Smashing Pumpkins, Maná, Michael Nyman, Sheryl Crow, Kelly Clarkson, Kanye West, Melissa Etheridge, John Mayer, Faith Hill, Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Enrique Iglesias, Duran Duran and Madonna.

NBC Universal will be the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of this historic television event. Check out the coverage schedule.

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Here’s my translation of Alejandro Sanz and Shakira’s song, I hope you like it. You can find the Spanish lyrics here:

“Te lo Agradezco, Pero No“.

Thank You, But No

Come close, that maybe
You don’t realize my love
Is not forever
‘Cause some nights shut down while you sleep.
Tell your heart
There will be no more sources of pain
Don’t say I don’t think about you
I don’t do anything but thinking
Come a little closer
Don’t be afraid of the truth

Ay, and when the morning comes and the sun rises
You’ll come back to my side
And then I won’t…
And now go, go, go, go
Go away and have a good time
For the both of us

No, baby
Thank you, but no
Look, little girl, thank you, but no
I’ve already left you aside
I don’t do anything but forgetting you

Thank you, but no
Look, little girl, thank you, but no
(Thank you honey, but no, you know it’s no)

Come a little closer
Don’t you see the time is escaping from us
Unchain what you feel
If you don’t, too bad
‘Cause in the end, if you don’t see it
It’s possible that you don’t listen to me
But I will say…

That ‘ay’, when the sun rises and the morning comes
I’ll come back to your side, to your side
With more desire
And now go, go, go, go
Go away and have a good time
For the both of us

Thank you, but no
Look, little boy, thank you, but no
I’ve already left you aside
I don’t do anything but forgetting you

Thank you, but no
Look, little boy, thank you, but no
I’ve already left you aside
I don’t do anything but forgetting you

I am aware
Of how I’ve hurt you
But at the same time I don’t feel responsible
For what you could think was courage
Was just fear

Thank you, but no
Look, little boy, thank you, but no
I’ve already left you aside
I don’t do anything but forgetting you

Thank you, but no
Look, little boy, thank you, but no
I’ve already left you aside
I don’t do anything but forgetting you…

Alejandro Sanz & Shakira

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You can’t write a music blog without some lyrics, right? Besides, Shakira’s lyrics are so beautiful and poetic… I really like them (well, most of them - from time to time Shakira and I just agree to disagree about some lyrics :P), so I’ll be sharing some translations with you.

Here’s the Spanish lyrics from Shakira an Alejandro Sanz latest collaboration, Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No (Thank you, but no). Tomorrow I’ll post the English translation. Enjoy!

Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No - Alejandro Sanz & Shakira

Acércate que a lo mejor
No te das cuenta que mi amor
No es para siempre
Porque hay noches que se apagan cuando duermes
Díselo a tu corazón
No habrá mas fuente de dolor
No digas que no pienso en ti
No hago otra cosa que pensar
Acércate un poco más
No tengas miedo a la verdad

Ay, y cuando llegue la mañana y salga el sol
Tu volverás a mi lado
Y ya no yo
Y ahora vete, vete, vete, vete
Vete y pásatelo bien
Por nosotros dos

No, corazón,
Te lo agradezco, pero no
Te lo agradezco, mira niña, pero no
Yo ya logré dejarte aparte
No hago otra cosa que olvidarte

Te lo agradezco, pero no
Te lo agradezco, mira niña, pero no
(Te lo agradezco corazón, pero no, tú sabes bien que no)

Acércate un poco más
No ves que el tiempo se nos va
Da rienda suelta a lo que sientes
Si no lo haces, mala suerte
Porque al final, si no lo ves
Puede que no me escuches
Pero lo diré…

Que ay, cuando salga el sol y llegue la mañana
Yo volveré a tu lado, a tu lado
Con más ganas
Y ahora vete, vete, vete, vete
Vete y pásatelo bien
Por los dos

Te lo agradezco, pero no
Te lo agradezco, mira niño, pero no
Yo ya logré dejarte aparte
No hago otra cosa que olvidarte

Te lo agradezco, pero no
Te lo agradezco, mira niño, pero no
Yo ya logré dejarte aparte
No hago otra cosa que olvidarte

Tengo consciencia
Del daño que te hice
Pero al mismo tiempo no me siento responsable
De lo que pudiste pensar que fue coraje,
No fue nada más que miedo

Te lo agradezco, pero no
Te lo agradezco, mira niño, pero no
Yo ya logré dejarte aparte
No hago otra cosa que olvidarte

Te lo agradezco, pero no
Te lo agradezco, mira niño, pero no
Yo ya logré dejarte aparte
No hago otra cosa que olvidarte…

Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Lyrics, Duet, Te lo agradezco, pero no

Colombian-born US popstar, Shakira, African-American R&B rising star, John Legend and British iconic group, UB40, are among 12 Nigerian and international artistes who have confirmed participation at the second edition of THISDAY Music Festival scheduled to hold on July 14 and 15 at THISDAY’s brand new event centre in Lagos. The centre has a seating capacity of 15,000.

The celebrated international music stars will be following in the footsteps of Beyonce, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, En Vogue and Missy Elliot who graced the first edition of the festival last year in an event described in the entertainment circle as unprecedented in the world’s history.

Shakira, born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll on February 2, 1977, is a two-time Grammy Award-winning and eight-time Latin Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer, dancer and occasional actress. She has been a major figure in the pop music scene of Latin America since the mid-1990s.

Six years ago, she broke through into the English-speaking market with the release of her first album in the language, Laundry Service, which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Shakira has sold around 15 million albums worldwide. She is also the only artiste from South America to reach the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100, the Australian ARIA chart and the UK Singles Chart. Shakira is also known for her intelligence, having an IQ of 140, and her ability to speak five languages.

On Sunday, May 27, 2007, she made history by giving the largest concert ever in Mexican history. Over 200,000 people gathered in Plaza del Zocalo, the town square of Mexico City, for the final Mexican stop on the Oral Fixation Tour. The previous record was held by the Mexican group Cafe Tacuba with 165,000 in attendance.

(…)

More artistes billed to perform in the star-studded music festival are expected to confirm their participation next week.

Tickets for the two-day event will go on sale at all branches of GTBank on June 14. The classic ticket will cost N10,000 per day, while the VIP ticket will go for N25,000 per day. Tickets for the exclusive but limited state box will go for N50,000 per day.

Source and more info: All Africa

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The Argentinian newspaper Perfil is reporting that Shakira gave her sister-in-law, Agustina De La Rúa, money to pay an important debt, to keep the Argentinian ex-president’s daughter from loosing her apartment.

The information was provided in the radio show “America Showbiz”. The reasons why Agustina accumulated a millionaire debt during the last four years, which almost causes the loss of her home, weren’t disclosed.

Apparently, if it wasn’t for Shakira’s gesture - she gave Agustina the money to pay the debt and save her apartment - her sister-in-law would have got into big trouble. Can you imagine having a sister-in-law like that? I hope Agustina is not taking advantage of Shakira! Do you think Agustina would pay Shakira back?

The newspaper says that now Agustina and Shakira have become best friends. So, they weren’t so close before Shaki saved Agustina’s home?

Would you trust someone who becomes your best friend after you gave her a huge amount of money, in exchange of nothing? Suspicious, isn’t it?

Shakira, News, Agustina de la Rua

Hum. It seems like Shakira isn’t just planning on acting. She’s making friends, and entering the “Hollyworld” big time. First, she was seen with Avril Lavigne (Really? Avril? I can’t imagine what this two girls possibly can have in common), and last night she was hanging out with Penelope Cruz at the John Mayer after-party.

Shakira getting together with Penelope Cruz makes more sense; although Penelope is not Latina, she has been adopted by the Latin community; besides, since Shaki is planning to begin an acting career, I’m sure Penelope can give her a tip or two. But Avril Lavigne? I just don’t get it.

Anyway, we’ll see if this was a “one time only” kind of thing. I sure will be surprised if Shakira and Avril become best friends or something like that.

Source and more photos: Hollyscoop

Shakira, Penelope Cruz, Avril Lavigne, Photos

Erich Schmitt, president of SEAT, gave yesterday a 123,000 euros check to Dr. Sara Gamba Fuentes, of the Colombian embassy in Spain and representative of Shakira’s Foundation - “Fundación Pies Descalzos”. The check is part of the financial support offered by Seat to the Foundation. Seat also helped the Foundation by being the sponsorship of Shakira’s European Tour, earlier this year.

According to Erich Schmitt, “SEAT is a company with a great social commitment and I’m enormously proud of delivering this check, which will serve as aid to palliate the situation of Colombian children”.

“The money will be used to build a new school in Barranquilla, the native city of Shakira in Colombia”, said Dr. Fuentes. “The school will provide education to 2,000 children and will remarkably improve the situation of the families in Barranquilla”.

The fundraising campaign included the option to donate 1 euro, by sending an SMS, which automatically entered the drawing of a singular SEAT Leon Pies Descalzos, customized by Shakira. The amount of received SMS from all the participant countries in Europe reached the impressive number of 89.227, and Shakira is very happy because of the fans response to the initiative.

In an act celebrated yesterday in SEAT’s stand in the Barcelona Motor Show, the Commercial vice-president of SEAT, Berthold Krüger, delivered the keys of the SEAT Leon Pies Descalzos to Lucia Morán, the winner.

Lucia, from Madrid, said: “I never thought that my SMS would be the winner of the car, when I sent it. As a Shakira fan, I just wanted to contribute to her cause”.

Lucia Morán sent the winning SMS from her father’s cell Phone. When asked if her father didn’t demand the prize, this was her answer: “No way, he already owns a SEAT Leon. But since he is a very lucky man, he said that his luck helped me to win the car. And since I don’t have a car, it’s really cool”.

Shakira, one of the most recognized and successful young artists, has chosen Spanish brand SEAT as the main sponsor of the 2007 “Oral Fixation” European Tour. The tour began on January 05 and finalized on April 08. SEAT continues collaborating with the Shakira’s Foundation “Pies Descalzos”, in benefit of the children who live in extreme conditions in Colombia.

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