The Colombian Shakira returns to lead a World Cup anthem by releasing the official song together with the Nigerian Burna Boy Dai Daiwhich FIFA believes “captures the energy, passion and global spirit” of the tournament, which begins on June 11. Shakira will sing at the finale on July 19 in New Jersey.
Univisión shared that the Colombian artist, in conversations with journalists, highlighted that she is now an emblematic figure of the World Cup thanks to the successes she has had.
To Noticias Caracol he confirmed: “It has been my destiny, right? My destiny as an artist and my destiny as a person too.”
“And to think that, if it hadn’t been for Waka WakaI would not have met the father of my children (Gerard Piqué) and maybe I wouldn’t have these two beautiful children that life has given me, who have been the best thing that has happened to me,” he said in a comment that has gone viral.
Shakira and footballer Gerard Piqué announced their separation in June 2022, after 12 years together. As of 2025, Sasha and Milan are the children of the ex-couple.
The media also reported that at the beginning of May Shakira appeared on the beach in Copacabana, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and sang this song together with his children Acrostic in front of 2 million people.
The program El Gordo and La Flaca He assured that this bothered Piqué, who could sue the Colombian for the overexposure of the minors. Furthermore, it bothered the footballer that the singer refers to the fact that she is a single mother.
The song, released in 2023, has two videos: one with the lyrics and another in which her children also accompany her. In the official video, the minors appear alongside Shakira and, in some moments, they perform verses and play the piano.