Colombian star Shakira wrapped up her historic artistic residency in Madrid with an extraordinary night, joined by several prominent stars including Maluma, Laura Pausini, Pablo Alborán, Dani Martín and Bizarrap, amid a massive celebratory atmosphere and emotional scenes that marked the final show.
Shakira’s series of concerts in the Spanish capital had originally kicked off with just eight shows, before the number rose to 13 concerts due to the huge public demand. According to Shakira, the shows drew around 700,000 people to Parque Makondo in Madrid.
Shakira bids farewell to Madrid with a night full of surprises
Shakira was determined to make the thirteenth and final concert of her European residency an unforgettable milestone. To do so, she surrounded herself with a group of friends and music stars who joined her onstage for standout artistic moments.
She was joined by Maluma, Laura Pausini, Pablo Alborán, Dani Martín and Bizarrap, while the show also featured dancers from Colombia’s famous Barranquilla Carnival.
A massive drone show also lit up the sky above the venue, forming a visual display that accompanied the closing concert, while Shakira appeared visibly moved as she bid farewell to her Spanish audience after the historic series of shows.
Shakira: “I don’t want to leave Spain”
Shakira addressed the audience with emotional words, saying the experience had been a turning point for her.
The Colombian star said: “There’s a before and an after for me. Everything that happened felt like a dream, and honestly, I don’t want to leave.”
She added: “It will be very, very hard for me to leave Spain again.”
The artistic residency in Madrid was part of Shakira’s global tour, “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour,” through which the star continues to put on massive shows for her audiences in cities around the world.
After starting with just eight nights before expanding to 13 concerts, the Madrid stop became one of the standout stations of the tour, drawing a crowd that, according to the singer, reached about 700,000 people.
