62K views · 830 reactions | A 21-foot bronze statue of Shakira was unveiled to honor the artist in front of her parents in Barranquilla, the city where she was born and raised. The star thanked the sculptor and called it an "example of the enormous artistic talent of the people of my land." | ABC7 | Facebook

A 21-foot bronze statue honouring Shakira has been unveiled in Barranquilla, the Latin singer’s hometown in Colombia. Located in a park along the Magdalena river, the installation immortalises her famous belly-dancing pose from the song ‘Hips Don't Lie’. While sharing a video of the unveiling to Instagram, Shakira thanked the sculptor Yino Márquez for the statue that demonstrates his ‘enormous artistic talent’. #Shakira #Colombia #LatinSinger #ViralVideo VC: X | TIMES NOW