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Shakira Breaks Silence connected "Tough" Gerard Pique Split
Shakira can't prevarication astir her feelings.
With the "Whenever, Wherever" vocalist preparing to release her archetypal medium successful 5 years, fans are speculating that immoderate lyrics are referencing caller events successful the musician's life, including her break up from Spanish shot subordinate Gerard Piqué.
In her azygous "Te Felicito," which translates to "I Congratulate You," featuring Rauw Alejandro, Shakira sings astir a narration with a disingenuous lover.
"For pleasing you, I broke into pieces. They warned maine but I didn't wage attention," Shakira sings successful the song, released successful April 2022. "I realized you were fake. It was the driblet that spilled the glass."
She continues successful the song, "Don't archer maine however you feel. It seems sincere, but I cognize you good and I cognize you lie."
Fans took to Twitter to decode the song, with immoderate believing it traces backmost to Gerard.
One idiosyncratic wrote successful Spanish connected Twitter, "Listening cautiously to ‘Te Felicito' by Shakira to recognize the gossip. Oh Piqué, however good you act," and different commentator stating successful Spanish, "Fan Theory: The opus ‘I congratulate you connected however good you act' by Shakira is directed toward her ex Gerard Piqué."
The "Hips Don't Lie" vocalist announced her split from the FC Barcelona subordinate aft 11 years unneurotic successful June.
"We regret to corroborate that we are parting ways," they said successful a associated connection to E! News connected June 4. "For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we inquire that you respect their privacy. Thank you for your understanding."
The duo stock sons Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7.
Shakira explained the lyric's value in a caller interview, but she didn't corroborate whether the lyrics were astir her narration with Gerard.
"I tin lone accidental that either consciously oregon subconsciously, everything I feel, everything I spell done is reflected successful the lyrics I write, successful the videos I make," Shakira told Elle successful a September screen story. "When the mitt fits, it fits. Like I said before, my euphony is that channel."
The "Waka Waka" vocalist didn't supply in-depth details astir her breakup in the interview, stating that "everything is truthful earthy and new."
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She added, "I tin lone accidental that I enactment everything I had into this narration and my family."
She said that successful bid to beryllium determination for her children and to enactment Gerard "play shot and triumph titles," she made a "sacrifice of love" and enactment her vocation "in 2nd gear."
"Thanks to that, my kids were capable to person a contiguous mom, and I person this astonishing enslaved with them that is unbreakable and that sustains us," she said. "You know, that is it. That's each I tin say."
Gerard hasn't said thing publically since the split.
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