Shakira, Wyclef to close FIFA World Cup
Popular Colombian musician Shakira will make her third consecutive appearance at the FIFA World Cup when she performs during the closing ceremony of the 2014 tournament at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, July 13.
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This time it will not be Waka Waka-This Time for Africa, which she performed with vivacity and virtuosity four years ago in South Africa, but it will be La La La, the Brazil 2014 Signature tune.
The Hips Don’t Lie hitmaker and wife of Spain and Barcelona football star, Gérard Pique, said in a statement in Brazil that she was anxiously waiting for the day of the closing ceremony.
"I can't wait to perform this song as the fans have displayed an overwhelming support for it", the 37-year-old iconic artiste said.
Sharkira's explanation as to why she continued or loved to perform at big football festivals, such as the World Cup, must be revealing: "l have a close relationship with football for obvious reasons and understand what the World Cup means to so many people, including myself".
It will be her third World Cup performance on the trot after the first show at Germany 2006.
However, South Africa 2010 was what must have brought her into world football prominence yet with her enchanting and exhilarating performance of the Waka Waka beat, which is even still reverberating and being played at the football stadiums across Brazil.
But Shakira will not be the only one to perform at the July 13 ceremony to bring the curtains down on the Brazil tournament as other artistes of foreign and local repute will also be in attendance.
Organising Committee of the Brazil 2014 tournament sources also indicate that celebrities, Carlos Santana and Wyclef Jean, accompanied by national star, Alexandre Pires, will be performing the official 2014 World Cup Anthem, Dar Um Jeito.
Other performers will include students, who will do the famous 'samba dances', while a local star, Ivete Sangalo, is expected to thrill the crowd with a series of popular Brazilian lyrics.