Pop star Shakira has been hospitalised in Peru with a stomach issue, forcing her to cancel her Sunday show in the Andean country.
The Colombian singer disclosed this via social media on Sunday.
“I’m sorry to let you all know that last night I had to go to the emergency room for an abdominal issue and I’m currently hospitalised. The doctors taking care of me have let me know that I’m not well enough to perform tonight,” she wrote.
The singer was said to have arrived in Lima on Saturday, her first stop to perform there in more than a decade.
Videos posted to her account showed hundreds of fans greeting her at the airport.
“I hope to be better by tomorrow and that they release me from hospital as soon as possible to be able to put on the show that I’ve prepared for you all,” Shakira said in her post.
Shakira, known in the Spanish-speaking world for hits such as La Tortura with Spaniard Alejandro Sanz, or her 2023 diss track against ex-partner Gerard Piqué, produced by Argentine DJ Bizarrap, is credited as a forerunner for Latin artists crossing over into the English-speaking market.
Her most popular song to date is Hips Don’t Lie, with Wyclef Jean, featuring her now-hallmark gyrating dance moves.
It was gathered that the singer’s next show in Lima is slated for Monday. She kicked off her tour last week in Brazil.