Pop star Shakira has been hospitalized in Peru with a stomach issue, forcing her to cancel her Sunday show in the Andean country, the singer said on social media, Reuters reports.
“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 hospitalized,” Shakira wrote in her post. “The doctors taking care of me have let me know that I’m not well enough to perform tonight.”
Fans gathered outside the hospital and her hotel to wish the singer a speedy recovery.
The Colombian singer arrived in Lima on Saturday, her first stop to perform there in more than a decade.
Shakira is known in the Spanish-speaking world for hits such as “La Tortura” with Spaniard Alejandro Sanz and her 2023 diss track against ex-partner Gerard Pique, produced by Argentine DJ Bizarrap. She is credited as a forerunner for Latin artists crossing over into the English-speaking market.
The singer’s next show in Lima is slated for Monday (February 17). She kicked off her tour last week in Brazil.
