Shakira announces split from long-term partner Gerard Piqué
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shakira and her long-term partner, Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué, have separated. “We regret to confirm that we are separating,” they said, in a statement released by Shakira’s public relations firm. Piqué and Shakira first met in the Spring of 2010, after the footballer featured in the music video for “Waka Waka ”, Shakira’s official song of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona and Shakira pose with the trophy after FC Barcelona won the Copa del Rey Final in 2015 Earlier this year, a Spanish court dismissed Shakira’s appeal in a tax fraud case, paving the way for a forthcoming trial.