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Wed21Mar2007

Shakira likes Beyonce's Spanish

16:17 H | Topics: Celebrities - Language - Music

beyonce-shakira_200.jpgLate last year we told you about Beyonce's foray into Spanish language singing on a duet with Shakira. Well, the video's been out for a while, but now Shaki is clucking about what a polyglot Beyonce has become, and the experience of working with her overall:

Shak told MTV, "(Beyonce) has a very good accent when she sings in Spanish and I think anything that she wants to do she will do just fine, because she is a very determined and focused woman and that is something to admire. She is a great artist."

She added, "I am very happy and very excited about (working with Bey). I have just finished shooting a video with her. It was a fantastic experience to work with her, to get to know her as the great artist that she is.

"She is an amazing performer and also a sweet person and a very nice human being and I am so thrilled and thankful for her invitation. It was her idea to make me a part of her album and it has been wonderful."

God, that's a lot of booty-kissing. Why is a superstar like Shaki acting like she's humbled by Beyonce's greatness?

If you still haven't seen the video, check it out after the jump.

Via / MTV UK

Image via elsevier.nl

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1. kelly ~ Wednesday, Mar 21 2007 | 18:17H:

Beyonce also sings the theme song for Telemundo's new novela Zorro with Alejandro Fernandez in Spanish. In my opinion... it is not so great.

2. monica ~ Wednesday, Mar 21 2007 | 18:36H:

too bad the song sucks and looks like it was made at one of those mall make-your-own-video places.

3. mamichula ~ Thursday, Mar 22 2007 | 10:20H:

The viseo does suck...there is no chemistry whatsoever between the two. It gets old real quick to see them compete over who's the sexiest. Two overexposed singers doing a duet...how refreshing.

4. mamichula ~ Thursday, Mar 22 2007 | 10:21H:

For those of you who are wondering what a viseo is, it should be video...oops!

5. Ivan ~ Thursday, Mar 22 2007 | 10:59H:

I think that there's something cool about big stars that remain humble (even if just for the press). Praising someone else's talent doesn't mean kissing ass... she never said "I admire her"... Shakira's also a focused woman, and there went her message. :-) Didn't care much for the video. My whole take on it is that Shakira's doing her dancin' thang, Beyonce is doing it along, neither one's making a great singing effort... they look too much alike in the video... interesting, but one of the duets that leaves me wondering "why?".

6. ranya hummeida ~ Wednesday, Mar 28 2007 | 04:42H:

na tht is stupid of shaki to let her self down because miss *bey* she was dreaming to wrk wiz her(as she said in previous interview), n shaki she is way far better thn *bey*, tht tru ths sng jst made out for silly *bey*, i dont like her n she look artifual...l bit she is nt g8 wiz out makeup...check her old video...n shaki she g8, i agree z video is suck...

7. nabila ~ Tuesday, Apr 03 2007 | 05:40H:

i think beyonce is trying to show shakira that she can dance like her and that she's hot,that sucks,beyonce should get a life.

8. Jairious ~ Monday, Apr 16 2007 | 22:20H:

For all u dumb people out there, i am Dominican and everyone knows that spanish people have black in them, it's so obvious, anyway B and Shak are trying to prove a point, that black and spanish is the same, were so alike even music wise, do any of you research or go on Wikepdia, see for yourself Cubans, Dominicans, Colombians,Puerto Rican, Panamanians, And Brazilians all have African Descent, and that is a strong gene, so forget everything else that you saw on this page.

9. Maria J ~ Thursday, Apr 19 2007 | 13:18H:

Based on the message that the song is trying to bring there really shouldn't be much chemistry. I think the song is hot. The spanish version is even better. Both of these women are great at what they do. Kudos to them both.

10. gabbi ~ Monday, Apr 23 2007 | 11:33H:

shakira is way better than beyonce...duh everyone knows that.... shakira has such a natural beuty and beyonce is so...so artificial ...when she dances ..it looks very very....perverted!..ewww...hahaha

beyonce tries to hard..poor thing i like her and all but she should stop trying to compare herself with such a great artist like shakira...... and one last thing beyonce...get a life...ok bye loves ya!

11. kayla ~ Saturday, Apr 28 2007 | 18:56H:

I do think Beyonce is great. At the same time, i think she does try to surpass and compare herself to other's artist's sexiness. I just saw a pix of her and Shakira where they made Beyonce's skin tone same as Shakira to show she has the same type of beauty. Yes she is lovely but don't try so hard to be latin from being thinner to getting hips etc etc. Black is beautiful too. Anyway it's called being a celebrity. you see an artist rise and you have the intelligence to take some of it. she never danced like jlo and now she's rockin. now she sees this works for shakira and she wants to rock it too. what can you do? now latinas and other rising stars bite off her style and you won't have to be hatin. only thing is...she's movin pretty quick..jay z, jamie foxx movie, more movies, singing with latins...i don't know...how did she go from skinny to body...hmm? no dancin to dancin....believe in yourself and do it world...people age and there's a new generation. she can't play sexy siren forever and one day she'll have to tone down the clothes but for now...she's at the top of her game...so respect.

12. Sadith ~ Wednesday, May 02 2007 | 15:37H:

Let me get this out in the open...Beyonce is NOT hispanic. She has not one hispanic hair on her body. Why is it then that she is on the cover of People en espanol magazine? Why was she included in the 50 most beautiful ppl edition? There is a plethora of beautiful hispanics and to pick Beyonce who is not hispanic is outrageous. She may have recorded an album in spanish, but that does not make her part of the hispanic community. There is no comparison to Shakira. Shakira kicks her ass in singing and dancing.

13. Muzik ~ Saturday, May 05 2007 | 22:04H:

No disrespect to Shakira fans, but you have to be joking to say she's better in singing. If you would've just stuck to dancing, then I'd say okay, but Shakira's voice does not compare to Beyonce's powerhouse vocals.

Sadith,Beyonce's heritage is Creole and a lot of the Creoles do have Spanish blood.

Kayla, let's not be ridiculous. Beyonce is a light skinned woman and hips and behind have always been a trait of Black women. If those are traits of latinas, then great as well, but Beyonce isn't trying to be anything other than who she is.

14. Ranjini ~ Wednesday, Jun 06 2007 | 13:12H:

U r correct kayla. u must respect people older than u. beyonce is so beautiful like an angel n her voice is so sweet. then how can them tell like that. if anything, i will support kayla. the others all is so stupid n sucks

15. Ranjini ~ Wednesday, Jun 06 2007 | 13:16H:

i love shakira n beyonce. but most beyonce. i love beyonce's naughty girl song. i like sing and hear it so i put the song as my ringing tone. beyonce is always in my heart. i love u beyonceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. always be happy

16. Elkon ~ Thursday, Aug 02 2007 | 12:47H:

Yes it's true some Creoles have Spanish Descent but Beyonce has French Creole Descnet so therefore she's not hispanic, But the Black and Hispanic community is close that's why they did this song. I'm Dominican and I know I have African descent so why even bother tracing roots of Beyonce. I love Beyonce, Shakira you can dance THAT'S IT. lol.

17. joos ~ Tuesday, Aug 07 2007 | 18:51H:

Please, i think that Shakira is a beautiful woman, but Beyonce is the "must". Do you see the videos off Beyonce Experience, in Europe and USA? She dance the bellydance with more sensuality than Shakira. With her body and flexibility off movememnts off the body, she winn and is the new queen off bellydance. But, i think, copy Shakira, but it`s better than original. A kiss for two.

18. Diogo ~ Saturday, Sep 01 2007 | 16:35H:

I`m much respect for Shakira and Beyonce because they are gtrat and the most beautiful and sexiness women of music. The song it`s very good and the video very hot. But there are not chemistry between two divas. I think Beyonce is trying to show Shakira and of the world, that she can dance like her and Shakira want to show that in belly dance it`s superior. It`s thre that Beyonce loves compare herself to top sexiness women of music and the result it´s a very good performance of the two queen. But i think that Shakira is a lot more sexy and natural.

19. RonzellPorter ~ Monday, Oct 01 2007 | 00:09H:

Beyonce is an accomplished woman tht has worked hard to be where shes at. the ones who should get a fuckin life are those who criticized her like bratty elementary school kids. i don't c anyone of u bitches singin in ur own music video so stay out of her business and get ya own. im french cuban and love beyonce and shakira equally. yall r scandalous bitches!

20. Angel ~ Thursday, Dec 06 2007 | 20:34H:

You are funny. I am creole and I can tell you for a fact that Creoles are French, African, Spaniard, Native American. Beyonce also has very light skin and I do not think she is trying to look or act Latina. I think Beyonce admires the culture as many other people do and she was trying to show her appreciation for the musical influence Shakira has given to all of us.

21. brooke ~ Saturday, May 03 2008 | 15:48H:

beyonce and shakira are both RALLY good singers..but shakira was sooo booty-kissing beyonce, it is sooo obviousii any1 could see it! n by da wai dis "viseo" like suckssss(1st-not working) (second-u can tell it's LIKE shit!)


all my luv luzerzzz!( nice speech angel,am latino and american..just saying)i got da name brooke from ma grandma's cousin she's realli special..long relation

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