How a Shakira impersonator turned embroiled in weird World Cup physique double principle
A girl has spent 20 years performing as a tribute act to World Cup last co-headliner Shakira.
ShakiBecca, whose actual identify is Rebeca Maiellano, started her profession in Venezuela impersonating Shakira in expertise exhibits.
She was so good at recreating the singing and dancing of Shakira, to not point out bearing a hanging resemblance to her, that she was in a position to begin getting bookings as a tribute act.
Since then she has gone on to have a world profession with covers Shakira’s varied hits, together with World Cup hit ‘Waka Waka’ and ‘Hips Do not Lie’.
Shakira herself has even praised ShakiBecca’s efficiency, sending a message to Shakebecca praising her by which Shakira mentioned: “Shakibecca, you have left me speechless. A giant kiss. You do it extremely nicely, you confused me, for a second I believed it was me, however I feel you do it higher.”
This has additionally seen her acquire some 660,000 followers on social media, and one picture on Shakibecca’s Instagram actually confirmed simply how hanging the similarity between the pair is.
This was once they really met, with the image exhibiting them aspect by aspect, and Shakibecca writing: “Thanks for at all times making time in your busy schedule on this #eldoradoworldtour to share a couple of golden minutes with the followers who determined to beat no matter obstacles and trials have been needed to succeed in you.”
Through the years, ShakiBecca has repeatedly pressured that she is a tribute act and has no official affiliation with Shakira’s crew.
This included in a submit on her Instagram, the place she wrote a disclaimer in Spanish on a submit: “I’m Shakibecca, a tribute artist, an expert impersonator of Shakira. I’m not Shakira. This profile is unbiased and is meant solely for the aim of leisure and informing.”
She added: “I’m not affiliated, related, or formally related with Shakira or her entities.”
Regardless of this, hypothesis has as soon as once more began on-line that Shakira has used a physique double in a few of her performances and even that it is Shakibecca, regardless of there being no proof of this.
Many took to social media to share their theories.
“What’s up with Shakira? She seemed like a totally completely different individual (in comparison with) a couple of weeks in the past in Rio de Janeiro. IS THAT A BODY DOUBLE?” one wrote.
“I am crying, how is it that they’ve put Shakira’s stunt double on the inauguration????” one other requested.
Others disputed the claims, stressing that in fact it was Shakira who was performing on the occasion.
One wrote: “After an intensive investigation into the rumours that the one that appeared at this time will not be Shakira, I am going to let you know what the knowledgeable followers say: they guarantee that it’s certainly her.
“They point out a scar on her brow, she seems to be tall as a result of she’s sporting sneakers with the next sole, and she or he seems thinner. As for her face, they contemplate that the swelling attributed to Botox can be a further issue, and that may clarify using the glasses.”
Regardless of her repeated assertions that she will not be affiliated with Shakira, FIFA is reportedly now reviewing whether or not her giving a efficiency impressed by Shakira and Burna Boy’s tune ‘Dai Dai’, the 2026 World Cup’s official tune, infringes on rights that are related to the World Cup.
This might probably embrace using FIFA imagery, visible components, and branding with out being authorised.
LADbible has approached representatives of Shakibecca and Shakira for remark.
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