At Shakira's eighth Madrid concert, Dua Lipa appeared before 50,000 spectators and joined her for Antología. It was their first live performance together, after Lipa had sung the song in Spanish in Bogotá on November 28, 2025.
By the eighth Madrid concert, Shakira's residency had already reached a major night. Dua Lipa then walked onto the stage before 50,000 spectators. The two singers performed Antología together for the first time.
The song comes from Pies descalzos, Shakira's 1995 album. Its place in the set quickly became the night's main talking point.
It was a surprise.
Before settling on Antología, the production considered two songs for the duet. The track was ultimately chosen because it connected directly to Dua Lipa’s earlier tribute to Shakira in Bogotá.
Shakira welcomed Lipa warmly. She called the meeting an honour and a luxury, then praised Lipa's humility after they met that afternoon. Shakira also thanked her for the way she treated the Colombian singer's team.
Lipa answered in Spanish. She thanked Shakira for the invitation and said she was grateful to be there. El País and EFE reported the exchange and Shakira's comments about her guest.
The choice of song had a clear reason.
Lipa had already performed Antología during a Radical Optimism concert in Bogotá on November 28, 2025. She sang the song in Spanish as a tribute to Shakira. Shakira later wrote on social media that music had brought together a woman from London and another from Barranquilla.
Lipa described that night as beautiful. She also said she loved singing Shakira's song.
Shakira’s Madrid residency was originally planned to include 12 shows. By October 3, eight concerts had already taken place, making the duet with Dua Lipa part of the eighth performance in the Spanish capital.
Bogotá supplied the backstory. Lipa had first carried Antología into her own concert. In Madrid, Shakira brought that interpretation into her residency and introduced Lipa on her stage.
Lipa arrived in Madrid around midday on the same Saturday. Her appearance was not listed in the regular performance details provided in the source material. That kept her entrance a genuine surprise for the audience.
The opening "wolf walk" also brought several familiar faces into the show. Shakira appeared with Paz Vega, Sara Carbonero and Isabel Jiménez, María Casado and Juana Acosta. Luis Tosar, Blanca Romero, Fernando Llorente and Ana Fernández were among the well-known figures in the stadium.
Jezz Befos and Lauren Sanchez were listed among the 50,000 attendees. Their presence added to the celebrity profile of the evening, which centered on Shakira and a British artist who had already created a link to the song in Bogotá.
The Madrid performance worked because the two singers had different roles in its history. Lipa had performed Antología alone in Bogotá. Shakira then made room for that song in Madrid. The result was their first appearance together, built around a documented earlier performance and a surprise that the audience had not been told to expect.
