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.
At Shakira's eighth Madrid concert, Dua Lipa took the stage with the singer, performing Antología together for the first time before 50,000 spectators. The duet followed Lipa's performance of the song in Spanish in Bogotá on November 28, 2025.
The song comes from Shakira's 1995 album Pies descalzos, and its place in the set quickly became the night's basic talking point. EFE reported that the production considered two songs for the duet before choosing Antología because of its connection to Lipa's earlier tribute to Shakira in Bogotá.
Shakira gave Lipa a warm welcome. She called their meeting an honour and a luxury, praised Lipa's humility after they met that afternoon, and thanked her for the way she treated the Colombian singer's team.
Lipa answered in Spanish, thanking Shakira for the invitation and saying she was grateful to be there. El País and EFE reported the exchange, along with Shakira's comments about her guest.
Lipa had already performed Antología during a Radical Optimism concert in Bogotá on November 28, 2025. She sang it 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 and said she loved singing Shakira's song.
EFE reported that Shakira's Madrid residency was originally planned to include 12 shows. By October 3, eight concerts had taken place, making the duet with Dua Lipa part of the eighth performance in the Spanish capital.
Bogotá supplied the backstory: Lipa had first performed Antología at 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 absent from the regular performance details provided in the source material, making 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 an evening centered on Shakira and a British artist who had already established a connection to the song in Bogotá.
The two singers had different roles in Antología's history: Lipa performed it alone in Bogotá, then Shakira brought the song into her Madrid residency and welcomed Lipa onto her stage. Their first appearance together grew out of that earlier performance, surprising an audience that had not been told to expect it.
