Saturday, April 29, 2006
First She Wins My Heart, Then Some Latin Billboard Awards
Pop songstress Shakira won six awards and reggaeton pacesetter Daddy Yankee took home three at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday night.
Later, Shakira, wearing a sparkling blue bikini top and red-and-white skirt, unleashed her trademark hip-wiggle as she danced and sang alongside Wyclef Jean on their pulsing collaboration "Hips Don't Lie."
The performance kept with the theme of these awards over the years: mix Latin acts with performances with crossover appeal.
Shakira also won the Spirit of Hope Award, in honor of the 29-year-old's work to improve living conditions for Colombian children through her charitable organization, Fundacion Piez Descalzos (Bare Feet Foundation). Four children from her foundation surprised her on stage and gave her the award.
You see- beauty, talent and a heart…. Oh muy nina, my infatuation just becomes more and more founded. Now if you could just be patient I have the strange urge to buy another copy of “The Catcher in the Rye.”