LatinaSupersta Shakira and Jenifer Lopez two of the world's biggest music stars, are making history at the 2020 Super Bowl representing Latinx on one of the biggest stages in the world. Both performers have a long history of hit songs, business success, and philanthropy. Both are also crossover superstars with hits in both Spanish and English. Shakira has won three Grammys, 11 Latin Grammys and amassed a $350 million fortune. She has sold 80 million records worldwide. Five albums cracked the U.S. Billboard top 10. She writes or co-writes nearly all her songs. JLO is a global icon, and is often described as a triple threat performer (acting, music, and dance). She is regarded as the most influential Hispanic performer in the United States, credited with breaking racial barriers in the entertainment industry. This year, she received critical praise for starring as a stripper in the crime drama Hustlers, for which she earned Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. With a cumulative film gross of US $3.1 billion and estimated global sales of 80 million records, Forbes has ranked the “Nuyorican” as the most powerful celebrity in the world, as well as the 38th most powerful woman in the world. Her other ventures include clothing lines, fragrances, a production company, and a charitable foundation. Lopez has also won humanitarian awards and accolades for her philanthropic work. Both artists can fill huge stadiums around the world, thrilling audiences with their electrifying performances and high energy dance moves. Age is not slowing either one down. Shakira is now 42, and JLO just turned 50. The Super Bowl LIV will be a showcase for the distinctive music and eye-catching moves that have catapulted them both to one-name international pop star status. Shakira’s distinctive sound is a blend of the music and colors of home, the coastal Colombian city of Barranquilla, a melting pot of cultures: indigenous, European, African, Middle Eastern. As Shakira says, “I have a little bit of everything in my blood.” One of her biggest hits: "Waka Waka," the anthem for the 2010 soccer World Cup, had African roots. "Waka Waka" hit number one in more Sh JLo
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