![Colombian singer Shakira smiles and waves to photographers as she walks out of a seaside hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday June 12, 2003. Shakira is on a private visit to Lebanon, Colombian singer Shakira smiles and waves to photographers as she walks out of a seaside hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday June 12, 2003. Shakira is on a private visit to Lebanon,](https://l450v.alamy.com/450vfr/2pf6kf0/colombian-singer-shakira-smiles-and-waves-to-photographers-as-she-walks-out-of-a-seaside-hotel-in-beirut-lebanon-on-thursday-june-12-2003-shakira-is-on-a-private-visit-to-lebanon-the-country-of-her-ancestors-ap-photo-hussein-malla-2pf6kf0.jpg)
Colombian singer Shakira smiles and waves to photographers as she walks out of a seaside hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday June 12, 2003. Shakira is on a private visit to Lebanon,
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I'm so proud of my heritage, so proud of you': Shakira tells crowd as she performs in ancestral home of Lebanon
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