Shakira falls onstage before live performance of ‘Wherever, Whenever’

Not even gravity can keep Shakira down for long.

The Colombian hitmaker had some bad luck while onstage for her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour in Montreal. Shakira was on the verge of singing “Whenever, Whenever” during her May 20 concert when she lost her balance, and slid forward, falling onstage.

In fan-captured footage of the moment, Shakira handles her fall like a pro, gracefully spinning herself around so she can get back up, right in front of the microphone. Fans on social media were quick to praise her recovery. 

“She handled it like the boss that she is,” wrote one X user, while another dubbed the moment, “A great example of resilience.”

Shakira’s fall isn’t the first turbulence that her tour has faced. In February, the singer, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, postponed the first of two tour dates at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru, announcing that she’d been hospitalized with a stomach issue.

“The doctors whose care I am currently under have communicated that I am not in good enough condition to perform this evening,” she wrote in the Feb 16 post. “”I am very sad that I will not be able to take the stage today. I’ve been looking forward to reuniting with my incredible fans here in Peru.”

The following month, the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer called off concerts in Santiago, Chile, Medellín, Colombia, and Lima, Peru due to stage production issues.

“You all, who have accompanied me for thirty years, know more than anyone my professionalism and how much I strive to give you the best,” the singer wrote on March 2. “You can only imagine how painful it is for me as an artist after so much effort to come to a country I love and have to reprogram my show for circumstances out of my and my production team’s control.”

Shakira explained that her team relied on a “production company hired by the local promoter” who she alleged did not follow the specifications provided by her team, resulting in a stage they deemed “not stable enough to guarantee the safety of my band, dancers, fans, and me.”

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Shakira kicked off the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour on Feb. 11 at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She went on to make stops in São Paulo and Peru, with the tour snaking through South America, Central America, the Dominican Republic, the United States, and Canada.

The title of the tour is taken from the singer’s 12th studio album, which arrived in 2024, marking her first LP since 2017’s El Dorado. The lyric, “Las mujeres ya no lloran, / las mujeres facturan” translates to “women don’t cry, they charge,” or “they cash in.” 

Shakira took home the trophy for Best Latin Pop Album for Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran at this year’s Grammy Awards, where she was also featured as a performer.

Her tour is currently scheduled to conclude on November 16, with rescheduled tour dates in Lima, Peru.