Grammy Award-winning pop star Shakira has again postponed her El Dorado concert tour, due to a haemorrhaged vocal cord.
“Though
I very much hoped to be able to recover my vocal cords in time to pick
the tour back up in January, and after exploring many options to that
effect, I have accepted that this is an injury that simply needs more
time and care to heal,” the Hips Don’t Lie singer, 40, posted last
Wednesday on her official website and social media accounts.
On Nov.
7, Shakira had said that due to strained vocal cords, she could not kick
off the tour the following day in Cologne, Germany, as scheduled, and
planned to begin it instead in Paris on Nov. 10. She later posted an
update saying doctors were advising continued vocal rest. On Nov. 14,
the singer confirmed the issue was “a haemorrhage on my right vocal
cord.”
“Thankfully,” Shakira said, “I am so relieved and happy to
share with you that I will be getting back on the road in June 2018 with
my El Dorado World Tour in Europe, and the US, with Latin America dates
to be announced soon.”
Her Madison Square Garden show, originally scheduled for Jan. 17, is now set for Aug. 10, the venue said.
Chantaje, off Shakira’s 11th studio album, El Dorado, has been certified 16X Platinum sales by the RIAA. – Newsday/TNS
UNFIT: The pop star says this is an injury that simply needs more time and care to heal.