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Shakira's father had a stroke moments before her Rio megashow

Shakira performed in front of a huge crowd in Rio de Janeiro

Shakira's father suffered a stroke moments before the singer performed a megashow in Rio de Janeiro.

The Hips Don't Lie hitmaker's 94-year-old father William Mebarack Chadid was rushed to hospital after suffering the medical emergency just as Shakira, 49, was about to take to the stage in front of a crowd of two million people in Copacabana on Saturday (02.05.26).

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