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Live from Paris (2011)

Where the lyrics of Live from Paris take you, and where it was really made.

Both Paris nights were filmed for the album, and the second night was added after the first had already been announced.

Key places

Paris concert hall where the album was filmed (2011)

Live show Paris — Shakira performed at this Paris concert hall on 13 and 14 June 2011. Both nights were filmed for the live album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording location listed for the album (2011)

Recording site Accor Arena — This venue is listed as the recording location for the album. The source describes the filming at the Paris-Bercy concert hall, so the exact building position is not confirmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live from Paris (Spanish: En vivo desde París): fourth live album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira
• Filmed at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy concert hall in Paris, France
• Concerts on 13 and 14 June 2011, part of the European leg of The Sun Comes Out World Tour
• Released as a DVD with live audio CD, a standard DVD, and a Blu-ray Disc edition
• Released in most countries on 2 December 2011; in the United States on 5 December
• Full performances of 22 songs, plus behind-the-scenes documentary footage

Background

• After the European dates sold out, the tour was extended into 2011
• A Paris show on 14 June was announced first; 13 June was added at the same venue
• Recording screened in select cinemas in Belgium, Brazil, Holland, Italy, Mexico, Portugal and Spain, in Dolby Surround
• Official website posted trailers and previews, including "Whenever, Wherever"
• Cover of French singer-songwriter Francis Cabrel's "Je L'Aime à Mourir" was added to the setlist for the Paris concerts only
• Studio version of the Cabrel cover was released as a single on 29 November 2011
• The single peaked at number one in Wallonia and France

Recording

• Both performances were filmed for the live album at the Paris venue

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, born 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia.
• Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer and record producer, known as the "Queen of Latin Music".
• Signed to Sony Music Colombia at age 13; debut album Magia (1991) was not a commercial success.
• Breakthrough with Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998).
• English crossover album Laundry Service (2001) sold over 15 million copies worldwide.
• Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005) and Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005) followed, with "Hips Don't Lie" becoming her first Billboard Hot 100 number one.
• Has written or co-written virtually all the music she has recorded.
• Holds four Grammy Awards and fifteen Latin Grammy Awards.
• Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (2024) topped Billboard Top Latin Albums, making her the first woman with number-one albums across four decades.
• Known for blending Latin, Western and Middle Eastern influences in her music and dance.

Philanthropy

• Founded Fundación Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Foundation) in 1997 to build schools for underprivileged children in Colombia.
• Became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2003.
• Appointed to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in 2011.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Received generally favourable reviews from critics, who praised it as a showcase of Shakira's versatility
• One reviewer criticised the singer for putting less emphasis on vocals and more on the dance routines

Reappraisal

• Carlos Quintana (About.com) praised the song selection as reflective of Shakira's evolution as an artist and called the DVD fantastic because of the high quality of the sound and the video
• Stephen Thomas Erlewine (AllMusic) complimented the energy of the audio CD and Shakira's versatility, and found the video versions much more impressive
• Adam Markovitz (Entertainment Weekly) gave the live album a mixed review: he praised the visual show but was critical of her vocals

Records

• French Albums Chart: entered at number 32, peaked at number 8 for two weeks, spent 35 weeks on the chart; her first live album to chart in France
• France (SNEP): DVD certified platinum in 2011 for 15,000 units; live album certified platinum in 2012 for 100,000 units
• Mexican Albums Chart: entered at number 13, peaked at number 4
• Mexico (AMPROFON): certified platinum and gold
• US Billboard Top Latin Albums: peaked at number 2, 17 weeks on the chart
• US Latin Pop Albums: peaked at number 1, 16 weeks on the chart; her first live album to top a chart since MTV Unplugged (2000)
• Nominated for Best Live DVD at the 2012 Premios Shock awards

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The 13 June show was added to the Paris dates after the 14 June show had already been announced.
• The Cabrel cover was performed only in the Paris concerts, and its studio single peaked at number one in Wallonia and France.
• The Dolby Surround screenings took place in select cinemas in seven countries before the release.
• The album was nominated for Best Live DVD at the 2012 Premios Shock awards.
• The DVD was certified platinum in France in 2011 for 15,000 units, before the full album was certified in 2012.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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