Advertisement

WATCH: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez rock Super Bowl half-time show

Pop stars Jennifer Lopez and Shakira rocked the US Super Bowl half-time show, as the Kansas City ...
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

09.26 3 Feb 2020


Share this article


WATCH: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez...

WATCH: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez rock Super Bowl half-time show

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

09.26 3 Feb 2020


Share this article


Pop stars Jennifer Lopez and Shakira rocked the US Super Bowl half-time show, as the Kansas City Chiefs won their first title in 50 years.

The Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter of the game to beat the fancied San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Florida on Sunday.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes - at 23 the youngest to be named Super Bowl most valuable player - led the underdogs who were last NFL champions in 1970, to an unexpected victory.

Advertisement

They trailed 20-10 but scored 21 unanswered points to take the title, continuing their habit of coming from behind in post-season games.

The 49ers, chasing a sixth Super Bowl, were left to rue their failure to close the game out.

Hits, fireworks, a small army of backing dancers and a cameo from Jennifer Lopez's 11-year-old daughter were the highlights of her and Shakira's colourful half-time show.

It was the first time the much-discussed interlude has been headlined by Latina women for decades - after Gloria Estefan sang at the showpiece event in 1992 and 1999.

Wearing a sparkling red two-piece, Shakira (43) belted out a medley of some of her biggest songs, including 'Empire', 'She Wolf' and 'Whenever, Wherever' - singing in both Spanish and English.

As fireworks lit up the sky, she was joined on stage at the Hard Rock Stadium by Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny and even went crowd surfing during her track 'Hips Don't Lie'.

Lopez (50) arrived on a pole - a nod to her acclaimed role in stripper drama 'Hustlers'.

After changing from black leather to a skin-tight silver bodysuit, she wrapped herself in the Puerto Rico flag to cover Bruce Springsteen's 'Born In The USA'.

As the show climaxed, the singer, whose parents are Puerto Rican, was joined for a duet of 'Let's Get Loud' by her 11-year-old daughter, Emme, and Shakira returned for 'Waka Waka', her anthem for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Shakira said the show was a proud moment for Latinos.

She wrote on Instagram: "We Latinos climbed Kilimanjaro and made history tonight and we couldn't have done it without all of you!"

The Super Bowl half-time performance, one of the biggest gigs in music, was well-received online.

Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian-West were among those offering praise.

Watch the show in full below:

Additional reporting: IRN 


Share this article


Read more about

Half Time Show Jennifer Lopez Kansas City Chiefs Shakira Super Bowl Super Bowl Half-time Show

Most Popular