Shakira’s 2 Kids: All About Milan and Sasha

Shakira may be a music superstar, but her two sons, Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7, take the spotlight at home.

The singer shares Milan and Sasha with her ex-partner, Gerard Piqué, who has announced his retirement from professional football in November 2022. Shakira has said parenthood is the hardest thing she’s ever had to do.

“It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life,” she told PEOPLE in 2015. “I’ve been on the most challenging stages performing in front of really demanding audiences and meeting world leaders which sometimes makes you a little anxious, but nothing made me as self-conscious as mom. … Every day I wonder if I’m doing the right thing. I just want to get ahead in my job, the hardest job in the world.”

Shakira and Gerard Piqué with their children in 2018. Shakira Instagram

Although she and Piqué divorced in June 2022, the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer said she does everything she can to “hide” the situation from her children. She said ELLE“I’m trying to do that and protect them, because that’s my number one mission in life.”

Shakira has also been vocal about giving her sons as normal a life as possible – and that includes not playing her own music at home.

“I can’t deny that I can’t escape the reality that I’m a public figure, and so is their dad,” the star said ET Canada in 2021. “But we try to provide as much normality as possible and live as very simple people.”

In November 2022, Shakira and Piqué reached a custody agreement for their two sons, which insiders say is “best for their children.”

“They’ve been living in Barcelona for eight years, but she and the kids are moving to Miami, where all her maternal family lives,” the source added.

In March 2023, Piqué spoke publicly for the first time about his breakup with Shakira. He told the Spanish publication El País that he is focused on doing “what’s best for their children” and “protecting them” from any harm.

Shakira, Milan and Sasha moved from Barcelona to Miami in April 2023.

“I settled in Barcelona to give my sons stability, the same stability that we are now looking for in some other corner of the world besides family, friends and the sea. Today we started a new chapter in our search for happiness,” says “Vučica”. – wrote the singer on Instagram.

Milan and Sasha made a cameo appearance in Shakira’s music video Acróstico, which was released in May 2023. The boys were seen playing the piano and singing the chorus of the song.

“This year, Milan wrote songs that brought me to tears of emotion, and Sasha spent hours at the piano, finding his voice,” Shakira wrote on Instagram. “Milan and Sasha, it’s so good to see you spread your wings and follow your dreams! There is nothing that makes me more fulfilled than being your mother.”

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In July, Shakira posted again about her sons after the family of three went to a baseball game. The proud mom shared a sweet snap of her and the boy as well as a video of Sasha singing with her and a friend.

“Last night at the Dodgers game with the kids! amazing game!” she captioned the post.

Here’s everything you need to know about Shakira and Gerard Piqué’s sons, Milan and Sasha.

Milan Piqué Mebarak, 9

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Shakira and Piqué welcomed their first son, Milan, on January 22, 2013.

“We are happy to announce the birth of Milan Piqué Mebarak, son of Shakira Mebarak and Gerard Piqué, born on January 22 at 9:36 PM in Barcelona, ​​Spain,” the couple announced on Shakira’s website. “The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn) means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in ancient Roman, impatient and diligent; and in Sanskrit, unification. Just like his father, baby Milan became a member of FC Barcelona at birth. ”

At the beginning of 2013, baby Milan visited his mother while filming Vote. An audience member told PEOPLE that host Carson Daly and Shakira’s fellow trainers Adam Levine and Blake Shelton welcomed the two-month-old. The onlooker added that Shakira “was nothing less than a proud and caring mom,” handing the child off to go backstage only when his shouts became audible in the crowd.

In December 2021, Shakira revealed that Milan enjoys surfing and is a talented pianist. The singer shared a video of Milan playing the piano with another boy playing the violin. “This virtual concert is Milan’s little homage to our dear Bela, who left teaching us parents and children love, respect and devotion to their work, and how to make our children feel that what they do is the most important thing in our world. ,” she wrote. Milan also spent time in the studio with his megastar mom.

Another of Milan’s talents? Dance! In August 2021, Milan joined mom and brother Sasha in dancing to J Balvin’s hit “In Da Getto” in an Instagram video.

Sasha Piqué Mebarak, 7

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Shakira and Piqué’s second son, Sasha Piqué Mebarak, was born on January 29, 2015. Like his big brother, Sasha was born in Barcelona. After his birth, the other parents explained Sasha’s name in a message on Shakira’s website: “The name Sasha is of Greek and Russian origin and means ‘defender of humanity’ and ‘warrior,'” they wrote. Shakira also shared a photo of Sasha’s feet from the hospital, writing: “I have my dad’s feet, looks like I played football my whole life.”

In June 2021, Shakira posted a photo on Instagram celebrating Sasha’s first surfing lesson. In the video, he wore a diving suit and posed with his surfing instructors. The following summer, Shakira shared more pictures of her sons enjoying the water at Wavegarden Surf Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Sasha also showed some athletic ability outside of surfing. In 2017, Shakira shared a video of then-2-year-old Sasha playing tennis, shooting hoops and going down a slide with the caption, “My little athlete!” A year later, the singer posted another video of Sasha practicing tennis with her soccer star dad. Following in his father’s footsteps, Sasha started kicking soccer balls when he was only 6 months old.

He also practiced karate. In February 2022, Shakira shared a video of him winning first place in a martial arts tournament. “Next time if they don’t want me to yell so much, they’ll have to muzzle me!” she joked. A few months earlier, she shared a video of Sasha at another tournament, captioning the clip, “I’m a deranged woman screaming from behind.”

In February 2023, Shakira shared that Sasha had created the artwork for her single “Monotonia” on his iPad.

“I didn’t like what the designers from Sony had created and I asked Sasha what she thought about it,” the singer said in an interview. “He said, ‘No, Mom, let me go,’ and he started doing it on his iPad. He sent it to me, and I sent it to the people at Sony. I think kids have a special sensibility, and I listen to them.”

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