Shakira manages 31.6 million euros in Malta and Luxembourg

Shakira, who lives in Barcelona with her husband, Barcelona soccer player Gerard Piqué, and their two children, is domiciled in the tax haven of the Bahamas, according to the "papers of the paradise ", which ensures that the Colombian singer manages 31.6 million euros in Malta and Luxembourg.

Paris, November 7 (EFE) .- Shakira, who lives in Barcelona with her husband, Barcelona soccer player Gerard Piqué, and their two children, is domiciled in the tax haven of the Bahamas, according to reveal the "paradise papers", which ensure that the Colombian singer manages 31.6 million euros in Malta and Luxembourg.

This is the money obtained for the copyright of his songs, which he manages in those two countries with tax advantages, points out the French newspaper Le Monde, one of the media that has participated in the investigation of the "roles of paradise. "

Speaking to this media, Ezequiel Camerini, one of Shakira's lawyers, clarified that his client has a property in the Bahamas islands, located in the Caribbean, from 2004.

"The following years he had to travel non-stop and he has spent most of his time in different countries.As part of the 'Sale el Sol' tour, he gave 110 concerts all over the world", highlighted Camerini.

The lawyer also recalled that Shakira spends long periods in the United States, where he participates in the musical talent show "The Voice".

The part management of the 31.6 million euros was made since 2007 through the Maltese company Turnesol Limited, which "meets all the legal requirements to operate as such", in the words of Camerini to the Spanish newspaper El confidential, another of the participants in the investigation.

The "papers of paradise" is a journalistic investigation carried out by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and in which 382 informants from nearly a hundred media outlets have participated.

They have analyzed more than 13 million leaked documents about the activities of more than 127 politicians and public figures in opaque territories from 1950 to 2016.

Among the media that have participated are The New York Times, BBC, The Guardian, La Nación, or the Spanish La Sexta and El Confidencial.

Shortly before his name appeared linked to the "papers of paradise", Shakira announced, for reasons doctors, the cancellation of the first concert of his world tour "El Dorado", which was scheduled for tomorrow in the German city of Cologne.

"During my last intense days of rehearsal I have forced my vocal cords and unfortunately, as a result, my doctors have ordered me a total rest of the voice that will last a few days to prevent damage from occurring ", says the singer in a message to her" friends in Germany ", posted on her website.

The Colombian says she feels" very sad "for not being able to fulfill this concert and expresses her confidence that, following medical advice, you can recover soon.

The goal is to start the tour on the next day 10 in Paris, which had to be the second appointment of the tour, and continue later with the scheduled concerts in Antwerp, Montpellier, Bilbao, Madrid, Lisbon, La Coruña, Barcelona, �??�??Lyon, Munich and Zurich, which would be joined on a date not yet determined the suspended of Cologne.