Shakira Stays Grounded With Help Of Her Family

Yahoo! Music, Nov 22, 2002 12:00 pm PST
(11/22/02, 12 p.m. ET) -- Colombian superstar Shakira is currently on the road performing in her first-ever world tour, dubbed the Tour Of The Mongoose 2002. The tour--in support of Shakira's first English-language album, Laundry Service--will visit 30 North American cities through February, with her European stopover scheduled for December.

Shakira credits her family with helping to keep her grounded as she continues to gain worldwide exposure with her concert tour, and via promotional deals with huge corporate sponsors such as Pepsi and Reebok. Shakira told LAUNCH, "I've been very fortunate to have a family around me all these years--people who love me for what I am. People who know where I come from, where I'm going to, what my goals are. They have definitely been a very positive influence in my life to assimilate the subtleties and the nuances of fame and popularity and all that."

Upcoming Tour Of The Mongoose 2002 dates (subject to change):

November 22 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace Of Auburn Hills

November 24 - Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center

November 25 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum

November 27 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre

November 28 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre

November 30 - Boston, MA - FleetCenter

December 2 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena

December 10 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi

December 12 - Cologne, Germany - Cologne Arena

December 16 - London, England - Wembley Arena

-- Jason Gelman, New York

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