Dua Lipa Covers Enrique Iglesias' ‘Hero' In Spanish at Madrid Show
The British pop queen sang a gorgeous rendition of Enrique Iglesias' 2001 hit 'Hero,' singing fully in Spanish. The crowd cheered and applauded the nice gesture of singing a song by a Spanish star in their language, to which she responded 'muchas gracias,' flashing a huge smile at the crowd.
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Iglesias released the song in 2001, at the peak of the Latin explosion, in English and Spanish. It was part of his album Escape. The English version of the track peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent a total of 34 weeks on the chart. Meanwhile, the Spanish version, 'Héroe,' peaked at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs for one week.
It's not the first time Dua Lipa has shown off her Spanish-speaking skills. Last year, she delivered, entirely in Spanish, a spoken-word opener for Charli xcx and Troye Sivan's 'Talk Talk' remix where she says, 'Hay una fiesta en mi casa, vengan. Será muy divertido,' or, 'There will be a party at my house, come. It will be fun' when translated to English.
The 'Levitating' singer will perform a second sold-out show in Madrid before heading to France for two shows in Lyon on May 15 and 16. She is set to return to Pristina, Kosovo, where her family lineage traces back to, this summer to headline her own Sunny Hill Festival on Aug. 1.
Check out a clip of Dua Lipa singing 'Héroe' below.
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