Shakira brings her children's nanny on stage and reminds Piqué that he hasn't paid her severance pay.
Lili Melgar was the first person to warn the singer about the soccer player's infidelities.
BarcelonaShakira's tour is generating a lot of buzz, both for musical reasons—the artist has had to cancel some concerts—and extra-musical ones. During her stop in Mexico, where she will perform seven concerts, the Colombian singer has rekindled the conversation about her conflict with Gerard Piqué after bringing her children's nanny on stage, the woman who supposedly warned her about the soccer player's infidelities. Lili Melgar appeared among Shakira's dancers as the Colombian was preparing to perform. the topic The boss, a song that includes a barb against Piqué's father through the verse "My ex-father-in-law is still there, he hasn't set foot in a grave."
The song is not only an attack on Joan Piqué, but also on Gerard Piqué, who decided not to pay Melgar severance pay after firing her. When the couple separated and Melgar decided to continue working for Shakira, the nanny tried to negotiate compensation for her years of service to the family in Barcelona, but Piqué's team refused to give her any compensation. In the song The boss This conflict is explicitly discussed, as at the beginning of the song we hear Shakira say, "Lili Melgar, this song is for you, they didn't pay you compensation," a phrase she repeated again at the concert in Mexico with the nanny present on stage. During the performance, the singer mentioned her compensation a second time. While Lili Melgar danced and enjoyed the music, Shakira shouted, "Tell the truth, even without compensation."
The Colombian song, made in collaboration with the band Fuerza Regida, a Mexican popular music group originally from California, is an anthem against the exploitation and job insecurity that Latino immigrants often suffer in the United States.