YouTuber Daniela Andrade Covers Shakira, Gets Star's Approval
YouTuber Daniela Andrade's cover of "Hips Don't Lie" may be the best and most unique cover of Shakira's 2005 monster hit.
The singer, uses her YouTube channel to share original songs and covers of a variety of popular hits, but her take on "Hips Don't Lie" is on another level.
In the video, posted on Dec. 8, 2015, Andrade not only covered the song but made it a completely different tune with just her soothing voice and a guitar on hand.
While she performed like a pro, Andrade revealed, on the video's caption, that she was nervous.
"If you couldn't tell, I was nearly losing all my marbles throughout this entire video. Life is wild," she wrote.
However, the young Canadian singer breezes her way through the song effortlessly, and when she's done with Shakira's tune, she gets the approval of the Latin superstar herself.
The Colombian singer makes an appearance towards the end of Andrade's video. Shakira can be seen enjoying a snack while focused on her phone when the camera pans away from Andrade.
When the social media star asks the pop star what she's up to, Shakira explains that she is playing "Love Rocks," the mobile arcade game she launched in October.
"I love that version, wow," Shakira can be heard telling Andrade about her cover.
The star, who served as a judge on "The Voice," where she coached other musical hopefuls, even took a selfie with Andrade, who shared it on Instagram.
On her Twitter account in October, Andrade revealed that she went all the way to Barcelona to meet with the music superstar.
With her musical covers, Andrade proves she can take any song, of any genre, and make it her own.
Some of her popular covers include Drake's "Hotline Bling," Calvin Harris and Disciples "How Deep Is Your Love," Beyonce's "Crazy In Love," Sia's "Elastic Heart," Radiohead's "Creep" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," among others.
Check out Andrade's cover of "Hips Don't Lie" below.
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