In a historic judicial overturn, the National Court of Spain ruled in favor of Shakira and annulled the tax sanctions imposed against her. The resolution forces the Tax Agency to return to the singer 60 million euros (approximately 65 million dollars) collected “improperly” between taxes and penalties.

The case focused on the year 2011, a period in which the Treasury accused the artist of being a tax resident in Spain and demanded the income from her 120-concert world tour.

The organization argued that, due to his relationship with former soccer player Gerard Piqué, he spent most of his time in the country. However, the court determined that the Administration was never able to verify that Shakira stayed the minimum 183 days required by law to be considered a taxpayer in Spanish territory.

Shakira always stated that she settled permanently in Barcelona at the end of 2014, before moving her tax residence from the Bahamas to Spain in 2015, just before the birth of her second child.

Through an official statement, the Barranquilla woman celebrated the sentence after enduring eight years of “orchestrated campaigns to destroy her reputation.”

The singer reached a last-minute agreement with the prosecution in 2023, thus avoiding a trial that promised to expose her private life.

The singer emphasized that “fraud never existed” and regretted having been treated as guilty for almost a decade. He also dedicated this legal victory to ordinary citizens who are victims of abuse by a system that presumes guilt instead of innocence.

With this final ruling, the music star closes one of the most complex chapters of his private life. Now he is preparing to focus on his music career, ahead of his next historic performance at the 2026 World Cup final halftime show.