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Shakira welcomes baby boy Milan

Singer Shakira gave birth to her first child, a boy, on Tuesday in Barcelona, the Colombian pop star said on her website.The "Hips Don't Lie" singer and her boyfriend, the Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique, named the 6-pound,  6-ounce boy Milan. "Milan means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious, and in Sanskrit, unification," the star said in a statement
In this undated photo provided by UNICEF, Shakira poses while pregnant with Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué.
In this undated photo provided by UNICEF, Shakira poses while pregnant with Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué.AP / Today

Singer Shakira gave birth to her first child, a boy, on Tuesday in Barcelona, the Colombian pop star said on her website.

The "Hips Don't Lie" singer and her boyfriend, the Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique, named the 6-pound,  6-ounce boy Milan. 

"Milan means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious, and in Sanskrit, unification," the star said in a statement posted on her website. 

"Just like his father, baby Milan became a member of FC Barcelona at birth," the couple joked in a statement. Pique is a defender for Spanish La Liga runner-up FC Barcelona. 

Shakira, 35, announced her pregnancy in September after bowing out of a performance in Las Vegas. 

The couple last week asked fans to donate gifts such as mosquito nets and vaccines to help needy children in an online baby shower. Shakira is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. 

Shakira has signed on to be a judge on the upcoming season of the hit singing contest "The Voice," which is broadcast by U.S. network NBC. She and R&B singer Usher will replace judges Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green. 

The singer fist met Pique, 25, in 2010, but only confirmed that they had been in a relationship in March 2011. 

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