Shakira: Baby on the way is pop-star's first

Shakira announces theimminentarrival of her first baby with soccer-playing boyfriend Gerard Pique.

Shakirais pregnant with her first child.

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The 35-year-old pop superstar posted on her website Wednesday that she and 25-year-old boyfriend Gerard Pique "are very happy awaiting the arrival of our first baby." Pique, who is from Barcelona, is a soccer player for FC Barcelona.

No more details were available.

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The Grammy-winning Colombian singer is postponing p! romotion al activities and won't perform at Friday's iHeartRadio Music festival in Las Vegas.

Shakirasaid in a 2009 interview that she was ready to reproduce, explaining: "I really would like to have a big belly."

She dated Antonio de La Rua, the son of former Argentinian President Fernando de la Rua, for more than a decade. They split in 2011.

Shakirais due to be a judge on next season's "The Voice."