Who Are Shakira's Kids? Meet the Singer's Sons Milan and Sasha

It doesn’t matter ‘Whenever, Wherever’ she goes, Shakira will always have a special place in her heart for her kids. She shares her two sons — Milan, 7, and Sasha, 5 — with her longtime boyfriend, Gerard Piqué.

The couple met in 2010 on the set of her “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” music video. Gerard appeared in the video as himself and it didn’t take long for the two to fall in love. Once they formed a family together, Shakira felt like her life was complete.

“For years I spent my life pressing pause on those things that are now my priority, like having a family. I pressed pause on that. Now, I hit play,” she previously told Billboard. “I formed a family, and it’s the most wonderful thing, the most important thing to me. And before, I used to be the center of my whole world and the beginning and the end, the alpha and omega of my whole world, and now my kids and my family are that one priority.”

However, life was anything but easy for the Colombian native after she welcomed her kids. The mom of two had to quickly learn how to balance her work and family life.

“I was in front of this white canvas and sort of panicking, and I was, at the same time, conflicted because I didn’t want to stop spending time with my kids,” she explained about experiencing writer’s block. “But I also wanted to attend to my own needs as a creator, as an artist, as a producer.”

Over the years, the “Hips Don’t Lie” songstress has learned a lot from her children. One such thing being multitasking.

“Each one keeps me on my toes and forces me to educate myself further as I’m working to educate them along with their teachers,” she once said. “Everything is centered around them now. It’s a new dimension of love, at least for me, that’s indescribable. It’s also helped me be more disciplined overall about sticking to a schedule now, because you’re forced to prioritize. Before I was my own boss, but I have two tiny bosses to answer to now.”

Scroll below to learn more about Shakira’s two kids!

Milan Piqué Mebarak

In 2013, Shakira welcomed her first child with Gerard. She was so excited to have a baby that she would bring him to the recording studio with her and even to film NBC’s The Voice.

While posting a picture of her kid on the show to Instagram, Shakira penned the caption, “Mommy, thank you for bringing me to @nbcthevoice, so fun! Even though your fellow judges seem like a doubtful influence to me, I’m ready for season six.”

Though Milan has joined his famous mom during some of her biggest appearances, Shakira revealed in a July 2021 interview with ET Canada that her sons are not exposed to her music at home.

“I don’t make them listen to my music,” the Grammy winner said. “I try to avoid playing my own music in my house. I try to give them as much normalcy as I can. I can’t deny they can’t escape the reality that I’m a public person, as well as their dad. But we try to provide as much normalcy as we can, and live really as very simple people.”

The music genes run in the family because Milan is an incredible musician too. In December 2021, Shakira posted a video on Instagram of the youngster playing classical songs on the piano. In addition to music, Milan enjoys going surfing with his brother.

Sasha Piqué Mebarak

Shakira welcomed her second child in 2015. After he was born she announced the great news on her official website.

“We are happy to announce the birth of Sasha Pique Mebarak, son of Shakira Mebarak and Gerard Pique, born January 29 at 9:54 p.m., in Barcelona,” the “La Tortura” singer and the professional soccer player said in the statement. “The name Sasha is of Greek and Russian descent and means ‘defender of mankind’ and ‘warrior.’ The hospital confirmed that both mother and child are in excellent health.”

Sasha loves staying active like his big brother. He took tennis lessons which his mother showed off in a video in 2018. He began taking surfing lessons in June 2021, in between joining Shakira to make some iconic TikTok dance videos.