No one can say that the 'Hips Don't Lie Artist' isn't a real 'soldier' in what concerns her music and her duties to her fans. A concert at the Heliodoro Stadium in Tenerife almost got canceled because of a very nasty viral infection that attacked her quite suddenly.

A close friend of the artist said that she had been feeling bad and suffered of high fever all day long and that her appearance on the stage wasn't definite until the very last moment. Nevertheless, she battled her sore throat... and won.

Not willing to disappoint the 30,000 fans that gathered on the Stadium, Shakira stepped up and performed for them, although she still had high fever. But she did follow the doctor's instructions and put on some clothes to keep the situation under control.

The curvy Latino artist performed her provocative dancing figures dressed up in pants and t-shirt, and refused to take off the warm pants even when she put on her belly dancer's costume.