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Originally posted by Scraperwalker
Were not chosen randomly, they are the english speaking countries, and its a big point that the enligsh speaking countries only make 5% of the worlds total population but their entertainment industry is still the most relevant, even so, its still nice to see that there are some artist from the other 98% of the countries who can be big globally and Shakira is the bigest.
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Exactly. I get that it's nice that Shakira is a successful artist not born in an English speaking nation, but why is it necessary or proper to exclude the English speaking countries in the first place? Let her legacy shine on its own and stop trying to make her look better than she really is, because this sort of thing only puts people off and makes them like the artist less for the fans overstating the artists achievements or popularity. When you put her in a list of only non-English speaking countries' artists she might come out near or at the top, but the reality is that those countries are still there and they still have bigger artists, and Shakira's potential #1 spot will never be more than a footnote due to the very existence of the countries you are trying to ignore.