\n\t\u201cThis was my idea. It came about purely because I had done a song for the American Country Music Awards with Chris Stapleton, and it was so much fun that I proposed it to the band and to the team: How fun would it be if every night we do a different song?\u201d she told Variety last in October. \u201cAnd everyone was like, well that\u2019s quite ambitious.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThroughout her run in Latin America this winter, she\u2019s tapped into iconic songs from the region, putting her own spin on them, and even giving speeches in the local language. That\u2019s been particularly impressive from the pop star, who has chronicled her journey learning Spanish and practicing with fans. \u201cIt\u2019s very nerve-wracking!\u201d the singer said. \u201cEspecially when we we\u2019re doing them in different languages, that\u2019s definitely \u2014 my God, my playlist was on loop, all I was doing was looking at the lyrics and listening over and over for intonations and accents and how to try and perfect things in Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Czech.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAs the Radical Optimism Tour comes to a close at Mexico City\u2019s Estadio GNP Seguros in early December, here\u2019s every Spanish- and Portuguese-language song she\u2019s performed in Spain and Latin America.<\/p>\n
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\t\u201cH\u00e9roe\u201d by Enrique Iglesias in Madrid<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Redferns for ABA\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\tDua Lipa brought it back to 2001 during her visit to Madrid on May 11. During her first night at Movistar Arena, she performed \u201cH\u00e9roe,\u201d the Spanish-language (and arguably more emotional version) of Enrique Iglesias\u2019 hit song \u201cHero,\u201d hitting every note.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI am very grateful to be here,\u201d she said in perfect Spanish before the performance. \u201cThe next song I want to sing for you is a little different, because every night I wanted to sing a song from a local artist. If you know it, sing it with me.\u201d \u2014T.M.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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\t\u201cMe Gustas T\u00fa\u201d by Manu Chao in Madrid<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Redferns for ABA\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cMe gustan los aviones, me gustas t\u00fa!\u201d Lipa brought a little Latin reggae to Madrid during her second show in Spain in May. For her surprise cover on May 12, the pop star performed a rendition of Manu Chau\u2019s \u201cMe Gustas T\u00fa.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tDressed in a bright red, lace bodysuit, the pop diva danced around the stage delivering the love lyrics and its infectious Espa\u00f1ol-Fran\u00e7ais chorus. \u201c\u00bfQu\u00e9 voy a hacer? Je ne sais pas!\u201d \u2014T.M.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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\t\u201cDe M\u00fasica Ligera\u201d by Soda Stereo in Buenos Aires<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Getty Images for ABA\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\tDua showed she\u2019d been paying attention to the biggest songs in Argentina when she arrived in the country for a set of two back-to-back shows. During her first night, she delighted the crowd by diving into the rock en espa\u00f1ol anthem \u201cDe M\u00fasica Ligera,\u201d by the iconic band Soda Stereo.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe entire crowd joined in on the soaring chorus as Lipa channeled her best Gustavo Cerati. Just before she launched into the song, she told the crowd in Spanish, \u201cI\u2019ve learned that rock music is very strong here and I found this song \u2014 I think everyone knows it.\u201d \u2014J.L.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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\t\u201cTu Misterioso Alguien\u201d by Miranda! in Buenos Aires<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Getty Images for ABA\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\tDuring her second night in Buenos Aires at the River Plate stadium, the singer shocked the crowd by performing a cover of \u201cTu Misterioso Alguien\u201d by electropop duo Miranda! The song offered a different side of the country\u2019s music and came just after she\u2019d performed the rock staple \u201cDe Musica Ligera\u201d the night before.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI can\u2019t believe this moment,\u201d Dua said onstage before performing the song. \u201cI have a surprise. It\u2019s a song from this country I am in. I found a song by a group that I now love.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe track is the standout from their 2009 album, and has been having a resurgence in Argentina over the last year. \u201cIt\u2019s a version that we didn\u2019t even dream of imagining,\u201d the duo, comprising Alejandro Sergi and Juliana Gattas, said of the cover. \u201cWe\u2019re in complete shock!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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\t\u201cTu Falta de Querer\u201d by Mon Laferte in Santiago<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for ABA\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\tDua Lipa channeled a Chilean femme fatale during her first show in Santiago, Chile on Nov. 11. For her surprise song that day, the pop queen performed a rendition of Mon Laferte\u2019s heart-wrenching hit, \u201cTu Falta de Querer.\u201d<\/p>\n