El Dorado (English: The Golden, Spanish: [el̪ d̪oˈɾa.ð̞o]) is the eleventh studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 26 May 2017, by Ace Entertainment and Sony Music Latin.

After her self-titled tenth studio album (2014), Shakira had her second child, suffered from writer's block and was uncertain about the future of her career.

Inspired by her personal life and experiences, El Dorado primarily features songs about the singer's relationship with Piqué.

Shakira enlisted longtime collaborator Luis Fernando Ochoa, as well as new producers Supa Dups, Rude Boyz, and The Arcade.

The album is primarily a mixture of Latin pop and reggaeton, alongside influences from bachata, vallenato, cumbia, salsa, hip-hop, R&B, trap, and electropop, amongst others.

The album features six vocal collaborations: two with Colombian singer Maluma, and one each with Nicky Jam, Vives, Prince Royce, Black M, and Magic!.

It became a global success, topping Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart for eleven non-consecutive weeks and becoming certified sixteen times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The album has singles that received Diamond certifications in United States (Latin), Brazil, Argentina, France, and Mexico.

[4] In March 2016, she posted various images on her Instagram account of her writing songs with her longtime collaborator Luis Fernando Ochoa and drumming for the new album.

[7][8] El Dorado is primarily a Spanish album,[2][9][10] with three songs in English,[11] while also featuring Shakira singing a few words in Anglo-French.

"[13] The album opens with "Me Enamoré" ("I Fell in Love"), a "bouncy pop [song] infused with electronica,"[14] with "digitally-stuttered lyrical breakdown.

"[19] "Chantaje" ("Blackmail") is the first duet with Maluma and is an electronic reggaeton song[12][14] about a chase "between a lustful man and an unattainable woman.

"[20] Regarding its lyrics, Shakira explained: "I wanted to give it a different spin, where the girl is the mean one, because I'm tired of hearing songs where women complain about how mistreated they feel.

[11] Sheila Cuartero from Europa FM's radio program Vamos Tarde analyzed the lyrics of the song and stated that it addresses Shakira's love and feelings towards "a supreme God".

[11] To promote the album, Shakira partnered with geolocation platform Landmrk to mobilise her fans to unlock digital 'treasures' at physical locations across the globe on the website, Shakiraeldorado.com.

[24] Her fans visited over 1,000 locations in 99 countries to unlock exclusive content, including the track listing, videos of recording sessions, and clips of her new songs.

The first track, "Comme moi" ("Like Me") is a pop and hip hop[45] duet with French rapper and singer Black M and was included on his third studio album, Éternel insatisfait (2017).

[2] El Dorado also features Shakira's duet with American singer Prince Royce on the bachata love song "Deja Vu", which was first included on his fifth studio album Five (2017).

[48] Upon its release, El Dorado was given three-and-a-half out of five stars by AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who pointed out that the album was "coherent and mature in its understated -- but not boring -- control of mood".

[10] Si Hawkins of The National was positive towards its content, noting that El Dorado is "a summer treat for her Latino fans," highlighting that "the album's hispanic focus allows its star to have some fun, rather than follow North American chart trends" and that it "breaks new ground for this global icon".

[12] In another review, Chuck Campbell of Knoxville News Sentinel considered it "a solid hodgepodge of trendy and classic tracks," while praising her longtime collaborator Luis Fernando Ochoa and noting that her "distinctive voice" is "the not-so-secret weapon, and she's supported by crisp arrangements that reflect her heritage as well as the current state of pop music.

"[14] For Allan Raible of ABC News, El Dorado "finds Shakira continuing to grow as a performer, even if she's sticking to club tracks and love ballads.

"[15] Joan Wallace of Latin Times felt that the album "seems to be a forced compilation of featuring songs we have already listened plus five other not-so-great new tracks."

[59] El Dorado was also the biggest sales week for a Latin album in more than two years, with Gerardo Ortiz's Hoy Mas Fuerte (2015), being the last one to do so.