Shakira: "Beyonce's Spanish is Excellent"  2/22/07

Latina pop star Shakira has lavished praise on Beyonce Knowles for her excellent grasp of the Spanish language - and admires the star for her determined work ethic.

The star collaborated on new track Beautiful Liar for Beyonce's re-release of B'Day, which includes an additional six Spanish songs, and Shakira insists the experience was "thrilling".

Speaking to MTV, she says, "(Beyonce) has a very good accent when she sings in Spanish and I think anything that she wants to do she will do just fine, because she is a very determined and focused woman and that is something to admire. She is a great artist.

"I am very happy and very excited about (working with Beyonce). I have just finished shooting a video with her. It was a fantastic experience to work with her, to get to know her as the great artist that she is.

"She is an amazing performer and also a sweet person and a very nice human being and I am so thrilled and thankful for her invitation. It was her idea to make me a part of her album and it has been wonderful."