The gender of singer Shakira's second child with her footballer boyfriend Gerard Pique has been revealed - it's a boy.

The singer, who already has son Milan, announced last month that she is expecting again.

Shakira's parents, Nidia Ripoll and William Mebarak Chadid, shared the baby's gender with Hola! magazine Tuesday, reports contactmusic.com.

"We're very happy. She's having another baby boy, a playmate for Milan," they jointly said.