Gazelle

"I'm Gazelle. Welcome to Zootopia."

- Gazelle

Gazelle is a famous pop star in the 2016 Disney animated feature film Zootopia.

Background
Gazelle is very popular in the world of Zootopia, having many fans, which include Judy Hopps, Clawhauser and surprisingly even the normally gruff and hard to impress Chief Bogo. Her importance and popularity stems from the fact that she is very socially-minded and is all about acceptance and equality for all.

Development
Shakira's involvement with the film begun when the directors met her around 2013. She fell in love with the idea and the central message.

Role in the film
"Good evening, Zootopia! Come on, everybody, put your paws up!"

- Gazelle at her concert

Gazelle is first introduced singing her song "Try Everything", on Judy Hopps' playlist as she is traveling to Zootopia, then at the end, where she was seen as a recording on a jumbo-tron TV introducing herself and saying "Welcome to Zootopia". She is later featured on a phone app where the user can tag their face on a tiger backup dancer performing next to Gazelle, which Clawhauser and Chief Bogo are fans of.

Later on, as fear and discrimination against predators takes hold in Zootopia for fear of them going savage, Gazelle holds a peaceful protest and publicly asks for the harmonious Zootopia she loves and cherishes to be restored.

During the end credits, Gazelle, flanked by four dancing tigers, holds a concert in the middle of town square for all of Zootopia, excluding those incarcerated (though they all dance to it except for Bellwether).

Trivia

 * Gazelle is one of the few characters to actually wear shoes.
 * Ironically, her voice actress (famous pop singer Shakira) doesn't normally like wearing shoes, at least for when she's performing.
 * Gazelle is one of the Zootopia characters to have their names play on their species. The others are Finnick, Flash Slothmore, Mayor Lionheart, Yax, Mr. Otterton and Mrs. Otterton, Duke Weaselton, Peter Moosebridge, and Dr. Badger.
 * Gazelle is currently the only Zootopia character to have the same actor in multiple versions of the movie, as Shakira voiced Gazelle in the English and Latin American Spanish dubs of the movie.
 * The "Dancing With Gazelle" app seen in the film is available on Disney websites.