Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
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Shakira in 2006

Shakira in 2006, during the "Oral Fixation Tour"
Birth name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Reath
Born February 2, 1977 (age 30)
 Barranquilla, Colombia
Genre(s) Pop music, Latin pop, Rock en español
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Producer, Actress
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Drums
Years active 1991 – present
Label(s) Sony BMG, Epic
Website www.shakira.com

Born in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 2, 1977, known simply as Shakira (meaning "Woman of Grace" in Arabic), is an internationally famous singer and songwriter.

Shakira is a two-time Grammy Award and eight-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer who has been a major figure in the pop music scene of Latin America since the mid-1990s. In 2001, she broke through into the English-speaking market with the release of her first album in that language, Laundry Service, which has sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States and 15 million copies worldwide. Shakira is the highest selling Colombian artist of all time, having sold nearly fifty million copies of her albums, and the only artist from that country to reach the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart.

According to the United World Chart, Shakira is as of 2008 the sixth most successful artist so far for the last decade, in terms of single sales. She is also the first, and currently only, artist to have two songs in the top ten of the most successful singles since 1999. Los Angeles Times declared Shakira "the most completely adapted crossover performer in contemporary pop music".

Shakira will be awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, making her the first Colombian to receive this honor. 

Nombre Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Alias(es) Shakira
Naci? 2 de febrero de 1977
Origen Barranquilla, Colombia
Estilo(s) Poprock
Ocupación(es) cantautora
Instrumento(s) Voz, Guitarra, Armónica y Batería
Tiempo 1991-Presente
Discogr?fica(s) Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Epic Records
Sitio web www.shakira.com
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
 
Cantante y compositora de pop y rock, en español e inglés, nació en Barranquilla (Colombia), el 2 de febrero de 1977, En árabe Shakira significa "mujer llena de gracia", y para los hindúes significa "diosa de la luz".
 
Se trata de una de las cantantes del ámbito musical latino con más éxito internacional. Sus discos más vendidos han sido Pies Descalzos, Dónde están los ladrones??, Laundry Service, Fijación Oral Vol. 1 y Oral Fixation Vol. 2; entre sus canciones más populares están "Estoy Aquí", "Ciega, Sordomuda", "Ojos Así", "Whenever, Wherever", "Underneath Your Clothes", "La Tortura" (con el cantante español Alejandro Sanz) y "Hips Don't Lie" (con la colaboración del rapero y productor Wyclef Jean).
 
Shakira is the most successful Latin American female pop artist in the music history. She is often called Latin Madonna for her impressive record sales in Central and South America. However, the beginning of her music career was not smooth, which she mentions very rarely and prefers not to talk about it. Her international success starts from her third album Pies Descalzos, which was a breakthrough in 1996 in the Americas.
Full name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Date of birth: February 2, 1977
Place of birth: Barranquilla, Colombia
Parents: William Mebarak and Nidia Ripoll
Citizenship: Colombia
Social status: Single (fianc? - Antonio De La Rua, son of ex-president of Argentina, 2000 - 2010; 
Gerard Pique, FC Barcelona player, officially since 2011) 
Place of residence: Bahamas, also USA, Dominican Republic, Colombia and Uruguay
Occupation: Singer-songwriter
Music style: Pop-rock, Latin
Studio albums: Magia (1991)
Peligro (1993)
Pies Descalzos (1995)
Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (1998)
Laundry Service (2001)
Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005)
Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005)
She Wolf (2009)
Sale El Sol (2010)
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First song: Gafas Oscuras (1985)
Renowned hits: Estoy Aquí (1996); Ciega, Sordomuda (1998); Inevitable (1999); Ojos Así (1999); Whenever, Wherever (2001); Underneath Your Clothes (2002); Objection (Tango) (2002); La Tortura (2005), Don't Bother (2005), Hips Don't Lie (2006), She Wolf / Loba (2009), Waka, Waka (2010), Loca (2010)
Worldwide record sales: Over 50 million copies
Duets with other singers: with Joe Arroyo - Te Olvid? (1998 - Barranquilla Carnaval)

with Melissa Etheridge - Come To My Window / Inevitable (1999 - Alma Awards)

with Mary J. Blige - Love Is A Battlefield (2002 - VH1 Divas Las Vegas)

with Alejandro Sanz - La Tortura (2005 - Fijación Oral, Vol. 1)

with Gustavo Cerati - No (2005 - Fijación Oral, Vol. 1)

with Gustavo Cerati - Día Especial (2005 - Fijación Oral, Vol. 1)

with Gustavo Cerati - The Day and The Time (2005 - Oral Fixation, Vol. 2)

with Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie (2006 - re-release of Oral Fixation, Vol. 2)

with Alejandro Sanz - Corazón Partío (2006 - Concierto De Los Números Uno)

with Alejandro Sanz - Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No (2006 - El Tren De Los Momentos)

with Beyoncé - Beautiful Liar (2007 - B'Day [Deluxe Edition])

with Miguel Bosé - Si tú no vuelves (2007 - Papito)

with Annie Lennox - Sing (2007 - Songs of Mass Destruction)

with Wyclef Jean - King and Queen (2007 - Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant)

with Dizzee Rascal - Loca (2010 - Sale El Sol)

with El Cata - Loca (2010 - Sale El Sol)

with Pitbull - Rabiosa (2010 - Sale El Sol)

with El Cata - Rabiosa (2010 - Sale El Sol)

Worlwide travel: Over 50 countries
Acting: Main act in Colombian telenovella "El Oasis" (1994) (as Luisa-Maria)
Charity: Pies Descalzos Foundation (established in 1997) to aid Colombian children suffering from civil was violence. UNICEF Good Will Ambassador since 2003. Foundation ALAS (Artistas Latinos en Acción Solidaria) since 2006