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Shakira Biography

Shakira is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia. Colombian singer-songwriter whose 2006 song “Hips Don’t Lie” became a #1 hit. She initially gained fame from her 1995 major-label debut album, Pies Descalzos, and found international success with her 2002 track “Whenever, Wherever.”

She collaborated with fellow Colombian sensation Maluma on the hit songs “Chantaje,” “Clandestino” and “Trap.” In February 2020, she and Jennifer Lopez headlined the Super Bowl LIV halftime show.

Born on 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia, she is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado. Her paternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon to New York City, where her father was born. Her father then immigrated to Colombia at age 5. The name Shakira (Arabic: شاكرة ‎) is Arabic for “grateful”, the feminine form of the name Shakir (Arabic: شاكر ‎). From her mother, she has Catalan/Spanish and Italian ancestry. She was raised Catholic and attended Catholic schools. She has eight older half-siblings from her father’s previous marriage. Shakira spent much of her youth in Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia, and wrote her first poem, titled “La Rosa De Cristal/The Crystal Rose”, when she was only four years old. As she was growing up, she was fascinated watching her father writing stories on a typewriter, and asked for one as a Christmas gift. She got that typewriter at the age of seven, and has continued writing poetry since then. These poems eventually evolved into songs. When Shakira was two years old, an older half-brother was killed in a motorcycle accident; six years later, at the age of eight, Shakira wrote her first song, titled “Tus gafas oscuras/Your dark glasses”, which was inspired by her father, who for years wore dark glasses to hide his grief.

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (/ʃ ə ˈ k ɪər ə / ; Spanish: [ʃaˈkiɾa] ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and philanthropist. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she made her recording debut under Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13. Following the commercial failure of her first two Colombian albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her next albums, Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). Shakira entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001). It sold over 13 million copies, spawned the international number-one singles “Whenever, Wherever” and “Underneath Your Clothes”, and propelled her reputation as a leading crossover artist.

She announced her relationship with Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique in 2011. The couple welcomed their first son, Milan Piqué Mebarak, on January 22, 2013 and their second son, Sasha Pique Mebarak, on January 29, 2015.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Shakira’s debut album, Magia, was recorded with Sony Music Colombia in 1990 when she was only 13 years old. The songs are a collection made by her since she was eight, mixed pop-rock ballads and disco uptempo songs with electronic accompaniment. The album was released in June 1991 and featured “Magia” and three other singles. Though it fared well on Colombian radio and gave the young Shakira much exposure, the album did not fare well commercially, as only 1,200 copies were sold worldwide. After the poor performance of Magia, Shakira’s label urged her to return to the studio to release a follow-up record. Though she was little known outside of her native Colombia at the time, Shakira was invited to perform at Chile’s Viña del Mar International Song Festival in February 1993. The festival gave aspiring Latin American singers a chance to perform their songs, and the winner was then chosen by a panel of judges. Shakira performed the ballad “Eres” (“You Are”) and won the trophy for third place. One of the judges who voted for her to win was the then 20-year-old Ricky Martin, whose initial prominence had come from his membership in Menudo.

Shakira Net Worth

Shakira is one of the richest Pop Singer from Colombia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shakira's net worth $300 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was known as the belly dancer girl to those in her school, and wrote a poem called “The Crystal Rose” when she was four. When she was attending UCLA, she would wear dark sunglasses and a hat so that people wouldn’t gawk at her.

Her song “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” received over 500 million views and became the seventh most-watched video on YouTube. In 2016, she voiced the character Gazelle in the Disney animated film Zootopia. In 2017, she became the first artist to have four Spanish language songs off of the same album become Billboard Hot 100 hits.

Shakira wrote the lyrics, and jointly composed the music, for two new songs that are featured in the movie Love in the Time of Cholera, based on the acclaimed novel written by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. García Marquez himself asked Shakira to write the songs. The songs that Shakira lent to the soundtrack were “Pienso en ti”, a song from Shakira’s breakthrough album Pies Descalzos, “Hay Amores”, and “Despedida”. “Despedida” was nominated for Best Original Song at the 65th Golden Globe Awards.

Shakira has ventured into many other businesses and industries. She acted in the Colombian telenovela El Oasis in 1994, playing the character of Luisa Maria.

Shakira originally recorded the song “¿Dónde Estás Corazón?” (later released on her album Pies Descalzos) for the compilation album Nuestro Rock in 1994, released exclusively in Colombia. The song was an instant success on radio stations in Colombia and Sony decided to finance her third record, by giving her the last chance due to previous commercial failures.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Shakira’s second studio album, titled Peligro, was released in March, but Shakira was not pleased with the final result, mainly taking issue with the production. The album was better received than Magia had been, though it was also considered a commercial failure due to Shakira’s refusal to advertise or promote it. Shakira then decided to take a hiatus from recording so that she could graduate from high school. In the same year, Shakira starred in the Colombian TV series The Oasis, loosely based on the Armero tragedy in 1985. Since then, the albums have been pulled from release and are not considered official Shakira albums but rather promotional albums.

Shakira returned to recording music under Sony Music along with Columbia Records in 1995 with Luis F. Ochoa, using musical influences from a number of countries and an Alanis Morissette-oriented persona which affected two of her next albums. These recordings spawned her third studio album, and her international debut album, titled Pies Descalzos. Recording for the album began in February 1995, after the success of her single “¿Dónde Estás Corazón?”.

Who is Shakira Dating?

According to our records, Shakira is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Shakira’s is not dating anyone.

The album, Pies Descalzos, was released in October 1995 in the Latin American countries and in February 1996 in the US. It reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album spawned six hit singles, “Estoy Aquí”, which reached number two on the U.S. Latin chart, “¿Dónde Estás Corazón?” which reached number five on the U.S. Latin chart, “Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos” which reached number 11 on the U.S. Latin chart, “Un Poco de Amor” which reached number six on the U.S. Latin chart, “Antología” which reached number 15 on the U.S. Latin chart, and “Se quiere, Se Mata” which reached number eight on the U.S. Latin chart. In August 1996, RIAA certified the album platinum status.

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Facts & Trivia

Shakira Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Colombia. Shakira celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.

In March 1996, Shakira went on to her first international tour, named simply the Tour Pies Descalzos. The tour consisted of 20 shows and ended in 1997. Also in that year, Shakira received three Billboard Latin Music Awards for Album of the Year for Pies Descalzos, Video of the Year for “Estoy Aqui”, and Best New Artist. Pies Descalzos later sold over 5 million copies, prompting the release of a remix album, simply titled The Remixes. The Remixes also included Portuguese versions of some of her well-known songs, which were recorded as a result of her success in the Brazilian market, where Pies Descalzos sold nearly one million copies.

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