Shakira

Shakira
Shakira at the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards
Born	Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (1977-02-02) 2 February 1977 (age 49) Barranquilla, Colombia
Occupations	Singer-songwriter philanthropist
Years active	1990–present
Organization	Barefoot Foundation
Works	Discography songs recorded videography concerts
Partners	Antonio de la Rúa (1999–2010) Gerard Piqué (2011–2022)
Children	2
Awards	Awards records impact
Musical career
Origin	Bogotá, Colombia (1991) Miami, Florida, U.S. (1995)
Genres	Latin pop pop dance reggaeton rock
Instruments	Vocals guitars harmonica drums
Labels	Sony Colombia Epic RCA Sony Latin
Website	shakira.com
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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, or more simply known as Shakira (born 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia), is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Her famous songs include Hips Don't Lie (2006) and Whenever, Wherever (2001).

Noted to be a "global phenom" whose impact has "reached every corner of the world", Shakira has been described as an "artistic link between the west and the east" for popularizing Middle Eastern sounds in the West, and western sounds in the East (mainly the Middle East). Due to her heritage as a Colombian of Lebanese descent, she is perceived as particularly influential for Latino and Middle-Eastern musicians, and has been noted for introducing musical genres, instruments, and techniques from across Latin America, the Middle East, and other regions to a wider audience. Shakira is also credited with popularising music in the Spanish language on a global level.

Career

In 1991, Shakira's first album Magia was released. Her second album Pies Descalzos was released in 1993. Her first hit in Colombia was her third record, “¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" from 1995. In 2001, she released her first English album Laundry Service. The album's first single "Whenever, Wherever" was the best selling single of 2001. In 2005, she released her second English album Oral Fixation, Vol.2. In 2009, She Wolf was released. The first single "She Wolf" reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. On 14 January 2014, Shakira released a single with Rihanna, "Can't Remember to Forget You".

Personal life

Shakira's first language is Spanish. She also speaks Portuguese and English. In addition she can speak some Italian, French, Catalan, Arabic, and Japanese. Accordingly, she records songs in both English and Spanish, as well as having covered Francis Cabrel's song Je l'aime à mourir in French and Fairuz's Aatini Al Nay in Arabic as an homage to her home country of Lebanon.

She has two sons, Milan (born 2013) and Sasha (born 2015) with her former boyfriend, Gerard Piqué. In July 2018, Shakira came back to Lebanon with her family. She visited her grandmother's village of Tannourine where she was granted a square in her name. A statue of the pop-star is set to be built soon in the mentioned village. She also visited her father's hometown, Zahle.Shakira also has accomplished to help start a foundation in Colombia in the year 1997.

Discography

Tours

• Pies Descalzos International Tour (1996–1997)
• Tour Anfibio (2000)
• Tour of the Mongoose (2002–2003)
• Oral Fixation Tour (2006–2007)
• The Sun Comes Out World Tour (2010–2011)
• El Dorado World Tour (2018)
• Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour (2025)

Filmography

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References

Other websites

• aCharts Data
• 2007 New Entries
• refused-to-perform in FIFA 2022^{[permanent dead link]}
• Current Single Placing
• Barefoot Foundation Archived 2011-04-11 at the Wayback Machine official site
• Fundación Pies Descalzos Archived 2011-04-24 at the Wayback Machine official site (in Spanish)