Shakira Biography
Birth name : Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Born : February 2, 1977 (1977-02-02) (age 33)
Barranquilla, Colombia
Genres : Latin pop, Rock en español, pop rock, alternative, world, dance, urban
Occupations :Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, philanthropist, dancer, actress
Instruments : Vocals, guitar, harmonica,[1] drums, percussion
Years active :1990–present
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known professionally as Shakira is a Colombian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and philanthropist who emerged as a musical prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the early 1990s.
Shakira revealed many of her talents in school as a live performer, demonstrating her vocal ability with rock and roll, Latin and Middle Eastern influences with her own original twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English and Portuguese.
After commercial flops with local producers on her first two albums, and little-known outside Colombia, Shakira decided to produce her own brand of music. In 1995 she released Pies Descalzos, which brought her great fame in Latin America and Spain, and her 1998 album ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? was a critical success. Since then she has gained many fans in semi-Hispanophone countries, and many non-Spanish-speaking countries, especially the United States. In 2001, and aided by heavy rotation of the music video, “Whenever, Wherever”, she broke through into the English-speaking world with the release of Laundry Service, which sold over 13 million copies worldwide.Four years later, Shakira released two album projects called Fijación Oral Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation Vol. 2. Both reinforced her success, particularly with the most successful song in the 21st century to date, “Hips Don’t Lie”. From October-November 2009 Shakira released her latest album She Wolf worldwide.
Early life
Shakira was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is the only child of Nidya del Carmen Ripoll Torrado and William Mebarak Chadid, who are of Lebanese, Spanish (Catalan) and Italian descent. She has eight older half-siblings from her father’s previous marriage.
Awards
Preceded by Rubén Blades for Tiempo
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
2001for Shakira MTV Unplugged -Succeeded by Freddy Fender
for La Música de Baldemar Huerta
Preceded by Ozomatli for Street Signs
Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album 2006 for Fijación Oral Vol. 1 - Succeeded by Maná
for Amar es Combatir
Preceded by Alejandro Sanz for Tú No Tienes Alma
Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2006 for La Tortura
Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year 2006 for La Tortura
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2006 for Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Succeeded by Juan Luis Guerra for La Llave de Mi Corazón
Shakira Hot
Shakira – Suerte (parte1) Rock In Rio 2008
Shakira – Whenever, Wherever
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