Shakira Biography
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripolli, born in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 2, 1977, known simply as Shakira (meaning "Woman of Grace" in Arabic), is a singer and songwriter. Shakira was born in Colombia, to an American father of Christian Lebanese descent and a Colombian mother. She moved to Bogotá at the age of thirteen, and released her first album, Magia (Magic) a year later on the Sony label. The album achieved moderate success in her native country. When her next release Peligro (Danger) did not fare better than its predecessor, Shakira turned to acting and played a role in a Colombian telenovela ("El Oasis"), but failed as an actress. She returned to the music business in 1995 with the album Pies Descalzos (Barefeet), which included this song and established her commercial success. The hit Estoy Aquí became known internationally. Following this, Shakira met Emilio Estefan, Jr., who would become the executive producer of her next album. ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (Where are the thieves?) was a huge production on which over US$3 million were spent. It was a huge success which gained wide critical acclaim and which many consider to be her best album ever. The most notable singles from the album were "Inevitable" and the worldwide mega-hit, "Ojos Así".
Shakira then focused on the English-speaking market, improving her English enough to begin writing Laundry Service. With a more rock-edged feel, the album was aimed at the international English-speaking market, although it contained some Spanish songs. Laundry Service was a big success, best known for the infectious single "Whenever, Wherever" (English version of "Suerte"), and for being one of the top albums of 2002. Shakira is well known for intense, athletic live performances involving belly dancing, Arabic rhythms and other sensual movements. The single "Whenever, Wherever" for example, includes the now-famous lyric, "Lucky that my breasts are small and humble so you don't confuse them with mountains." In 2002, Shakira also released the greatest hits volume Grandes éxitos. Shakira: Live & Off the Record, a DVD and a 10-song CD from her 2002-03 world tour (the "Tour of the Mongoose"), was released March 30 2004.
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| Univision raised the bar by delivering Shakira with eight back-up dancers, a full band, and indoor fireworks. The pyrotechnics seemed an organic extension of the sizzling stats the network had offered. |
Shakira released behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot for her “Addicted to You†music video via Twitter on Wednesday. |
If her newly released music video for her song "Addicted To You"--which is quite possibly her sexiest video ever-- doesn't prove Shakira is a pop-star, perhaps her Facebook page will. Today the Colombian singer hit a new milestone-- she reached 50 ... |
Colombian pop star Shakira set a new record on social networks this week as the number of her fans on Facebook zoomed to 50 million. |
| Shakira was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is the only child of Nidya del Carmen Ripoll Torrado, a Colombian of Italian and Spanish ancestry, and William Mebarak Chadid who is of Lebanese descent. |
| Superstar Shakira makes the biggest jump on Billboard's Social 50 chart, thanks to the debut of her new video for "Addicted to You. |
| New York: Pop star Shakira and concert promoter Live Nation are reportedly close to signing a new record deal with Sony worth up to USD 60 million. |
| Although nothing has been confirmed and a split has yet to be announced between the soccer star and his supposed current girlfriend, Colombian singer, Shakira. Journalist for Spain's La Razon, Jesús Mariñas, strongly believes the relationship or affair ... |
| Shakira had been happily eating off the floor but became surly when she was interrupted. It took three men to push her up the ramp onto the makeshift stage. |
| Singer Shakira surprised her fans by releasing a racy teaser of her upcoming music video. The clip, for her new single Addicted To You, shows the 35-year-old singer scantily clad, writhing in a bathtub. |
| By CLAIRE ATKINSON Concert giant Live Nation is close to a multimillion-dollar deal with Sony to release Latin pop diva Shakira's new albums, The Post has learned. Shakira was among a handful of superstars, including Madonna and Jay-Z, to ditch their ... |
| by Kerri Mason, NY | Maio 15, 2012 12:25 EDT Afrojack won't lie: Shakira is a "really nice" person and a big fan of dance music. |
Colombian singer Shakira has been nominated for two awards presented by Latin television network Univision, RCN Radio reported Thursday. |
(AGI) Rome - After Lady Gaga, Colombian singer Shakira has celebrated 50 million fans on Facebook. The South-American singer, whose single 'Waka-Waka' was the hit of the 2010 football World Cup, celebrated the achievement by posting a number of ... |
| The hottest stars of Latin music strutted down the red carpet last night in South Florida, for the annual Billboard Latin Music Awards. |
| The International singer Shakira has signed a 60million-dollar contract with "Sony" for producing 3 albums for her. |
| Shakira debuted the clip for her latest Spanish single, “Addicted to You,†on Wednesday. Contrary to the English title, the merengue-sounding pop number is sung by the global superstar in Spanish as she details her infatuation for a lover. |
| Singer Shakira is the world's most popular Latina, and she and Selena Golez the most popular Latina musicians, on social media (Facebook and Twitter), according to a May 3 report. |
| The list was dominated by singers and soccer stars with singer Shakira, who boasts over 49 million Facebook likes and 15 million Twitter followers, leading the way. |
| A surprise appearance by Sofia Vergara and performances by Shakira and Pitbull ensured attendees stayed alert as Univision today held its 2012 upfront event for advertisers and media. |
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