Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer-songwriter, arranger, 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 and Peligro, she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her next albums, Pies Descalzos and Dónde Están los Ladrones?. Shakira entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service. 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. Her success was further solidified with the Spanish albums Fijación Oral, Vol. 1, Sale el Sol, and El Dorado, all of which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and were certified diamante by the Recording Industry Association of America. Meanwhile, her English albums Oral Fixation, Vol.
| Born: | Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, February 2, 1977, Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, dancer, actress, philanthropist |
| Years active: | 1990–present |
| Organization: | Barefoot Foundation |
| Partner(s): | Antonio de la Rúa (2000–2010), Gerard Piqué (2011–present) |
| Children: | 2 |
| Awards: | Full list |
| Website: | Shakira's Official site |
| Twitter: | Shakira's Twitter profile |
| Instagram: | Shakira's Instagram profile |
| Facebook: | Shakira's Facebook profile |
| Youtube: | Shakira's Youtube channel |
| IMDb: | Shakira's IMDb |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | Shakira's Rotten Tomatoes |
| Spotify: | Shakira's Spotify |
| SoundCloud: | Shakira's SoundCloud |
| iTunes: | Shakira's iTunes |
About Shakira
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."
Before Fame
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.
Achievement
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.
Family Life
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.
Associations
She collaborated with fellow Colombian sensation Maluma on the hit songs "Chantaje," "Clandestino" and "Trap."
Information related to Shakira
- Shakira Category
- Sony Music Colombia artists
- Colombian songwriters
- Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year honorees
- Colombian actresses
- Colombian pop singers
- Colombian singers
- Colombian record producers
- Colombian female singers
- English-language singers
- Belly dancers
- Contraltos
- Echo (music award) winners
- Roc Nation artists
- Colombian female dancers
- Colombian artists
- Colombian Roman Catholics
- Sony Music Latin artists
- Latin pop singers
- World Music Awards winners
- Footballers' wives and girlfriends
- Latin music songwriters
- Latin Grammy Award winners
- 21st-century singers
- RCA Records artists
- Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
