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Biography, life story of Shakira

Shakira (full name Shakira Isabelle Mebarak Ripoll) is a Colombian singer and dancer.

Childhood

On February 2, 1977, in the Asuncion de Barranquilla clinic (Colombia, Barranquilla), a child was born, a girl - the only daughter of her mother and the last child of her father, which turned her into a favorite of the whole family.

Her father is William Mebarak (Arab by nationality), her mother is Nidia Ripoll. Parents agreed to baptize their daughter under the name Shakira (Shakira), in Arabic it means "a woman overflowing with grace", and in Hindi - "goddess of light". Shakira's full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll.

Shakira's childhood passed in one of the districts of Barranquilla, in the apartments of El Lemoncito. Older brothers came to her, sons of Don William from his first marriage, to play with the little girl, who was very nimble. Shakira grew up surrounded by books, gems and musical beats. Her father was not only a writer, but also owned a jewelry store, one of the most popular in the city, on San Blas. Shakira soon showed an interest in music and literature.

When she was 18 months old, she knew the alphabet, at 3 she could read and write, at 4 she was ready to go to school. But the inertia of the structure of education did not allow her to do this. The following year, special exams were held, and experts said that Shakira was a genius (wunderkind). At first, the mother thought that her daughter would become an artist, because. she painted a lot, or a writer, because at the age of 4 she was composing poetry. At school, she was predicted the future of a ballet star or just modern dance, because. she often danced belly dance in front of her classmates. Only at the age of 8, her parents saw a singer in her. At this age, she wrote the song "Your dark glasses" (Tus Gafas Oscuras) under the impression of Don William's optics. Giftedness and exceptional abilities did not affect her childhood. “I remember how I played cops and bandits with my neighbors. I was the leader". Later, she said that in these male games she developed the character of a leader, a winner. Shakira was not only talented, but also very beautiful, she won the "Child of the Atlantic" contest.

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At the age of ten, Shakira's parents turned into her impresario, they began to invite her to dance oriental dances. Friends remembered her with a coin in her navel. Then her parents insisted on her participation in the Long Live the Children! contest, and she won it. Since then, she has won all the prizes at competitions in Barranquilla. A few years later, a journalist, Monica Arias, introduced her to a Sony Music official, Ciro Vargas. Shakira sang to him in the lobby of the El Prada Hotel, and he was so amazed by what he heard that he immediately signed a contract with her. From that moment on, she combined her studies and childhood fun with the recording of her first album, Magic (Magia).

She studied at the Ensenyanza del Barriloche, and although she was a college actress, she was not allowed into the choir, one of the teachers said that her voice was like the lowing of a goat. It was a hard blow for Shakira, but outside of this viper she became a star.

At the age of 13, she experienced the first joys and sorrows of love. It was the neighbor boy Oscar Prado, to whom she revealed her cherished dream of becoming a professional singer.

At the age of 14, she became the most famous singer in the city, and her name began to sound throughout the country.

At this time, she had the honor of representing Colombia at the Viña del Mar festival, where she won the Silver Seagull (Gaviota de Plata) with her own song Eres ("to be" in the sense of being someone than -That). There she met with, who was on the jury and voted for her. Later, in an interview, the Puerto Rican admitted that he had never seen such a gifted girl.

Career path and personal life

At the age of 15, Shakira recorded her second album, Danger (Peligro). Only one song from this album was successful, the album as a whole was not a success. At the request of Shakira herself, the advertising campaign was discontinued, and she decided to focus on a new album that would better reflect her inner state and life credo. Hard times have come for the singer: the contract was signed for 3 years and if the third disc fails, then the whole career will come to an end. It seemed impossible to achieve high sales by singing ballads, and she was offered to sing beach music, but her stubbornness is her best weapon. She did not change course and continued to perform pop-rock. After graduation, she decides to move to Bogota (the capital of Colombia), but the fear of leaving her city, her friends, her fiancé prevented her. Many journalists convinced her that only in Bogotá can success be achieved. And because the crisis in her music dragged on, she gave up, packed her bags, took her mother and went to the capital.

First of all, having arrived in the capital, she poisoned herself at the Sony Music office and at TV Guia magazine. After an interview given to this magazine, she received an offer from the Cenpro channel to star in the lead role in the TV series El Oasis (“Oasis”).

At the same time, the magazine planned to hold a competition for the title of "Miss Colombian Television" and Shakira was included in the list of contenders. The magazine made a special photo shoot with Shakira for this. The resulting photos showed the world all the beauty and perfect curves of her body. After that, her popularity rating soared up. Summing up at the end of the year, the magazine named her "Miss TVK", as well as the best actress.

At that time, she was living a chic life in luxurious apartments in the north of Bogota. She is in love with Oscar Wal (the other Oscar), who moved from Barranquilla to Bogota on purpose, but, as happens in such cases, the love quickly passed.

In 1994, Shakira performed for the first time in front of a high audience, including journalists, critics and movie and stage stars. It happened at the awards ceremony for the best TV series and programs. Here she was noticed by Parecia Tellez (future manager). Sony was about to terminate the contract with Shakira, but at the last moment someone suggested that the song be included in the compilation. In a taxi on the way from home to the company, she wrote the song Donde Estas Crazon? ("Where are you, heart?"). And it became the most popular song. Since then, her popularity has skyrocketed.

She begins work on her third album, Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet), in the US with producer Luis Fernando Ochoa. The album was modestly presented on October 6, 1995 at the national theater "La Castillana". Great success. The CDs sold like hot cakes. Although some, for example, Luis Fernando Ochao, said later that the entire album was torn off from other English-speaking bands as well.

A world tour followed immediately, Shakira visited all the countries of the continent, and everywhere her disc took first place in the charts.

Barranquilla and Bogota were no longer her home, she lived on planes. During this time, she falls in love with Gustavo Gordillo, a former member of the rock band Poligamia. The relationship lasted only 5 months, the employment of both prevented the development of relations. In the same year, Shakira opened the Viña del Mar festival. She sold over a million copies of the album - an unprecedented event for Colombia. A new prize "Diamond Prism" (El Prisma de Diamante) was invented for outstanding achievements in the field of show business. The ceremony took place with special glamor and with a large influx of journalists. Here Shakira met Osvaldo Rios.

Millions of her CDs were sold in the world, she broke all records and could have received the prize as the most awarded international star. invited her to audition for the female role in the film El Sorro. She did not fit, but the fact itself means a lot.

Glory was overshadowed by the death of several people as a result of ticket speculation for her first big concert in her native land, in Barranquilla. An event she could not remember without a shudder. She found out about the incident when she had already returned to the hotel, as she assured, if she had known about it earlier, the concert would have been cancelled. This tragedy affected her so much that at some point she wanted to quit her career.

In 1996, she was chosen by the media as "Woman of the Year" and "Person of the Year". And this was not an exaggeration, she became the first performer from Colombia who managed to conquer such distant countries as Japan and drive Brazilians crazy with her songs (even several CDs were recorded in Portuguese). On the Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal), the success was no less grandiose, Shakira's songs sounded everywhere: on the streets and in houses.

In 1997, all admirers of Shakira shuddered when they learned about her affair with fashion actor Oswald Rios, who at that time was filming in Colombia (in the series). The lovers did not show their feelings in public, but everyone knew that they were in love. They appeared at the venue for the Billboard and Lo Nuestro ("Our") awards. Osvaldo accompanied her on a tour of Brazil. Here she gave two dozen concerts, thus overtaking Luis Miguel, Alanis Morissette in popularity. The tour continued in Europe. And on October 10, 1997, 2 years after the release of the Pies Descalzos album, the final concert of her tour took place in Bogotá. Although few knew about it, the romance with Osvaldo, which lasted 8 months, had ended by that time.

Hundreds of awards, among them Eres, Billboard, Lo Nuestro, 22 gold discs, 55 platinum discs, Diamond Prism... Behind this, the followers are a real torment. The public and media demanded the release of her 4th album. This was very frightening for Shakira, especially since everyone was waiting for a repeat of the success of her third album. In addition, she did not have new songs, because. at the El Dorado airport, her papers with songs were stolen. The hype around the singer rose when she was presented with the World Music Award in Monaco and the president appointed her Goodwill Ambassador. But most of all she was pleased with the Congo de oro prize, presented at the Barrinkilla festival. At this festival, she sang the song Te olvido with the great Joe Arroyo (Joe / Hoe Arroyo) - her life dream came true: "It's like getting a Grammy".

An endless series of weeks, days following each other, spent in creative torment, did not break Shakira. She continued to write songs and look for a producer. They became Emilio Estefan, whom she met at the Lo Nuestro prizes. Shakira doubted that she could handle all the work herself, but Estefan convinced her otherwise. And soon she started recording new songs. At this time, Time magazine (Time), a Latin American publication, surprised all Colombians with the news of the coming new era of rock, the first representative of which will be Shakira.

The hour that everyone has been waiting for has come with the release of the album Dónde están los ladrones? ("Where are the thieves?"). For the first time in the history of Colombia, the presentation took place in Miami. The company spared no expense and brought journalists from all over the world to the presentation.

After the presentation of the disc in Bogota, at the end of September, Shakira cried with happiness: her disc became five times platinum, 300 thousand copies were sold on the first day alone. All fears about her new disc dissipated. She regained her first chart positions in America (Latin America) and the Iberian Peninsula, first with the song Ciega, sordomuda ("Blind, deaf-mute"), and then with Tú ("You").

It may seem that Shakira had nothing more to wish for in this life, but this is not so! She still had many cherished desires for different tastes and colors. One of them is to visit Lebanon (the homeland of her ancestors), or fall in love with a person with eternal and irrepressible love. “... and overcoming all borders to remain not just a star for one day, but a person who will be remembered even after death”.

The recording of a live version of his songs in the MTVUnplugged album and the subsequent broadcast of the concert itself on MTV Latino made Shakira quite famous in the country called the USA, and the Grammy Award officially formalized this recognition. Apparently, this prompted Shakira to the idea of ​​recording an album in English...

The album was released on October 13, 2001 (in the States, in Latin America a week earlier) under the name Laundry Service ("Laundry") and contains 13 songs - 9 in English and 4 in Spanish. The most pop song of the album - Whenever, wherever - was chosen as the first single. It was she who made Shakira famous all over the world. An easy-to-remember motive, a colorful clip in which Shakira demonstrated a bewitching belly dance - and the whole world is in your pocket! Unfortunately, not the best songs were chosen as the next singles, or very mediocre clips were shot.

The Laundry Service album sold over 8 million copies, and Shakira herself went on a world tour called the Tour de la mangosta ("Mongoose Tour"), which began in November 2002 in the United States.

In an interview, Shakira said that she has a great desire to write in Spanish and the next album will definitely be entirely in Spanish ... And so it happened. In 2005, Shakira released the Spanish-language album Fijacin Oral, Vol. 1. In the same year, the English-language album Oral Fixation, Vol. 2.

The peak of Shakira's popularity came in the early and mid-2000s. Then the noise around the charming Colombian died down, but the devoted army of fans did not abandon their favorite. In 2009, Shakira presented the album She Wolf, in 2010 - Sale el Sol. In 2014, Shakira's tenth studio album went on sale.

At the peak of Shakira's fame, Argentine lawyer Antonio de la Rua was next to her. The lawyer and the singer began dating in 2000. In 2009, Shakira stated that she and Antonio live as husband and wife, but they don’t want to officially register their relationship, since some papers are not so important to them. In 2010, the lovers broke up.

After the break with Antonio, Gerard Pique, a Spanish football player, appeared in Shakira's life. In January 2013, the couple had a son, Milan. In 2015, the second boy, Sasha, appeared in the family.

Shakira, full name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll(Spanish) Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, Arab. شاكيرا إيزابيل مبارك ريبول) ‎‎; genus. February 2, 1977, Barranquilla) - Colombian singer, dancer, songwriter, composer, record producer and philanthropist.

Biography

Childhood

She was born to William Mebarak Shadid and Nydia del Carmen Torrado. Her father was the owner of a jewelry store on San Blas. A Lebanese Arab father and a Colombian mother with Spanish and Italian blood gave her a name, which in Arabic (شاكِرة ‎‎ šākira) means “grateful”, and in Hindi - “goddess of light”. Shakira is the first child of her mother and the 8th child of her father.

She spent her childhood in Barranquilla, in the apartments of El Lemoncito, among books and Latin American rhythms. After some time, she began to show interest in music and literature. At the age of three she learned to read and write, and at the age of four she already aspired to go to school, but the inflexibility of local educational laws did not allow her to do this.

At the age of four she began to write poetry. Parents at first thought that their talent would become a poetess or artist. At school, the teachers saw her as a ballerina, because she often danced. To this day, her favorite dance is belly dance.

At the age of 8 she wrote the song "Your dark glasses" ( Tus gafas oscuras) under the impression of Don William's optics.

Musical career

Shakira recorded her first album, "Magia", at the age of 13, signing a contract with Sony Discos. She was always drawn to rock, but the producers believed that the role of a pop singer was more suitable for her. This album was not successful. Second album Peligro("Danger"), also did not make Shakira popular, yielding even to the previous disc in terms of sales. Record company Sony Discos, which initially signed a contract with the singer for three albums, gave her the last chance, for which Shakira set the condition for non-interference in her work.

Release in October 6, 1996 of a new album under the auspices of the Colombian producer Luis Fernando Ochoa - Pies descalzos, suenos blancos("Bare Feet, High Dreams") was a breakthrough for Shakira both at home and on both American continents. The album was a mixture of pop rock and Latin American rhythms, and brought the singer extraordinary success in Latin America, selling 4 million copies. For a song Estoy Aqui Two versions of the video were filmed. Shakira goes in 1995-1997 on her first tour of South and North America and gives 59 concerts in 43 cities.

Monument to Shakira in Colombia.

To consolidate her success, she releases the next disc on September 29, 1998 - ¿Dónde Estan Los Ladrones?(“Where are the thieves?”), which is still considered the best of her entire Spanish-speaking career. Many songs from this album were and remain popular. In 1999 for songs Ojos Asi And Octavo Dia receives Grammy awards. Clips for songs Ciega.Sordomuda And Tu were at the top of popularity in Spanish-speaking countries. My first song in English Inevitable Shakira performed on the famous Rosie O'Donnell Show on January 28, 1999, the song was extremely popular. In the same 1999, Shakira decides to organize a live acoustic concert. MTV Unplugged. In 2000, releasing clips for songs Ojos Asi And No Creo, Shakira embarks on a second mini-tour called Tour Anfibio March 19, 2000 - May 13, 2000.

In 2001, Shakira released a completely English-language album Laundry Service and dyes her hair blonde. Shakira achieved world recognition in 2001 thanks to the hit Whenever, wherever.

Shakira at a concert in Rotterdam with the "Tour of Mongoose" tour.

After the release of the album in 2002, Shakira goes on a grand tour "Mongoose", over a million people will attend her concerts, later in 2004 a CD / DVD of this tour is released. Live & off the Record. Also released in 2004 was a live video Poem to a Horse.

In 2005, another studio album in Spanish was released. Fijacion Oral Vol. 1. Closer to autumn, Shakira releases a video for the song no, the clip is rotated exclusively in Spanish-speaking countries.

Shakira at the Oral Fixation Tour at Rock in Rio.

Disc released in November 2005 Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in English. In June, Shakira goes on another tour Oral Fixation Tour, over 2,300,000 people will attend her concerts around the world, she gave 150 concerts in 100 cities in 37 countries of the world. In 2007, the duet of Shakira and Beyoncé with the song Beautiful Liar receives an award at the MTV VMA 2007. At the end of the year, Shakira wrote two songs that were included in the soundtrack to the film Love in the Time of Cholera. A clip was filmed for one of them. Hay amores. In May 2008, Shakira takes part in a charity concert Alas in Argentina, she sang a song La Maza Together with the famous singer Mercedes Sosa, Shakira also performed songs in a duet with Gustavo Cerati and Carlos Vives.

After a long silence, in October 2009, the singer released the album she wolf. Spanish version called loba("Wolf") appeared on the air of radio stations on June 29. The song differs from the previous work of the singer by its electronic dance sound. In an interview with one of the foreign radio stations regarding the musical style, Shakira explained that in the recording of the new album she continued to mix the music of various countries - Indian, Colombian music, etc. The singer also said that the album will have 10 songs - seven in English and three in Spanish .

Shakira at the shooting of the video "Loca" in Barcelona.

In October 2010, Shakira released her seventh studio album sale el sol, most of whose songs are in Spanish, but English-language songs are present on the record. The album contains many ballads and favorite music in the style of the singer. The album includes a single Waka Waka (This Time For Africa & Esto Es Africa), which is written together with freshly ground For FIFA World Cup Song 2010. The first single was loca("Crazy"), which has good success and energetic pace. The English version of the song was recorded with the participation of Dizzee Rascal. Shakira performed at MTV EMA 2010 in Madrid with songs Waka Waka And loca. Also at the MTV ceremony, the singer was awarded for the construction of schools in Colombia and Haiti and for charity. The beginning of the world concert tour of the singer called The Sun Comes Out, which she launched on September 15, 2010 in Montreal, Canada. The tour ran until 2011. The second single was the song of the same name with the title of the album El Sol. The video for this song was filmed with the support of a champagne manufacturer. And on April 18, 2011, the third single became known Rabiosa. The song was recorded with the participation Pitbull and in the Spanish version with El Cata. next single, Addicted to you released in March 2012. The success of the album brought Shakira 13 nominations. Billboard de la Musica Latina, and subsequently - 6 awards of this prestigious music award.

Actor career

Shakira starred in the 1994 Colombian television series El Oasis("Oasis"). She was also offered a role in the movie "Zorro", but she refused.

Personal life

In 2000, Shakira began dating Antonio de la Rua, the son of the then president of Argentina, Fernando de la Rua. In March 2001, Antonio proposed to her. The couple planned to get married in September 2001, but in an interview in September of the same year, Shakira denied this information as an unreliable rumor.

In January 2011, Shakira officially announced her breakup with her lover, the son of ex-President of Argentina Antonio de la Rua, after almost 11 years of marriage.

“For almost 11 years, we passionately loved each other ... These were the most beautiful years of our lives ... Meanwhile, since August 2010, our love affair by mutual agreement was temporarily interrupted, although we continued to work together, keeping what happened a secret, ”says in her joint address "to friends and fans" with Antonio, published on the pop star's website.

According to media reports, the son of former Argentine President Antonio de la Rua is demanding $45 million in compensation from her. According to the abandoned man, for the sake of the bride, he left his career as a lawyer to start producing her. In addition, due to their separation, several contracts were frozen, the lost profits of which exceeded $ 200 million.

Shakira is currently dating Barcelona defender Gerard Pique. Rumors about their romance appeared back in November 2010, but she officially confirmed their relationship on March 29, 2011 on her Twitter.

Charity

Shakira founded a charity in 1997 Fundación Pies Descalzos(literally "Bare Feet Foundation"), whose main activity is to raise funds to sponsor schools for children from low-income families in Colombia and other Latin American countries. Shakira also became the ideological inspirer of the ALAS Foundation ( Artistas Latinos En Accion Solidaria), which was established in 2006 and brought together many Spanish-speaking performers, including Alejandro Sanza, Juanes, Miguel Bose and others.

The International Labor Organization (UN employment agency) awarded Shakira a medal for many years of helping Latin American children from poor families. The award ceremony took place on March 3rd, 2010 in Geneva (Switzerland).

Social activity

In 2011, Shakira joined the commission under the President of the United States, which will deal with the education of Hispanics.

Awards

2012

2011

2008

2007

• MTV Video Music Awards - Duo of the Year (Beautiful liar)
• Premios Oye! - Song Of The Year (Shakira & Alejandro Sanz - "Te Lo Agradezco Pero No")
• Latin Billboard Awards - Hot Latin Song, Vocal Duo of the Year ("Hips Don't Lie" -- Shakira and Wyclef Jean)
• BMI Awards - Latin Song Of The Year ("La Tortura")
• BMI Awards - Latin Ringtone of the Year
• People's Choice Awards - Favorite Pop Song ("Hips Don't Lie")

2006

• American Music Awards - Favorite Latin Artist
• Latin Grammy Award - Best Engineered Album ("Fijación Oral Vol. 1")
• Latin Grammy Award - Best Female Pop Vocal Album ("Fijación Oral Vol. 1")
• Latin Grammy Award - Song of the Year ("La Tortura")
• Latin Grammy Award - Album of the Year ("Fijación Oral Vol. 1")
• Latin Grammy Award - Record of the Year ("La Tortura")
• MTV Video Music Awards - Best Choreography ("Hips Don't Lie")
• Alma Awards - Outstanding Musical Performance
• Alma Awards - Best Spanish Album ("Fijación Oral Vol. 1")
• Latin Billboard Awards - Female Latin Pop Album of the Year ("Fijación Oral Vol. 1")
• Latin Billboard Awards - Spirit of Hope Award
• Latin Billboard Awards - Hot Latin Song of the Year ("La Tortura")
• Latin Billboard Awards - Hot Latin Song, Vocal Duo of the Year ("La Tortura" - Shakira and Alejandro Sanz)
• Latin Billboard Awards - Latin Pop Airplay of the Year ("La Tortura")
• Latin Billboard Awards - Latin Ringtone of the Year ("La Tortura")
• Latin Music Awards - Pop Album of the Year ("Fijación Oral Vol. 1")
• Latin Music Awards - Pop Song of the Year ("La Tortura")
• Latin Music Awards - Best Pop Group or Duo ("La Tortura" with Alejandro Sanz)
• Grammy Awards - Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album ("Fijación Oral Vol. 1")
• NRJ Awards - Best International Song ("La Tortura")

2005

• MTV Latin Awards - Mejor Artista Femenina
• MTV Latin Awards - Major Artista Pop
• MTV Latin Awards - Mejor Artista Centro
• MTV Latin Awards - Video del Año - "La Tortura"
• MTV Latin Awards - Artista del Año
• Billboard Music Awards - Hot Latin Song
• Billboard Music Awards - Best Latin Pop Artist
• Billboard Music Awards - Latin Pop Album
• American Music Awards - Favorite Latin Artist
• MTV Europe Awards - Best Female Artist
• Premios Juventud - Dynamtc Duo
• Premios Juventud - Best Moves
• Premios Juventud - I Hear Her Everywhere
• Premios Juventud - Favorite Pop Star
• Premios Juventud - Rock en Espanol

2004

2003

• Echo Award - Best Female Pop Artist
• World Music Award - Best Latin Female Artist
• Amadeus Award - Best Song Of The Year ("Whenever, Wherever")
• Luna Award - Best Latin Pop Artist
• NRJ Award - Best International Song ("Whenever, Wherever")
• NRJ Award - Best International AJbum ("Laundry Service")
• NRJ Award - Best International Female Artist

2002

2001

• Grammy Award - Best Latin Pop Album ("MTV Unplugged")
• Billboard Latin Music Award - Best Latin Album ("MTV Unplugged")
• Premio Lo Nuestro - Rock Album of The Year ("MTV Unplugged")
• Premio Lo Nuestro - Rock Performance Of The Year

2000

• Latin Grammy Award - Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("Octavo Día")
• Latin Grammy Award - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Ojos Así")
• Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award
• Gardel Award
• MTV VMLA People's Choice Award - Favorite Video ("Ojos Así")

1999

• Premio Amigo - Best Latin-American Solo Artist
• Premio Lo Nuestro - Best Pop Artist, Female
• Casandra Award - Best Album Of The Year
• Best Pop Album - Donde Están Los Ladrones
• TV y Novelas Magazine - Colombian Arts of the Century
• Billboard Latin Music Award - Best Female Pop Artist
• Ritmo Latino Music Award - Best Pop Singer
• Globo Award - Best Female Pop Album
• Premio MTV Latinoamérica - Voted second best Singer of the 90's

1998

• Premio Eres - Best Female Pop Performance
• World Music Award - Best Latin Artist
• Super Congo de Oro - Carnaval de Barranquilta

1997

• Premio Lo Nuestro - Best Female Pop Artist
• Premio Lo Nuestro - Best New Artist
• Billboard Latin Music Award - Best Album. "Pies Descalzos"
• Billboard Latin Music Award - Best Video, "Estoy Aquí"
• Billboard Latin Music Award - Best New Artist
• Casandra Award - Best Latin Female Singer
• Eras Award - Pop Singer of the Year

1996

• Sony Music/Colombia Prisma De Diamante - Pies Descalzos: 1 million sold CDs
• Eres Award

1994

• TV Guía - Best Singer of the Year

1993

• Viña del Mar - La Antorcha de Plata ("Silver Gull")

The full name of the singer is Shakira Isabelle Mebarak Ripoll. Translated from Latin means "grateful", and in Hindi - "goddess of light." She is considered the most successful of the Latin American artists, performing for both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking audiences. Concerts began since school days, belly dancing was the most striking feature of Shakira.

The singer was born on February 2, 1977 in the Colombian city of Barranquilla. On the father's side, her ancestors are from Lebanon, and on the maternal side - relatives from Italy and Spain (Castilians and Catalans).

• The Castilians are representatives of the Romance people (Romance roots) and keepers of Latin culture.
• The Catalans are a people of the Spanish language - Catalan.

Mother (Nidya Ripoll) is half Italian, half Spanish. Father (William Mebarak Shadid) refers to both Macedonians and Lebanese.

Thus, the singer Shakira absorbed all the diversity of the above peoples and is the bearer of several cultures at the same time, namely:

1. Singer Shakira began her mental development beyond her years.

• By the age of two, she already knew the alphabet.
• I read and wrote at the age of three.
• By four she was fully prepared to enter school.

2. In the process of testing, the results showed that the little girl is a real genius.

3. Due to Hispanic, Spanish and Colombian roots, English was not so easy to learn.

4. Shakira is Colombia's best-selling female artist of all time. The circulation of albums is 50-60 million units.

5. The famous hit La Tortura charted at #1 for 25 consecutive weeks.

6. What is Shakira's nationality, such knowledge in linguistics. The artist speaks 5 languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan and later studied English.

7. By religion, she belongs to Catholicism.

8. She founded a Colombian charity foundation, which operates special schools for children from poor areas of Colombia.

9. The singer's height is only 157 cm, and her weight is about 50 kilograms.

10. Shakira's IQ is 140. But despite the performance, she hates math.

Outcome

Shakira is a real national hero for his people. In 2013 and 2014, she was included in the list of the most powerful and influential women in the world.

She has many awards, the most honorable of them are 2 Grammy Awards and the Order of Arts and Letters (given by the French state).

Shakira is a Colombian singer, model and dancer who is popular all over the world. Despite the Colombian origin, has achieved great recognition around the world. Shakira began to sing and dance at school, the first studio albums appeared in the early nineties, but they did not have commercial success. Fame then Shakira was able to acquire only in Latin America.

In the English-language musical segment, only the singer's fifth album, Laundry Service, was noticed. From this album, the song "Whenever, Wherever" gained immense popularity - it became the best-selling in 2002. From that moment on, the singer's musical career went uphill at a rapid pace. As of 2018, Shakira has five of the most prestigious MTV Video Music Awards, and two even more prestigious Grammy awards. In addition to musical activities, Shakira is involved in charity work, Forbes made the singer in 2013 and 2014 one of the hundred most influential women in the world.

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What is Shakira's real name?

Shakira's real name (full name) is Shakira Isabelle Mebarak Ripoll. Surname and name in native language (Spanish) - Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll.

When was Shakira born?

What is the age of Shakira

At the time of writing (spring 2018), Shakira is 41 years old.

What is Shakira's zodiac sign?

Shakira's zodiac sign is Aquarius. She was born in the year of the Red Fire Snake according to the eastern horoscope.

Where was Shakira born?

Shakira was born in Colombia, the city of Barranquilla.

How tall is Shakira?

Shakira's height is 5 feet 2 inches, which in the metric system we are used to is 156.5 cm. The height of the singer Shakira is a “thing” that is quite discussed. Some sources claim that Shakira's height is only 150 centimeters, but this information is unreliable.

What is the weight of Shakira?

Shakira's weight is 108 pounds, which is approximately 49 kg. 2018 data. Shakira says the following about her weight: “With my height, I cannot afford to weigh more than 50 kilograms. Fortunately, almost all of my performances are accompanied by dancing, which means that I don’t have to think about calories. But at the same time, I still try to stick to proper nutrition.”

What color are Shakira's eyes?

Shakira's eye color is dark brown.

What is Shakira's real hair color?

Shakira's real (natural, natural) hair color is dark. The singer is now impossible to see with her real hair color - for the past few years she has appeared before the audience as a blonde with curly hair.

What color type is Shakira?

Shakira's color type is Deep Winter (Dark Winter).

What are the parameters of Shakira's figure?

Shakira's figure parameters: 87-62-94 (chest-waist-hips). Clothing size US - 4, EU - 34. 2018 data. During pregnancy, the singer recovered somewhat - her weight was about 57 kilograms, which was reflected primarily in the waist and hips. But now the parameters of Shakira's figure correspond to those indicated somewhat above.

What is Shakira's foot size?

Shakira's foot size according to American standards is 7. In our usual sense, it is approximately 36.5 shoe size.

What is Shakira's chest size?

Shakira's breast size is 2. Bra size 87B, cup size B.

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a famous Colombian performer. Remarkably, she is one of the most successful Latin American singers on the international pop scene. Shakira's songs are characterized by a very unique performance style. It's a mixture of Latino, pop-rock and folk. And by themselves, her performances are constantly a whole show, consisting of impressive productions and oriental dances. And although she is already a little over 40, even despite this, she is still popular and loved. It is known that Shakira is engaged not only in musical performances, but also in charity.

Height, weight, age. How old is Shakira

Few people know that the full name of the performer, given to her at birth, is Shakira Isabelle Mebarak Ripoll. Thus, it turns out that Shakira is not a pseudonym, as many fans might have assumed, but only part of the real name of the singer. Like her name, fans of this luxurious Latina are also interested in her height, weight, age. How old is Shakira - it's easy to calculate. She is currently 41 years old. But at the same time, the woman is surprisingly petite. So with a growth of only 157 centimeters, a woman weighs 46 kilograms. And this despite the fact that she already has two children!

Therefore, if you want to look at Shakira's photo in his youth and now, but you are unlikely to notice a significant difference. After all, she is still luxurious.

Biography and personal life of Shakira

Shakira is a famous and long-known performer from Colombia. She is probably even the most successful of the Latin American singers on the modern stage.

She was born in February 1977 in the town of Barranquilla. Her father is William Nebaraka Shadid, a rich man who owns a jewelry store. In addition, it is known that he was fond of writing prose. Mom - Nydia Ripoll took care of the house and raised seven more brothers and sisters of Shakira.

It is known that the girl did not immediately become a singer. After leaving school, she tried to start a career as an actress. And it began with a melodrama series, in which the girl immediately played the title role, which was appreciated by critics, and TV GUIA magazine organized a personal photo shoot for her.

There is nothing surprising in the fact that Shakira became a world star while still very young. The debut album of a sexy Latin American received two awards in 1997 and was positively received by music critics.

It is noteworthy that when Shakira arrived in Bogota to record the album, the unexpected happened - most of all things were stolen, including the lyrics. And the young singer had to start working on her first album from the very beginning. By the way, the singer decided to mention this incident in the title of her disc.

In addition to music, Shakira is also involved in charity work. For example, she founded a special fund to help children.

The biography and personal life of Shakira have been worrying her ardent fans for a long time. Currently, the singer continues to actively develop her career. Last year, she even took part in the international Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in the capital of Ukraine. After that, she began promoting her latest album. Information about this was covered on the singer's Instagram.

As for the personal life of this gorgeous woman, she is still single, despite her age. For ten years, the singer was in a relationship with lawyer Antonio de la Rua. They did not officially marry, but Shakira simply claimed that they did not need stamps to talk about the seriousness of the relationship.

Their romance ended in 2010. And soon Shakira met football player Gerard Pique, who became the father of her children. But not a spouse.

Family and children of Shakira

Shakira's family and children occupy an important place in her life. As, however, in the life of any woman. Despite the fact that she is already in her early 40s, she has never officially had a husband. She had relationships with two men. And from the last of them, Shakira gave birth to two beautiful boys. After the aforementioned lawyer, she met a football player named Gerard Piqué. This was in 2010.

Their relationship began, despite the ten-year difference in age. She even introduced him to fans on social media. In 2013, and then in 2015, Shakira gave birth to two sons from him. But a couple of years later they broke up. The official reason is the lack of time for each other.

Shakira's sons - Milan and Sasha Pique

Shakira's sons Milan and Sasha Pique are both still little boys. The singer gave birth to them from a famous football player named Gerard Pique, who, however, never became her official husband for all seven years of relationship. Milan is five years old, and Sasha is three years old. Both of them live with their mother, who loves them very much.

But even their appearance could not ultimately save the relationship of the couple. The initiator of the breakup, according to official information, was Shakira herself. And the reason is the lack of time for the football player herself and their common children. The boys themselves are still calmly enjoying life and do not think about the problems of the future at all.

Shakira's husband

The question of whether Shakira's husband actually existed is rather controversial. Official sources claim that in fact Shakira has never really been married. But she considered all her relationships serious. According to the woman herself, she and her man do not need stamps in their passports to consider the relationship official. Therefore, we can say that she (albeit conditionally) considered both of her men husbands. Although according to the documents they were not.

In any case, Shakira is still quite young and looks luxurious. Therefore, it is highly likely that one day she will meet someone whom she can officially call her husband.

In addition to a great voice, Shakira also has an absolutely luxurious appearance. And this is not surprising, because Shakira is not only a singer, but also a wonderful dancer. This is a woman about whom they say “everyone is with her”: both hair, and figure, and voice. All this together helps her to make excellent performances.

And looking at the hot photos of Shakira in a bathing suit, one can only admire how quickly she was able to return her figure to normal after the second birth! Merged photos are easy to find on the web. Some fans don't even mind looking at pictures where their favorite singer is naked. But finding these will be more difficult.

Instagram and Wikipedia Shakira

Like many other pop stars, Shakira's Instagram and Wikipedia are freely available and are one of the main sources of the most reliable information for fans. Wikipedia contains information about Shakira's family, her personal life, as well as the most complete information about the formation of the singer's career.

The singer's Instagram is also very popular. And this proves already at least the presence of more than 48 million subscribers in her profile! If you subscribe to her page, you can literally follow Shakira's life and get first-hand information.