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Born: 1977 02 02
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| Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 9, 1977 in Barranquilla, Columbia. The singer grew up in a poverty-stricken family. Her mother was a native Columbian and her father was of Lebanese descent. As a child, she listened to music from both her parent’s culture b |
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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 9, 1977 in Barranquilla, Columbia. The singer grew up in a poverty-stricken family. Her mother was a native Columbian and her father was of Lebanese descent. As a child, she listened to music from both her parent’s culture but also she enjoyed American Rock N’ Roll. Shakira’s favorite American bands and artists were Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Police, The Cure, and Nirvana. When she was eight years old, Shakira began writing her own music. At ten she was entering and winning talent competitions. At eleven, Shakira taught herself how to play the guitar. In 1990, when she was only 13 years old, Shakira moved to Bogota in hopes of getting a modeling contract. Instead, she got a record deal with Sony’s Columbia division.
Shakira’s debut album, Magia (Magic), was released in 1991. The songs were all written by Shakira. Although the album did not go international, it began a name for the young artist. In 1993, Shakira released Peligro (Danger). In 1994, Shakira took a break from singing and starred on the Columbian soap opera, El Oasis. In 1995, she returned to recording. This time, she insisted with her record label that she be able to create whatever type of music she wanted to. Shakira wanted her next cd to be amix of Arabic, Latin, and Rock N’ Roll. Shakira’s album, Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet), was internationally released. At first, the album did not do so well. But, with the release of “Estoy Aqui,” the album sky rocketed. The single became a hit in Latin America, Spain, and Brazil. The album also spawned the hits “Donde Estas Corazon,” “Antologia,” “Pienso En Ti,” “Un Poco de Amor,” and “Se Quiere, Se Mata.” The album was number one in eights different countries. It even went platinum in the US Latin Charts. Shakira toured for two yearsin order to promote Pies Descalzos.
Soon after, Shakira signed Emilio Estefan (singer, Gloria Estefan’s husband) as her manager. Shakira then released Donde Estan Las Ladrones? (Where are the Thieves?). The album was a mjor hit.It stayed at number one for 11 weeks on the Billboard Latin chart. The single, “Ojos Asi,” did extremely well. Shakira realized she needed to learn English in order to successfully cross-over. She appeared on MTV’s Unplugged. This was the first Spanish taping of the popular show. In early 2000, the album for the show was released. Shakira received a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album. Soon after, the singer dyed her long brown hair to blond. She also began dating Antonio de la Rua (son of former president of Argentina). In fact, at one point when Argentina was in turmoil, all of Shakira’s albums were taken off the shelf. The new government felt that she would create support for the old regime (which her boyfriend’s father had been president).
In 2002, Shakira released her first cross-over album entitled Laundry Service. The hit single, “Wherever, Whenever,” turned the Latin star into an overnight American super star. The album peaked at number six on the billboard charts. The single, “Underneath Your Clothes,” also did extremely well. Laundry Service went to triple platinum.
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Attention Fans...
Whats up?Theres no love for my girl
Shakira.Come on people post ur opinions about
her.
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| she's a great dancer and i love the way
she sings i like her. | fairiekisses | She is so flexible,i luv her moves.Shes very
talented and sexy.I wish her good luck on her
new album. | venus031283 | Of course Shakira is one of the best artists,
I love all her songs, in fact I speak
Spanish, so I can understand her old songs,
and because of her I started larning English,
because I wanted to know what she said from
Laundry Service (Servicio De Lavandería) | cesar_aumava | people your right shes a talented young lass
and deserves to go far in her carreer peace
out fuckers xx | i_love_cock | Weel, I can't belive they compared her to
Jennifer Lopez! The cheek of it! She's
amazing and Lopez is crap! Also, there is the
small fact that she can sing, writes her own
music and lyrics and got a recording deal
when she was 13. If you listen to Dondes
Estan Los Ladrones, her earlier music was
much more rock influenced. | madis_legwarmers | I LOVE SHAKIRA MY FAVORITE CD IS LAUNDRY
SERVICE BECAUSE IT'S HER FIRST ENGLISH CD
AND HER ENGLISH GOOD SO IS THE SONGS
OBJECTION AND WHENEVER AND WHEREVER IS MY
FAV.I'M NOT YOUR MOTHER SO YOU DON'T
HAVE TO AGREE BUT YOU DON'T EVEN BOTHER | NYC_rock_yknowme | | | |
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