LKDAFWEWRDSADSAdfdsfdsfsdShakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

(pronounced: [akia isael meaak ripol]; born February 2, 1977),[2] (English

/kr/)[3] is aColombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer,
choreographer, and model. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she began
performing in school, demonstrating Latin, Arabic, and rock and roll influences
and belly dancing abilities. Shakira released her firststudio albums, Magia and
Peligro, in the early 1990s, failing to attain commercial success; however, she
rose to prominence in Latin America with her major-label debut, Pies Descalzos
(1996), and her fourth album, Dnde Estn los Ladrones? (1998).
Shakira entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry
Service. Its lead single, "Whenever, Wherever", became the best-selling single of
2002. Her success was solidified with her sixth and seventh albums Fijacin Oral,
Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005), the latter of which spawned the bestselling song of the 21st century, "Hips Don't Lie". Shakira's eighth and ninth
albums, She Wolf (2009) and Sale el Sol (2010), received critical praise but
suffered from limited promotion due to her strained relationship with label Epic
Records. Her official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, "Waka Waka (This Time for
Africa)", became the biggest-selling World Cup song of all time. With over 813
million views, its music video is the ninth most-watched video on YouTube. Since
2013, Shakira has served as a coach on the American version of The Voice,
having appeared in two of its seven seasonsfourth and sixth. Her tenth album,
Shakira (2014), is preceded by its lead single, "Can't Remember to Forget You".
Shakira has won many awards, including five MTV Video Music Awards, two
Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, sevenBillboard Music Awards, 28
Billboard Latin Music Awards and has been Golden Globe-nominated. She has a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and sold more than 70 million Albums and
125 million singles worldwide,[4][5][6][7] making her the third best selling Latin artist
of all time, only behind Julio Iglesias and Gloria Estefan. She carries out wellknown philanthropic activities through charity work and benefit concerts, notably
her Pies Descalzos Foundation, her performance at the "Clinton Global Initiative"
created by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and her invitation to the Oval Office
by President Barack Obama in February 2010 to discuss early childhood
development.[8] As of 2014, she is listed as the 58th most powerful woman in the
world by Forbes.[9] As of July 2014, Shakira has become the first person to reach
100 million followers on Facebook.[10]