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NRC: 237
Contaduría Pública
2020
SHAKIRA
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer,
businesswoman, dancer and philanthropist. She was born on February 2, 1977. On her
mother's side she's Spanish and Italian and on her father's side she's Lebanese. Physically
she's short, slim, with long and wavy blonde hair and big brown eyes.
She is in a relationship with Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué. The couple welcomed their
first child together on January 22, 2013. They named their son Milan, which means "dear,
loving and gracious" in Slavic; "eager and laborious" in Ancient Roman; and "unification"
in Sanskrit, according to a statement on Shakira's website. In August 2014, the couple
announced she was pregnant again. Their second son, Sasha, was born on January 29, 2015.
Shakira speaks fluent Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese and basic Arabic. Her father
encouraged her to write song lyrics at a very young age. She's one of Latin America's top
stars and has a very popular audience internationally. She's also the highest selling
Colombian artist of all time, with more than 50 million albums sold worldwide and countless
awards.
REFERENCIAS
• Sin miedo a las críticas, ¡Shakira comparte foto sin maquillaje y sorprende al
natural! (03 enero 2020). Publinews. Recuperado de:
https://www.publinews.gt/gt/espectaculos/2020/01/03/sin-miedo-criticas-shakira-
comparte-foto-sin-maquillaje-sorprende-natural.html
• Shakira comparte primera foto familiar del año desde sus vacaciones. (20 junio
2019). Quién. Recuperado de:
https://www.quien.com/espectaculos/2019/06/20/shakira-comparte-primera-foto-
familiar-desde-sus-vacaciones