Shakira facts for kids

Shakira
Quick facts for kids Shakira
	Shakira performing in Barack Obama's inaugural ceremony in January 2009
Background information
Birth name	Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Born	February 2, 1977 (age 44); Barranquilla, Colombia
Genres	Latin pop, rock en español, dance, world
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, dancer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums, percussion
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Sony Music Latin, Epic, Live Nation

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, Shakira has been referred to as the Queen of Latin Music and is noted for her versatility in music. She made her recording debut under Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13. Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her next albums, Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). Shakira entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001), which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Buoyed by the international number-one singles "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes", the album propelled her reputation as a leading crossover artist.

Her success was further solidified with the Spanish albums Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005), Sale el Sol (2010), and El Dorado (2017), 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. 2 (2005), She Wolf (2009) and Shakira (2014) were all certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum in various countries worldwide. Some of her songs have charted at number one in multiple countries, including "La Tortura", "Hips Don't Lie", "Beautiful Liar", "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", "Loca", and "Chantaje". Shakira served as a coach on two seasons of the American singing competition television series The Voice (2013–2014).

With a catalog of 145 songs, Shakira has sold over 80 million records which have made her the best-selling female Latin artist of all time. Shakira remains one of the world's best-selling music artists. Forbes reported that as of 2018, Shakira has become the female Latin artist who has sold the most albums in history. Shakira has received numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards, twelve Latin Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, thirty-nine Billboard Latin Music Awards, six Guinness World Records and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was named the Top Female Latin Artist of the Decade by Billboard twice (2000s and 2010s). For her philanthropic work with her Barefoot Foundation and her contributions to music she received the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year and Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year awards in 2011. She was appointed to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in the US in 2011, and Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2012.

Career

In 1991 Shakira's first album Magia was released. Her second album Pies Descalzos was released in 1993. In 2001 she released her first English album Laundry Service. The album's first single "Whenever, Wherever" was the best selling single of 2001. In 2005 she released her second English album Oral Fixation, Vol.2. In 2009 She Wolf was released. The first single "She Wolf" reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. On January 14 2014 Shakira released a single with Rihanna, "Can't Remember to Forget You".

Personal life

Shakira's first language is Spanish. She also speaks Portugese and English. As well as this she can speak some Italian, French, Catalan and Arabic.

Shakira entered a relationship with the Spanish football player Gerard Piqué, centre back for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team in 2011. Piqué, who is exactly ten years her junior, first met Shakira in the spring of 2010, when he appeared in the music video for Shakira's song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Shakira gave birth to the couple's first son Milan on 22 January 2013 in Barcelona, Spain, where the family had taken up residence. Shakira gave birth to their second son Sasha on 29 January 2015. Forbes listed Shakira and Gerard in their list of "World's Most Powerful Couples".

Discography

Magia (1991)
Peligro (1993)
Pies Descalzos (1995)
Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998)
Laundry Service (2001)
Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005)
Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005)
She Wolf (2009)
Sale el Sol (2010)
Shakira (2014)
El Dorado (2017)

Tours

Tour Pies Descalzos (1996–1997)
Tour Anfibio (2000)
Tour of the Mongoose (2002–2003)
Oral Fixation Tour (2006–2007)
The Sun Comes Out World Tour (2010–2011)
El Dorado World Tour (2018)
The 2021 World Tour (2021)

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	El oasis	Luisa Maria Rico
2002	Popstars Brazil	Mentor assistant	Season 1
2002	Taina	Herself	Episode: "Abuelo Knows Best"
2005	7 vidas	Herself	Episode: "Todo por las pastis"
2009	Ugly Betty	Herself	Episode: "The Bahamas Triangle"
2010	Wizards of Waverly Place	Herself	Episode: "Dude Looks Like Shakira"
2011	Dora and Friends: Into the City	Herself	Episode: "Dora's Explorer Girls: Our First Concert"
2013–2014	The Voice	Coach/Mentor	Seasons 4 and 6
2014	Dreamland	Herself	Episode: "3"
2020	Global Goal: Unite for Our Future	Herself	Television special
2020	The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II	Herself	Television special

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Shakira: The Documentary Film	Herself	Documentary
2007	Pies Descalzos Foundation	Herself	Documentary
2011	Hagamos que Salga El Sol	Herself	Documentary
2011	A Day with Shakira	Herself	Documentary
2016	Zootopia	Gazelle	Voice role
2020	Miss Americana	Herself	Documentary

Images for kids

Barranquilla, Colombia, where Shakira Mebarak was born.
Shakira during her Tour Anfibio
Shakira before entering the stage to her Tour of the Mongoose (2003)
Shakira at the Rock in Rio festival (2006)
Shakira performing with Usher and Stevie Wonder at the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in 2009.
Shakira and Carlinhos Brown at the closing show of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Shakira in 2010.
Statue of Shakira in Barranquilla, Colombia
A bottle of S by Shakira, the first women's fragrance by Shakira.
S by Shakira. The logo is used for her fragrance line.
Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff receiving a guitar for Shakira's charity auction (2011)
Shakira, Alejandro Sanz and Juan Carlos I, The King of Spain during the Ibero-American Summit of El Salvador.
Shakira on her tour Sale el Sol World Tour in 2010.