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Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born: February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, (pronounced /ʃəˈkiËrÉ™/ in English, â€), is a Colombian singer-songwriter of Lebanese and European descent, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who has been a major figure in the pop music scene of Latin America since the mid-1990s. She is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English, Portuguese, Italian, and some Arabic. In 2001, she broke through into the English-speaking world with the release of Lau
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| Birth name | Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll |
| Also known as | Shaki, Shak |
| Born | February 2, 1977 (1977-02-02) (age 31) Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Genre(s) | Latin pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums |
| Years active | 1990 " present |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG, Epic, Live Nation |
| Associated acts | Alejandro Sanz, Beyonce, Gustavo Cerati, Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santana, Miguel Bose |
| Website | www.shakira.com |
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Number-one Singles
* Notice, not all of the number-one singles were posted here.
It should be noted that Shakira's three number-one singles on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts were also number-one debuts, becoming one of the few artists to accomplish this feat.
Read more...Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born: February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, (pronounced /ʃəˈkiËrÉ™/ in English, â€), is a Colombian singer-songwriter of Lebanese and European descent, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who has been a major figure in the pop music scene of Latin America since the mid-1990s. She is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks Read more...
In 2000, Shakira started dating Antonio de la Rúa, the son of then president of Argentina Fernando de la Rúa, a romance that made headline news throughout Latin America. In March 2001, he proposed to her. De la Rúa and Shakira remain engaged. She currently lives in The Bahamas. Shakira's future mother-in-law Inés Pertiné claimed the wedding would take place in September 2007 in the Read more...