Shakira is a Colombian singer-songwriter,
dancer, record producer, choreographer and model.
Since 2013, Shakira has served as a coach on The Voice, having appeared in two of its six seasons.
Shakira has won many awards including five MTV Video Music Awards, two Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy
Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, twenty-eight Billboard Latin Music Awards and has been Golden
Globe-nominated. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and she is the highest-selling
Colombian artist of all time, having sold a total of 125 million records worldwide, over 70
million albums and 55 million singles.
-Wikipedia
Birth name:
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Born:
February 2, 1977 ( age
)
From:
Barranquilla, Colombia
Height:
5'2"
Father:
William Mebarak
Mother:
Nidia Ripoll
Genres:
Pop,
Latin pop,
rock en español,
dance,
folk,
world
Occupations:
Singer-songwriter
record producer
dancer
philanthropist
entrepreneur
Instruments:
Vocals
guitar
drums
percussion
harmonica
Years active:
1990-present
Shakira Quotes:
"I think I am celebrating life more than ever. I had a slightly narrow vision of love."
"I was born and raised in Colombia, but I listened to bands like Led Zeppelin, the Cure, the Police, the Beatles and Nirvana."
"I was so in love with that rock sound but at the same time because my father is of l00% Lebanese descent, I am devoted to Arabic tastes and sounds. Somehow I'm a fusion of all of those passions and my music is a fusion of elements that I can make coexist in the same place, in one song."
Shakira Awards:
2006
MTV Video Music Latin America Award for Song of the Year: Hips Don't
Lie featuring Wyclef Jean
2005 MTV Video
Music Latin America Award for Best Artist of the year
MTV Video Music
Latin America Award for Best Female artist
MTV Video Music Latin
America Award for Best Pop Artist
MTV Video Music Latin America Award
for Best Central Artist
MTV Video Music Latin America Award for Best
Video of the year: La Tortura featuring Alejandro Sanz
2002
MTV Video Music Awards (Latin America): Artist of the year
MTV Video Music Awards (Latin America): Video of the year
MTV Video Music Awards (Latin America): Female artist of the year
MTV Video Music Awards
(Latin America): Pop artist of the year
MTV Video Music Awards (Latin America): Best artist-North
Latin Grammy Award: Best Music
Video
Goldene Europa Award (German) for als
Shootingstar des Jahres "Shooting Star of the Year"
2000
Grammy Awards: Latin Pop Album
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