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aka: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
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GRAMMY and LATIN GRAMMY award-winning Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (shah-KEER-ah, born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the “Queen of Latin Music” and is noted for her musical versatility.
As a child, Shakira was influenced by rock music, listening heavily to rock bands like Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Nirvana, the Police and U2, while her other influences included Gloria Estefan, Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Marc Anthony, Meredith Brooks and the Cure. She made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13.
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She’s a child prodigy who wrote her first song at age eight, a blond-locked Colombian who speaks three languages and loves only in Spanish. She’s a perfectionist who spends hours in the studio.
She 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).
In 2002, Shakira released the greatest hits volume “Grandes éxitos.”
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In 2002, at Aerosmith‘s MTV Icon in April 2002, Shakira performed “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)”. She also joined Cher, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Mary J. Blige, Anastacia, and the Dixie Chicks for VH1 Divas Live Las Vegas.
On March 30, 2004, “Shakira: Live & Off the Record,” a DVD and a 10-song CD from her 2002-03 world tour (the “Tour of the Mongoose”), was released.
In February 2007, Shakira performed for the first time at the 49th Grammy Awards and earned the nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “Hips Don’t Lie” with Wyclef Jean.
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In 2010, Shakira collaborated with rapper Pitbull for the song “Get It Started”, which was slated to be the lead single from Pitbull‘s 2012 album, Global Warming.
On 17 September 2012, it was announced that Shakira and Usher would replace Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green as coaches, for the fourth season of the U.S. TV show, The Voice, alongside Adam Levine and Blake Shelton in March 2013.
In February 2020, she and Jennifer Lopez performed for the Super Bowl LIV halftime show. According to Billboard, the halftime show had a viewership of 103 million people.
On April 21, 2021, she released the song “Te Felicito” with singer Rauw Alejandro, as the lead single from her upcoming twelfth studio album.
Many artists have cited Shakira as an influence, including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Will.i.am, Kylie Jenner, Lauren Jauregui, Christina Aguilera, Justin Bieber, Fergie, Maluma, Karol G, Camilo, Nicky Jam, Brie Larson, María Becerra, Dulce María, Anuel AA, Tini Stoessel, Ozuna, Natti Natasha, Rosalía, Carla Morrison, Ibeyi, Flo Milli, Manuel Turizo, Elena Rose, and Francisca Valenzuela.
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Other artists who have cited Shakira as an influence, include Paloma Mami, Natalia Lafourcade, Kali Uchis, Ed Sheeran, Farina, J Balvin, Lele Pons, Andres Cuervo, Li Yuchun, Prince Royce, Romeo Santos, Greeicy Rendon, Wendy Sulca, Anitta, Nathy Peluso, Britney Spears, Cardi B, Rita Ora, Vaness Wu, Gale, Sofia Reyes, Camila Cabello, Sebastian Yatra, Paty Cantú, Simone & Simaria, Becky G, Sasha Keable, Lola Indigo, Nora Fatehi, Kris Kross Ámsterdam, Jackson Wang and Ayra Starr.
Shakira is considered by many to be a great talent. As Gabriel García Márquez once wrote of her, “Shakira‘s music has a personal stamp that doesn’t look like anyone else’s, and no one can sing or dance like her, at whatever age, with such an innocent sensuality, one that seems to be of her own invention.”
With a catalog of 145 songs, Shakira has sold more than 85 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Forbes Colombia reported that as of 2018, she is the top-selling female Latin artist of all time.
Her discography includes 11 studio albums, five live albums, two compilation albums, 68 singles (including 13 as a featured artist and 5 promotional singles) and 62 music videos.
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