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Shakira is a Colombian singer credited with being one of the biggest breakthrough Latin artists. Her birthday is Feb. 2, , and her height is 5’2”. The singer -- whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll -- released ‘Magia,’ her debut studio album in , but it wasn’t until ’s ‘Donde Estan los Ladrones?’ that one of her albums landed on the Billboard ; it peaked on the chart at No. , and also earned a Grammy nod for best Latin rock/alternative performance. Shakira&#;s next album, ’s ‘Laundry Service,’ was her first English-language release, and it peaked at No. 3. Its lead single, “Whenever, Whenever,” stormed the Hot , peaking at No. 6 in December , while third single “Underneath Your Clothes” reached No. 9. ‘Oral Fixation Vol. 2’ peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard in , and produced her megahit and Hot No. 1 “Hips Don’t Lie.” Shakira has worked with artists across genres, counting Bizarrap, Black Eyed Peas, Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Be

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Shakira - Biography

Shakirawas already a pop superstar in Latin America when her first English-language skiva, Laundry Service, hit the international charts in The exotic beauty, whose name means "woman full of grace" in Arabic, draws on rock'n'roll, her mum's Colombian roots and her father's Lebanese culture as the inspiration for her award-winning career.

"Somehow I'm a fusion of all those passions," she says of her multicultural heritage, "and my music is a fusion of elements that I can make coexist in the same place, in one song."

Shakira's childhood and early career

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born February 9, , to jewellers William and Nidia in Barranquilla, a town on Colombia's Caribbean Coast. As a child, she seemed destined for showbiz, learning how to belly dance at four, writing her first song aged eight, and playing the guitar at 11 all without formal lessons. The aspiring star began entering ta

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Who Is Shakira?

Shakira is a hugely successfully Colombian pop singer and dancer and has won multiple Grammy, Latin Grammy and American Music Awards. Known for hits like "Whenever, Wherever" and "Hips Don't Lie," Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, with estimates of more than 70 million albums sold worldwide. Additionally, she has served as a judge on the popular singing-competition show The Voice.

Early Life and Career

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2, , in Barranquilla, Colombia. With a Lebanese father and Colombian mother, Shakira honors both her Latino and Arabic heritage in her music. She wrote her first song at the age of 8 and signed her first record deal at

Breakthrough: 'Pies Descalzos'

After her first two albums flopped, Shakira took the reins of her third album, becoming involved in every aspect of its production. Released in , Pies Descalzos, meaning "bare feet," sold mo