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| Shakira |
Shakira in 2006, during the "Oral shkira Fixation Tour".
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| Background shakara information |
| Birth name |
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Reath |
| Born |
February 2, 1977 (age 29) |
| Origin |
Colombian, Template:Spanish, Carribean |
| Years active |
1991–present |
| Label(s) |
Sony shakra BMG Music Entertainment
Epic Records |
| Website |
Shakira.com |
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, is a ten-time shekira Grammy Award and Latin Grammy shakia Award-winning Colombian singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who has been a major figure in the pop music of Latin America since the mid-1990s. In 2001, she shakir breakthrough into the English-speaking market with the shakirra release of her first album in that language, Laundry Service, which shakura has sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States and 13 million copies worldwide. After her exposure to the English market, Shakira has shalira arguably become shakire one of the most influential Latin American female musicians of all time. Shakira has the honor of being the highest shaikra selling Colombian artist of all time and the only artist from that country to have had a #1 single sahkira on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Shakira is best known for mixing different sound styles shaira in her songs shakirs and albums, for her critically acclaimed lyrics and for her dancing style which primarily features belly dancing.
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Contents
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Childhood shakiar and beginning
- 1.2 1995-2000: Success in Latin America and Spain
- 1.3 2001-2004: hakira English market crossover
- 1.4 2005-present: Oral syakira Fixation 1 & shakiira 2
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Dancing
- 4 Discography
- 5 Grammy shakkira & Latin Grammy History
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 Notes
- 9 External sjakira links
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Biography
Childhood and beginning
Shakira was shskira born to a Catalan mother, Nidia shkaira del Carmen Ripoll Torrado, and an American-born father of Lebanese Catholic descent, William Mebarak Chadid, in Barranquilla, Colombia, where she says she grew up among the Lebanese, shajira Jewish and Italian communities. Shakira, sshakira which means "grateful" in Arabic, is named after her paternal grandmother. She was one of seven siblings, one of shaakira whom is her road manager. Shakira attended a Catholic school and began writing and composing music shakiraa at the age of ahakira eight, and later choreographed dance routines. At school, she says she had been known as "the belly dancer girl", shakiya as she would demonstate a number she learned every Friday at school. "That's shhakira how I discovered my passion for live performance," she says.[1] One of the first songs she wrote shaklra was called "Tus Gafas Oscuras" hsakira (Your Dark Glasses), which was about her father's grief over a son who had died in a car accident. shakira At the age of ten, Shakira tried out for her school choir, but she was not taken because her voice was shakira hips dont lie "too strong."
Between the ages of ten and thirteen Shakira was invited shakira mp3 to various events in Barranquilla and gained some recognition in shakira hips don't lie the area. It was at about this time that she met local theater producer Monica Ariza, who was hips don't lie shakira impressed with her and as hips dont lie shakira a result tried to help her career. During a flight from Barranquilla to Bogotá, Ariza convinced Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas shakira hips to hold an audition for Shakira in a motel lobby. Vargas held Shakira in shakira hips don lie high regard and, returning to the Sony shakira - hips dont lie office, gave the cassette to a song and artist director. However, the director was not overly excited and thought Shakira was something of "a lost cause". Vargas, shakira - hips don't lie not daunted, was still convinced shakira wallpaper that Shakira had talent, and set up an audition in Bogotá. He arranged for Sony Colombia executives to arrive at the audition, shakira videos with shakira lyrics the idea of surprising them with Shakira's performance. She performed three songs for the executives and impressed them enough for her to be signed to shakira whenever wherever record three albums.
Magia (Magic) was Shakira's debut album, recorded with Sony Colombia in 1991, shakira don't bother when she was 15. The album did not fare well commercially, selling less than one shakira topless thousand copies. After Magia, Shakira released Peligro (Danger) in 1993. The album was better shakira biography received than shakira fakes Magia, but Shakira decided to take a hiatus from recording so that she could graduate from high school.
1995-2000: Success in Latin America and shakira la tortura Spain
Shakira returned to recording shakira whenever in 1995, supported by a new confessional and Alanis Morissette-oriented persona that affected some of her next albums, and made her third shakira video studio one, Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet), bring her great fame in Latin America. The singles "Estoy Aquí" hips don't lie - shakira (I'm Here), "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" (Bare Feet, White Dreams), and "Dónde Estás Corazón?" (Where Are You, shakira underneath your clothes My Heart?) became pop culture icons. Pies Descalzos sold more than 4 don't bother shakira million copies, which prompted the release of shakira music videos a remix album, titled simply The Remixes, which sold more than a million copies. The Remixes also included Portuguese la tortura shakira versions of some of her best-known songs, which were recorded because of her success in the Brazilian market.
Her fourth shakira pics album, ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (Where Are The Thieves?), was shakira my hips don't lie released in 1998. It hips dont lie - shakira was produced by Emilio Estefan, reportedly cost US$3 million, and had more of a polished sound than Pies Descalzos. It was even more shakira tickets successful and sold almost 7 million. She began to gain more fans in non-Spanish-speaking countries like shakira pictures France, Switzerland, Canada, and especially the United States. Eight hips don lie shakira of the album's eleven tracks became singles, including "Ciega, Sordomuda"(Blind, Deaf, and Mute), "Moscas En hips don't lie by shakira La Casa" (Flies in the House), "No Creo" (I Don't Believe), "Inevitable", "Tú" (You), shakira shakira "Si Te Vas" (If You Leave), "Octavo Día" (Eighth Day), and the world-famous "Ojos Así"(Eyes Like Yours). Shakira's first shakira dont bother live album, MTV Unplugged, was hips don't lie- shakira composed of "Estoy Aquí" and the songs from ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?.
In March 2000 Shakira embarked on her Tour shakira no Anfibio, a three-month tour of Latin America and the United States. hips dont lie- shakira In August of 2000 she won an MTV Video Music Award in the now-defunct category of People's Choice - Favorite whenever wherever shakira International Artist.
2001-2004: English market crossover
Laundry Service, Shakira's shakira - underneath your clothes first English album (2001).
In 2001, upon the shakira music video success of ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?, Shakira began working on pics of shakira a crossover album to the English language. Collaborating with Gloria Estefan, Shakira wrote and recorded English versions of the tracks from shakira hips dont lie mp3 ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?. However, Shakira later decided against using translations of shakira my hips dont lie older songs for the album and worked for over a year on new material for the album. The result was Laundry Service. Although hips dont lie by shakira it was created for shakira world cup the intent of selling to an English language market, the rock and shakira songs Spanish dance-influenced album also featured four Spanish songs, including "Que Me Quedes Tú" (I Hope You Stay With Me). Some critics shakira objection claimed that Shakira's English skills were too weak for her shakira whenever whenever to write in it, but Laundry Service was shakira feet a success, with more than 13 million sales worldwide, yielding the worldwide hit "Whenever, Wherever" and singles "Underneath Your Clothes" (a Canadian number-one), "Te Dejo shakira spoof Madrid" (I Leave shakira - whenever wherever You Madrid), "Objection (Tango)", and "The One". The album and its singles helped to establish Shakira's musical presence in the mainstream North American market.
In 2002, shakira fake gallery Shakira also released her Spanish greatest hits volume Grandes éxitos. A DVD and shakira photos ten-track compilation album called Live & Off the Record, was also released in 2004 reaching sales shakira singer of 3 shakira remix million CDs worldwide, commemorating Shakira's 2002-2003 world tour, the Tour Of The Mongoose.
In September 2002, Shakira won the now-defunct International shakira ft wyclef jean Viewer's Choice Award at the MTV Video Music Awards with "Suerte". In October of that year, she won 5 MTV hips don't lie, shakira Video Music Awards Latin America for Best Female Artist, Best Pop Artist, Best Artist—North shakira concert (Region), Video of the Year (for Suerte), and Artist of dont bother shakira the Year. At Aerosmith's MTV Icon in 2002, Shakira performed "Dude (Looks Like shakira fake A Lady)". Also in 2002, Shakira joined the likes of Celine Dion, Anastacia, Cher and The Dixie shakira music Chicks for VH1 Divas shakira hips don't lie mp3 Live Las Vegas.
2005-present: Oral Fixation 1 & 2
Shakira stayed out of the spotlight for 2 and a half years, shakira - hips don't lie mp3 noticely changing her hair style. She later shakira gallery announced Oral Fixation 1 and 2 due in 2005.Fijación Oral shakira the one Vol. 1 was released on June 6, 2005 in Europe and on June 7, 2005 in North America and Australia. The shakira the singer lead single "La Tortura" (English: The Torture, featuring Alejandro Sanz) eventually reached number one in Spain and shakira wherever whenever number twenty-three on the U.S. Billboard shakira bamboo Hot 100. In Canada, "La Tortura" also became the highest-charting Spanish song when it shakira posters debuted and peaked at number twenty-one. Its success across the rest of the world was shakira video clips widespread and it managed to peak within the top ten of the shakira hips lie majority of the charts it entered. In the U.S., "La Tortura" spent a record twenty-five weeks at number one on the Billboard shakira concert tickets Hot Latin Tracks chart.
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 was simultaneously released in Latin shakira wyclef America. It debuted at number shakira - don't bother one in Spain and at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200. It was also well-received in shakira song lyrics non-Spanish speaking countries such as Italy, Greece and Germany, where it reached number one, Austria, where it reached number three, shakira suerte and Canada and Hungary, where it reached number seven. The second single from Fijación Oral Vol. 1, "No" underneath your clothes shakira (English: No), was released in fake shakira September 2005, and peaked at number one in Spain and Colombia, for fourteen non-consecutive weeks. So shakira hips mp3 far, Fijación Oral Vol. 1 has sold five million copies worldwide. Her third single from "Fijación Oral vol. shakira live 1", Día de Enero, is dedicated pictures of shakira to her fiance, Antonio de la Rúa. This single was number one in some countries in Latin America, but it shakira tortura hadn't got success like "La Tortura" and "No". shakira booty She also performed "La Tortura" at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards in hips shakira Miami with Alejandro Sanz. It was the first ever Spanish performance at the VMA's. (There was also a reggaeton shakira hips don't lie video medley during the show, including Daddy Yankee's Gasolina, but it came after Shakira's performance.)
Before the release of Shakira's second suerte shakira English album Oral Fixation Vol. 2, she appeared at the 2005 MTV my hips don't lie shakira Europe Music Awards in Lisbon, Portugal and shakira - hips she was nominated in the category of "Best Female", which she won to great shock since she had outmatched the international popularity of other artists shakira ft wyclef jean hips dont lie such as Gwen Stefani and Mariah Carey. Shakira performed Oral Fixation Vol. shakira hip dont lie 2's lead single "Don't Bother" with a car on stage shakira hips dont lie full version following her win. Shakira's second English album Oral Fixation Vol. 2 was released on November 29, 2005 in North America shakira hips dont lie lyrics and Australia, whenever, wherever shakira and also at this time in Continental Europe. While "Don't Bother" was warmly received by music critics as the hips don lie by shakira album's lead single, it failed to peak within the U.S. top forty. The shakira hips don lie mp3 second single "Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean) became her first single to shakira my hips don lie reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles shakira belly dancing Chart. On March 28, 2006, she re-released Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in the U.S. and released shakira 'hips don't lie' it June 19, 2006. Shakira also had the collaboration of Argetinian Rock en Español legend Gustavo Cerati on 2 tracks shakira don't bother mp3 of both Oral Fixation albums.
On April 3, 2006, Shakira was honored at hips dont lie shakira mp3 an United Nations ceremony because she created the Pies Descalzos Foundation, a charity that helps to my hips dont lie shakira protect children from shakira whenever whereever violence in Colombia. At the event she said: "Let's not forget that at the end of this day when we shakira hips dont lie spoof all go home, 960 children will have died in Latin America [2]."
On April shakira la tortura mp3 27, 2006 she received 6 Latin Billboard Awards. The hips don't lie shakira mp3 awards included Female Latin Pop Album of the Year for Fijacion Oral Vol. 1 and Hot Latin Song of the Year for "La hips dont lie, shakira Tortura". She was also honored shakira hips don t lie with the Spirit of Hope Award for her foundation Pies Descalzos.
In June, Shakira whenever wherever shakira lyrics started her biggest tour ever, called the Oral Fixation Tour, which will last until the shakira hot summer of 2007.
As of July 30th, 2006 "Hips Don't Lie" was her most recent number one, and consequently, the last ever song shakira inevitable played on the legendary British programme Top of the Pops, seeing the track jump back from bamboo shakira number three to the number one spot again, shakira antologia after spending seven weeks on the chart.
Shakira was the most nominated artist shakira nue of the year for the MTV Video Music Awards '06. Her wherever whenever shakira seven nominations were for "Hips Don't Lie", including Video of the Year and Best Female Video. [3] She won shakira - la tortura only one award for Choreography. Shakira also performed "Hips Don't Lie" to the dance moves of popular Indian shakira hip don lie Choreographer Farah Khan. The award show was held on August 31st 2006 in Radio City Music shakira lyrics english Hall.
This year, Shakira shakira music video codes and Alejandro Sanz have been working together again, this time the shakira photo gallery duet is called "Te lo Agradezco pero No" and it's featured on Alejandro Sanz' new album. Also, Shakira has announced her two new singles, "Illegal" featuring Carlos shakira whenever,wherever Santana and shakira wherever "La Pared".
She is nominated at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards for Pop single of the year for her hit, Hips Don't Lie. whenever shakira [4]
Personal life
In 2000, Shakira started dating Antonio de la Rúa, the son of then de poster shakira president of Argentina Fernando de shakira hips dont lie la Rúa, a romance that made headline news throughout Latin America. In shakira - dont bother March of 2001, he proposed to her. During Fernando De la Rúa's presidency, the economy of Argentina shakira laundry service collapsed, leading to the subsequently violent December 2001 riots; in response to the turmoil, Tower Records decided to no 'hips don't lie' - shakira longer sell Shakira's albums [5] in Argentina as shakira hips don't lie Antonio was directly involved in the management of his father's administration. De la Rúa and Shakira remain engaged, shakira en bikini with future plans to marry.
Dancing
Shakira is well-known for her shakira in concert dancing in various music videos. The moves are based on the art of belly dancing, a part of her Lebanese heritage, which Shakira caine picture shakira says she learned as a free shakira ringtones young teen to overcome her shyness [6]. The intense training has afforded her hip dont lie shakira a fluidity in her body movement most seen in the video to her hit shakira album "La Tortura". In an MTV interview, she said people told her she never moved her chest when dancing, so she shakira bio danced with her chest (as well as her usual belly shakira eyes like yours dancing citation needed] moves) in the videos for "La Tortura"citation needed]. and "Hips Don't Lie".
She has had several belly dance choreographers, including award-winning shakira oops Bellydance Superstar Bozenka. As her MTV 'The Making of...' special entales, eyes like yours shakira she worked with Jamie King for the choreography, but ended up creating most of it herself.
Discography
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Main article: my hips don't lie by shakira Shakira discography
Albums
- 1991: Magia
- 1993: Peligro
- 1996: Pies Descalzos
- 1997: The Remixes
- 1998: ¿Dónde Están objection shakira Los Ladrones?
- 2000: MTV Unplugged
- 2001: Laundry Service
- 2001: Servicio de Lavanderia
- 2002: Laundry Service: Washed & Dried
- 2002: Grandes Éxitos
- 2004: Live & shakira - no Off the shakira ciega sordomuda Record
- 2005: Fijación Oral Vol. 1
- 2005: Oral Fixation Vol. 2
- 2006: Fijacion Oral Vol. 1/Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Grammy & Latin Grammy History
See also: List shakira dia de enero of Shakira awards
| Year |
Category |
Genre |
Title |
Result |
| 1998 |
Grammy shakira hips dont lie music video Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album |
Rock |
¿Donde Están Los Ladrones? |
Nominated |
| 2000 |
Latin Grammy Award for Album Of shakira objection tango The Year |
General |
MTV Unplugged |
Nominated |
| Latin Grammy Award for shakira hips dont lie video Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
Pop |
"Ojos Así" |
Won |
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Rock shakira ojos Vocal Performance |
Rock |
"Octavo Día" |
Won |
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album |
Pop |
MTV Unplugged |
Nominated |
| Latin wet shakira Grammy for Best Music Video |
Music la tortura - shakira Video |
"Ojos Así" |
Nominated |
| 2001 |
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album |
Latin |
MTV Unplugged |
Won |
| 2002 |
Latin shakira barefoot Grammy Award for Best Music Video |
Music Video |
"Suerte" |
Won |
| 2003 |
Latin shakira on stage Grammy Award for Best Rock Song |
Rock |
"Te Aviso shakira wallpapers Te Anuncio (Tango)" |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Grammy Award for Best shakira whatever whenever Latin Rock/Alternative Album |
Latin Rock |
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 |
Won |
| Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year |
General |
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 |
Won |
| Latin shakira when ever where ever Grammy Award for Record of the Year |
General |
"La Tortura" |
Won |
| Latin shakira whenever whatever Grammy Award for Song of the Year |
General |
"La Tortura" |
Won |
| Latin Grammy Award antologia shakira for Best Female Vocal Pop Album |
Pop |
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 |
Won |
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form no shakira Music Video |
Music shakira ft wyclef jean hips don't lie Video |
"La Tortura" |
Nominated |
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album |
Production |
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 |
Won |
See also
- List of Shakira awards
- Oral Fixation Tour
- List of shakira height Colombians
- List of Lebanese people
- Pop Latino
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. shakira hipsdontlie Billboard Hot 100
- List of artists who reached number shakira midi one in Ireland
- List of artists who reached number one on the shakira spanish Australian singles chart
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
- List of best-selling singles (F)
- List of best-selling music artists
- List of shakira tango artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
- List of world records
References
- Oral Fixation shakira tickets in phoenix World Tour 2006 (info) (Spanish)[2]
- VH1 Driven: Shakira (article) [3]
- VH1 Driven: Shakira (video) [4]
- Book: Woman the one shakira Full Of Grace by Ximena Diego [5]
- Pareles, Jon (Nov. picture of shakira 14, 2005). "Shakira, from lip to hip". New Straits Times, p. shakira featuring wyclef jean L3.
- "Shakira pertahan orang Arab". (Nov. 8, 2005). Berita Harian, p. 13.
- Frank Cogan's review of Laundry Service for shakira hipps don lie The Village Voice [6]
- Chart Performance shakira isabel mebarak for "Don't Bother" from Billboard Hot 100 [7]
- Chart Performance for Oral Fixation 2 [8]
- Oral Fixation shakira whatever 2 Sales [9]
- Reported IQ of 140 USA Today article
- belly dancing
Notes
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.teenpeople.com/teenpeople/article/0,22196,1179900,00.shtml
- ^ 2006 shakira - my hips don't lie MTV Video Music Awards
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/index.jsp
- ^ http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200203/14003510.html
- ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/shakiras%20belly%20dancing%20discovery_27_01_2006
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Shakira
Studio albums: Magía | shakira illegal Peligro | Pies descalzos | ¿Dónde están los shakira latest song ladrones?
MTV Unplugged | Laundry Service | Servicio de Lavanderia | Fijación Oral Vol. 1 | Oral Fixation shakira mp3 download Vol. 2
Hit singles: "Ciega, Sordomuda" | "Whenever, Wherever"
"Underneath Your shakira my hips Clothes" | "La Tortura" | "Hips Don't Lie"
Discography
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