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Shakira is a renowned Latin pop icon, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and philanthropist from Colombia. Shakira is widely known for her hit singles such as “Whenever, Wherever”, “Hips Do n’t Lie” and “Underneath Your Clothes”.
Early life
Born as Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripollbetter known as Shakira, was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, on February 2, 1977. As of 2023, she is 46 years and has an Aquarius sun sign.
He has Colombian nationality and belongs to a mixed ethnic group of Lebanese-Colombian-Spanish-Indigenous-African-Catalan-Basque-Galician-Italian ancestry.
Subtitle: Shakira with her parents (Source: People)
Furthermore, her parents are Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado and William Mebarak Chadid. She was the only daughter of her parents. She but she has many half-siblings named Tonino Mebarak, Patricia Mebarak, Moises Mebarak, Antonio Mebarak, Ana Mebarak, Alberto Mebarak, Edward Mebarak and Robin Mebarak.
child life
Shakira spent most of her childhood in Barranquilla, a city on Colombia’s northern Caribbean coast. She wrote her first poem, “The Crystal Rose,” when she was four years old. Since she was little, she was captivated watching her father write stories on a typewriter and asked him for one for Christmas.
Furthermore, he received the typewriter when he was seven years old and has been composing poems ever since. She also loves to dance and during her school days she danced to entertain her teachers and schoolmates, and she earned the nickname ‘the belly dancing girl’.
Shakira – Education
Moving on to academics, he went to La Enseñanza school and then attended History of Western Civilization classes at UCLA Extensions.
Career
Unfortunately there are no records of when Shakira began her professional career. However, according to Wikipedia, she made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at age 13. After his first two albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), were commercial failures, he rose to fame in Hispanic nations with his After two albums, “Pies Descalzos” (1995) and “Where Are the Thieves?” (1998).
With his fifth album, “Laundry Service” (2001), he broke into the English-speaking market, selling more than 13 million copies worldwide. The worldwide popularity of her hits “Whenever, Wherever” and “Underneath Your Clothes” solidified her profile as a major crossover artist. Broadcast Music, Inc. praised Shakira as a “pioneer” who expanded the appeal of Latin artists around the world.
He continued to climb a successful career.
He continued his streak of success with the Spanish-language albums “Fijación Oral, Vol. 1” (2005), “Sale el Sol” (2010) and “El Dorado” (2017), all of which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and They were certified diamond (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Meanwhile, her English albums “Oral Fixation, Vol. 2” (2005), “She Wolf” (2009) and “Shakira” (2014) have received gold, platinum or multi-platinum certifications in several countries around the world.
Some of his songs have reached number one in several countries, including “Inevitable”, “Whenever, Wherever”, “La Tortura”, “Hips Don’t Lie”, “Beautiful Liar”, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa ). )”, “Loca”, “Rabiosa”, “I don’t remember forgetting you”, “Dare (La La La)”, “Chantaje”, “Me Gusta”, “Te Felicito”, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” and “TQG”.
Subtitle: Shakira performing at the concert (Source: Billboard)
In addition to her musical works, she has served as a coach on two seasons of the American singing competition television series “The Voice” (2013-2014). The singer sold her 145-song catalog to Hipgnosis Songs Fund in January 2021. She released a single called “Do n’t Wait Up” on July 16, 2021.
She released the song “Te Felicito” with singer Rauw Alejandro as the lead single from her upcoming twelfth studio album on April 21, 2022. In addition, she served as executive producer and co-creator of the dance reality show “Dancing with Myself,” which premiered on NBC. She released the single “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”, a collaboration with Argentine DJ Bizarrap on January 11, 2023.
Philanthropist
Shakira founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation to provide quality education to young people in her country, Colombia. She is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and was recognized in 2010 by the International Labor Organization for her philanthropic work.
In 2011, he earned the honors of Person of the Year from the Latin Recording Academy and Artist of the Year from the Harvard Foundation for his charitable activities with his Pies Descalzos Foundation and his contributions to music.
In 2011, she was nominated to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in the United States, and the French government named her a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2012.
Awards
The pop singer is considered one of the most successful singers in Colombia. She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work during her professional career as a singer. She has received three Grammy Awards and fifteen Latin Grammy Awards, the most for a female artist.
According to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, “Hips Don’t Lie” was the most played pop song in a single week in the history of American radio, with 9,637 plays in one week. It has garnered over 700 nominations and won over 300 awards so far. Shakira has also performed on several high-profile occasions, including the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show alongside Jennifer Lopez.
Net worth 2024
Shakira’s net worth in 2024 is expected to be $300 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. Her annual earnings vary depending on whether she goes on tour, releases new songs or has other commitments (such as the World Cup or The Voice). However, she has consistently been among the top earners in the music industry: Forbes projected her annual income in 2012 to be $20 million, and in 2019 it is expected to be $35 million.
civil status
This Colombian pop icon is possibly single and not dating anyone at the moment. She was previously married to Gerard Piqué, a Spanish footballer. The couple began dating in 2011 and she announced the news of her boyfriend through a post on Twitter. With the marriage, the couple has two children; Milan Piqué Mebarak and Sasha Piqué Mebarak.
Subtitle: Shakira with her two children (Source: Instagram)
She and Piqué agreed to end their marriage after 12 years in June 2022. Their divorce was due to her discovering that he was cheating on her with another woman. In the past she also had a long-term relationship with a lawyer named Antonio de la Rúa (2000-2010).
Shakira – Controversies
On 20 November 2023, Shakira opted to pay a €7.5 million (£6.5 million) fine to avoid a trial and a likely three-year jail sentence in a tax fraud case.
She was accused of defrauding the Spanish State of 14.5 million euros ($15.7 million) of money obtained between 2012 and 2014. Initially, she denied the accusations, claiming that she had emigrated to Spain permanently in 2015. She finally chose to reach an agreement by paying the fine, avoiding further legal proceedings.
Body measurements
Subtitle: Shakira attending an MTV awards show (Source: Instagram)
The beautiful Colombian singer is 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) tall and weighs around 53 kg. Furthermore, she has a pair of dark brown eyes with brown hair.
Social media
On her Instagram page ‘@shakira’ she has more than 90.4 million followers. Likewise, he has more than 53.7 million followers on his Twitter page ‘@shakira’. And more than 124 million followers on his Facebook page. He also runs a self-titled YouTube channel, there are over 45.3 million subscribers at the time of writing.
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