Shakira started writing music at the age of 8, and at the age of 10 she was already winning talent competitions. In 1990, a 13-year-old girl, whose name in Arabic means "full of grace", in the hope of making a career in the modeling business, moved to Bogotá. Shakira failed to become a model, her outstanding talent was noticed by Miguel Cubillos and Pablo Tedechi from Sony Music Corporation, later they offered Shakira to sign a contract with the corporation.
In early December 2005, after appearing on two well-known TV shows on ABC's "Good Morning America" (1975) and "Saturday Night Live" (1975), Shakira once again made her impact on the musical life of America, performing a duet with Alejandro Sanz (Alejandro Sanz ) the song "La Tortura", (the song premiered on December 2), included in the list of "40 best video clips". Shakira, after the overwhelming success of her first album "Oral Fixation 1" (Fijacion Oral 1), on November 22, without the slightest interference, releases her second album in English - "Oral Fixation 2" (Oral Fixtation 2), receiving for it at the 33rd annual awards ceremony for the title of "Most Famous Latin Artist", thus proving that the star of her talent shines as brightly as last year.
The talented singer Shakira was born on February 2, 1977 in the town of Barranquila, Colombia. Her full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. As the youngest child in the family, Shakira inherited from her parents, father William Mebarak Chadid (William Mebarak Chadid) and mother, Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado (Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado), Lebanese-Colombian origin and exotic appearance. From a young age, Shakira listened to Colombian and Lebanese music along with English-language songs, preferring bands such as Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, The Police and The Cure. "I was in love with the sounds of rock. But at the same time, since my father is a native of Lebanon, I am also devoted to Arabic music. Therefore, I am a combination of all these styles, and my music is a mixture of different emotions reflected in one song" she admits.
Shakira started writing music at the age of 8, and at the age of 10 she was already winning talent competitions. In 1990, a 13-year-old girl, whose name in Arabic means "full of grace", in the hope of making a career in the modeling business, moved to Bogotá. Shakira failed to become a model, her outstanding talent was noticed by Miguel Cubillos and Pablo Tedechi from Sony Music Corporation, later they offered Shakira to sign a contract with the corporation. During the following year, her album "Magia" was released, enjoying incredible success. It contains songs that Shakira composed between the ages of 8 and 13. The second album, "Peligro", was released in 1993 and was no less successful than the previous one. But accustomed to achieving perfection in everything, Shakira, left dissatisfied with the released album, switched her attention to acting, playing the role of Louise Maria in the 1994 Colombian soap opera El Oasis.
Apparently, the music again found a response in the heart of Shakira, and in 1995 her third album "Barefoot" (Pies Descalzos) was released, in which the rhythms of rock and roll are organically combined with oriental motifs. This album, with the hit song "Esto Aqui", took first place in the ratings of eight countries, and was released platinum in the USA. In 1997, Shakira stopped acting in the TV series Oasis, completely switching her attention to music. To further develop her musical career, she decides to invite her manager and producer Emilio Estefan Jr. to the position. Collaboration with the husband of Gloria Estefan bore fruit - the next album "Donde Estan los Ladrones?", Released in 1998, became even more sold than all the previous ones. Thanks to the single "Those Eyes" (Ojos Asi), the album spent 11 weeks at the top of the chart in the US, sold more than 4 million copies, and became multi-platinum in America and platinum in Spain. Thanks to the release of the album, Shakira quickly gained worldwide fame, and she was also the only one who added oriental motifs and belly dance to her performances. At the end of the year, Shakira receives an award from the World Music Awards in the category "Best Latin American Artist of the Year", and in the late 90s she becomes the best performer in Latin America. Remembering the success of the single "Such Eyes", Gloria Estefan offers Shakira to translate the song into English. From that moment on, Shakira realized that in order to write songs and make shows, she needed to improve her English skills.
Starting to learn the language, Shakira performed on MTV in the MTV Unplugged program, the first program to be released in Spanish. In early 2000, the singer released the album "MTV Unplugged" - a version of the album "Donde Estan los Ladrones?", For which she received a Grammy Award in the category "Best Latin American Pop Album" and two more awards: "Best Female Pop Vocal" for the composition "Such Eyes" (Ojos Asi), and "Best Female Rock Vocal" for the song "The Eighth Day" (Octavo Dia).
Having improved her English skills, Shakira set about gaining international recognition. In 2002, she released the album "Laundry Service", with two outstanding compositions: "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes". Soon the album becomes triple platinum and sells over 10 million copies. Thanks to the album "Laundry Service", Shakira receives another Grammy award and 5 MTV Video Music Awards of Latin America. "I feel carefree and that's great," says Shakira. "When I look back on my past life, I feel renewed, as if I washed everything that was from me. That is why I called my album Laundry Service," the singer explains the choice of the album name. She will later hold a world tour called "Tour Mongoose" (The Tour of the Mongoose). The DVD version of the tour "Grandes Exitos Shakira: Live & Off the Record" is scheduled for release on March 30, 2004, along with a CD containing 10 songs from the tour.
In 2005, Shakira, already known as a representative of Pepsi Cola, recorded the album "Fijacion Oral Volumen 1", planned for release on June 7, 2005, and its English version - "Oral Fixation 2", which will be released in November of the same year. Luis Fernando Ochoa and Lester Mendez, co-producers and songwriters, helped her work on the albums. Her latest single, "La Tortura", a duet with Alejandro Sanz, reached number one on the US Hot Latin Track chart. Also, together with Alejandro Sanz, Shakira performed in the popular TV show in Germany "Wetten, Dass ..?", singing the song "La Tortura" as a duet.
Shakira's talent is truly unique, unusual and impressive, as Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez described it: age, will not be able to sing and dance like her, at the same time sensually innocent, as if inventing movements on the go. Shakira founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation, which aims to provide education and meet the basic needs of homeless and abused children in Colombia. She is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. As for her personal life, Shakira has been engaged for five years to Antonio de la Rua, the son of the former president of Argentina.
2006 began for Shakira with the NRJ Music Award in the category "Best Foreign Song" for the song "La Tortura".
Shakira is a real star in the musical sky. She is not only a singer, but also a songwriter, dancer, producer, model and choreographer.
Shakira was born and raised in northern Colombia. She was born on February 2, 1977 and was the only child in the family of her parents. However, for her father, she turned out to be the youngest child, from his first wife he had eight more children. His father, an Arab by nationality, was the owner of a jewelry store in the city of Barranquilla, in addition, he was a writer. Since childhood, the girl was surrounded by music, books and jewelry.
Shakira is said to be from young to early. She learned the alphabet very early - at 1.5 years old, and at the age of three she was already writing and reading. She wrote her first poem at the age of four, it was called "Crystal Rose". Specialists who tested her at this age concluded that she had unique abilities.
At first, the parents believed that Shakira would become either a writer or an artist, since she was still good at drawing. When the girl went to school, it turned out that she also dances beautifully. Then everyone decided that she would become a dancer or a ballerina. At the age of 8, it turned out that she also sang great, it became clear that Shakira would become a singer, especially since at this age she wrote her first song, which she dedicated to her father and one of her half-brothers who had crashed on a motorcycle.
In addition to all these talents, the girl was distinguished by her beauty and even won the Child of the Atlantic contest.
Her first performances before the public took place when she was 10 years old. Then she demonstrated oriental dances. Shakira also sang in the school choir, but because her voice was too strong, she had to leave the choir. The singing teacher decided that she did not sing, but howled like a goat.
However, in subsequent years, the girl took an active part in many competitions and events, which began to attract attention. One day, a theater producer approached her and offered to help her advance her career. She helped convince executive producer Sony Columbia to listen to the girl. Shakira made a strong impression on this man named Ciro Vargas, and he took her cassette to show the artistic director of the company. He did not pay any attention to the performer. Then Vargas himself organized the arrival of the leaders of his organization and introduced Shakira to them live, who performed three songs. Everyone was pleasantly surprised. This was the moment of signing a contract with her. Work began on the recording of the first album "Magic". The songs began to be played on the radio, and at the age of 14, many in her native Colombia knew about her. The album includes songs composed by her from the age of 8 until the recording of the album. The record brought fame to the singer, but turned out to be a commercial failure. At the same time, Shakira represented her country at the famous singing competition of Latin American countries with a song of her own composition. She received 3rd place in the competition.
A year later, Shakira recorded her second album, which was not very successful, of which only one song deserved attention.
Shakira did not give up, but, on the contrary, began recording the third album, which simply had to be successful, otherwise the whole career would have gone to hell. In parallel, she graduated from high school and starred in the film " Oasis”, which was based on the real events of a well-known tragedy.
In the 94th year, Sony was already about to terminate the contract with the girl, but she presented them in time with a new song of her composition, “Where are you, heart”, which soon became a real hit.
Her third album was a breakthrough and was an excellent commercial success, she gained a lot of fans. The release of the album was followed by the first world tour. In the same year, she was awarded the titles "Person of the Year" and "Woman of the Year". Now the singer has already 10 albums and worldwide love and popularity.
During the time that she went to the heights of the musical Olympus, she had all sorts of novels that were not long and ended in parting.
Shakira's personal life
Shakira with Antonio de la Rua.
In 2000, she began a relationship with the son of the President of Argentina, a lawyer. Antonio de la Rua. A year later, even rumors spread about an imminent marriage, however, they remained rumors. Nevertheless, the romance lasted as long as 10 years, which the singer recalls with great warmth. After parting, they remained only business partners. True, Antonio later filed a lawsuit against Shakira, trying to sue his remuneration as her partner, as well as to divide the jointly acquired property.
Shakira with Gerard Pique
In 2011, the singer began a new romance - a player in FC Barcelona. He starred in one of Shakira's videos.
Shakira with Gerard Pique and son
Relations developed rapidly, and after 2 years she gave birth to her beloved first son, and two years later, in January 2015, her second son. The family lives in Spain.
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In the life of the popular singer Shakira there were ups and downs, happy periods and times of depression. This, of course, was reflected in her appearance, but in a short time the singer came into shape. In any case, it is obvious that the age of the singer Shakira is a nominal parameter that can be determined solely by her passport, because she looks no older than ten years ago. How old is the Latin American diva Shakira, who won more than one heart?
Seductive parameters of Shakira
The future world star was born on February 2, 1977. Its homeland is the large industrial Colombian port city of Barranquilla. While still a schoolgirl, the girl stood out among her peers with plasticity and flexibility. She was madly attracted and. Then the girl discovered the talent of a vocalist in herself. The first four Spanish-language albums made her popular in Colombia and Latin America. By releasing her fifth English-language album, Shakira captivated the American listener.
In her youth, Shakira looked like an ordinary teenager - a skinny girl with barely visible breasts and problematic skin. But by the age of thirty, she had turned into a sultry Latin American beauty, after which men turned their necks. Shakira was never full, even though extra pounds sometimes appeared on her body. In her youth, Shakira did not watch what she ate, but she quickly realized that a beautiful figure is a daily work on herself. Today, having become the mother of two sons, she limits herself in nutrition. The strict diet lasts six days, and at the end of the week the singer allows herself small weaknesses. This approach allows her to ignore her age, because at thirty-eight Shakira, whose height is 157 centimeters and weighs 58 kilograms, looks like a thirty-year-old girl. Parameters 83-60-94 are almost ideal!
The singer is in favor of vegetables and fruits that are not subject to heat treatment. But from the adored chocolate she has to give up. The singer allows herself a small piece twice a month. In the past, Shakira worked out in the gym on her own, and now a personal trainer is developing a training program for her. In addition, we are all aware of Shakira's love of dancing. They help the mother of two children keep her tummy in perfect shape. Perhaps, any oriental dancer would envy such a belly.
super momIn 2009, Shakira met Gerard Pique, the famous football player from the Barcelona club. After two years of secret dating, the couple decided to no longer hide their relationship. In 2012, Shakira moved into the bachelor apartment of her common-law husband, and in 2013 she gave birth to his first child, who was named Milan. Two years later, Gerard and Shakira became the parents of another baby. Both babies were born by caesarean section. Of course, the best surgeons worked on Shakira's body, because her stomach remained just as perfect. In the summer of 2015, the happy mother of a six-month-old baby already showed a toned figure, which became even more feminine and seductive.
Shakira (full name of the popular singer Shakira Isabel Merabak Ripoll) was born in the town of Barranquilla (Colombia) on February 2, 1977, becoming the first child of her European mother and the last daughter of an Arab father, who was the owner of one of the most popular jewelry stores in the country and wrote books. Shakira spent her childhood and youth surrounded by a variety of books, musical instruments and beautiful gems.
From early childhood, Shakira showed an incorruptible interest in literature and music. The one and a half year old girl knew the alphabet, at the age of three she learned to read and write well, and by the age of four she was perfectly prepared for elementary school. Once, five-year-old Shakira was given a test by psychologists, after which they unanimously declared that the girl was undoubtedly a child prodigy. Parents saw an artist or a writer in the future celebrity, since the girl drew a lot and well, and at the age of four she wrote poetry on her own. During her school years, Shakira studied ballet and wrote songs. She differed from other children, first of all, in her natural beauty and even won one of the beauty contests "Child of the Atlantic".
In 1987, Shakira begins to perform in front of the audience, performing oriental dances. School friends remembered her just like that - with a shiny coin in her navel. Then there was a victory in the contest "Long live the children!". Once Shakira met Mr. Siro Vargas from Sony, who, of course, was impressed by the talent of a young talent, and he immediately signed a long-term contract with the girl. Shakira begins to successfully combine her studies and the recording of her first solo album "Magia".
For several years I was worried not to destroy my image, but now I realized that the image cannot be contrived!
At the age of thirteen, the girl experienced the joys and sorrows of youthful love for the first time. Shakira had tender and bright feelings for the boy who lived next door. She was the first to tell him about her dream of becoming a famous and popular singer.
At the age of fourteen, Shakira becomes the most famous singer by local standards. The name of the girl is recognized by all of Colombia after she wins the Viña del Mar music festival with her song Eres. One year later, the young singer releases her second solo album with the intriguing title "Danger". The album did not arouse much enthusiasm among the listeners and Shakira decided to take up writing her third brainchild, knowing full well that if they ate and he would have the same unpleasant fate, then it would be possible to safely put an end to the successful career of the singer.
After graduating from school, Shakira moves to the capital of Colombia, Bogota. In this city, she is immediately offered to play the main role in the popular TV series Oasis.
Songwriting has a therapeutic effect and it either kills love or wins someone's heart...
In the early autumn of 1996, the singer presented her third solo album, calling it "Bare Feet". Here, Shakira was already waiting for a huge success with the audience, thousands of successfully sold discs and a whole army of ardent fans. The first world tour followed immediately. The rising star traveled to almost all countries of the continent, and everywhere her album was at the top of the charts. In the same year, the girl's rapid ascent to the top of the musical Olympus was greatly overshadowed by the tragic event that occurred at one of her concerts. Due to speculation by the organizers of the event, several people died at Shakira's performance in her hometown of Barranquilla. The singer was so stunned by this event that she was even going to quit her solo career.
In December 1996, Shakira was named "Person of the Year" by the Colombian media. She received this status by becoming the first inhabitant of her state to conquer the most distant countries (Japan, Russia, etc.).
At the age of twenty, Shakira started an affair with the popular actor Oswald Rios. The couple tried to hide their feelings in front of the public, but everyone was well aware of their close relationship. However, this relationship did not last long, and the young people broke up nine months after they met.
By this time, the girl was already quite a famous performer. She already had a wide variety of awards in her piggy bank, including more than twenty gold discs and more than fifty platinum discs. Meanwhile, fans have been clamoring for a fourth solo album. The next album made Shakira cry with happiness - her disc was recognized as platinum, and on the first day the number of its sales exceeded three hundred thousand copies. The year 2001 was marked for Shakira by presenting her with the Grammy Award and the release of a disc with the unusual name Laundry. The album consisted of nine songs in English and four songs in Spanish.
In 2005, the singer goes on a world tour and successfully performs in thirty-seven countries of the world, giving more than one hundred and fifty concerts in different languages.
Two years later, Shakira sings in a duet with Beyonce, for which both singers receive an MTV channel award.
At the end of 2010, the singer's seventh disc was released. The album contains songs in Spanish and English. The album became very successful and popular. It has received thirteen nominations and six awards.
One way or another, a big ass is much more important in Latin American culture.
Back in 2000, Shakira began dating the son of the President of Argentina, Mr. Fernando de la Rua Antonio. Young people planned to get married, however, the union broke up in January 2011.
Shakira is currently dating one of the Barcelona players, Gerard Pique. The lovers have been together since October 2010, however, the couple told the press about their warm relationship only at the end of 2011.
Shakira Isabel Merabak Ripoll is a Colombian singer, dancer and composer. Has Italian and Spanish roots, was born in a Lebanese and Colombian family. The star was born on February 2, 1977 in a city called Barranquilla. She was the first child of her mother, Nydia Ripoll, so since childhood, the baby was surrounded by an increased amount of love and care. The family also brought up eight children from previous marriages of his father, William Nebarak Shadid. He owned a jewelry store and wrote prose in his spare time. As a result, the wealth of the family was above average.
The first songs written in childhood
Even at the age of one and a half years, the future singer learned the entire alphabet. Two years after that, she was already fully prepared for school, she knew how to read and write. Professionals said that the girl had a great future, she can be considered a child prodigy. From childhood, Shakira drew a lot, already at the age of 4 she began to write her first poems. At the same time, the baby constantly danced, performed in front of the public.
When the Colombian was eight years old, she wrote her first song called "Your sunglasses". At the same time, she won the children's beauty contest "Child of the Atlantic". In 1990, at the next talent show, she meets the journalist Monica Arias, who is closely engaged in the promotion of the future pop star.
A few years later, Monica introduced the young talent to the official Ciro Vargas, who represented Sony Music. He was so impressed with the baby's voice and manner of performance that he immediately decided to sign a three-year contract with her. Thanks to this, Shakira, at the age of 13, recorded her first album, called "Magia". It was released on June 24, 1991. It cannot be said that the record brought the singer wild popularity, but still she managed to attract the attention of her compatriots. The same can be said about the second disc "Peligro".
Popularity in the music world
After two albums that actually failed commercially, the producers seriously thought about continuing the contract. The singer herself also began to doubt the expediency of working at the studio. It is not known how it would have ended if it were not for the composition "Dónde Estás Corazón", written on the way to the production center. This song became one of the title songs on Shakira's next record, the spent budget of one hundred thousand dollars paid off in the shortest possible time.
The singer's third disc went platinum not only in Colombia. It was instantly sold out in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Peru. Even the critic liked the girl's music, the project received several prestigious awards. The inspired girl starts recording the next disc, but suddenly unknown intruders steal most of the texts.
After an unpleasant incident, Shakira starts work on the second official album from scratch, ironically mentioning the thieves in the title of the record "Dónde Están los Ladrones?" , which translates as "Where are the thieves?". It is a resounding success in America, despite the fact that the songs are written in Spanish. The singer was even nominated for a Grammy Award. Some time later, she recorded a live compilation "MTV Unplugged", which also received two music awards.
On November 13, 2001, the next record of the star, called "Laundry Service", was released. The first single from it was the hit "Whenever, Wherever", which is still remembered and loved by people around the world. In 2005, the Spanish-language album Fijaction Oral Vol.1 was released, a few months later the girl recorded its second part, this time the songs were performed in English.
In 2007, Shakira's creativity explodes again, this time thanks to her joint song with Beyoncé. After that, the singer took a break for a while, and then pleased her fans with the She Wolf disc in 2009. The girl decided not to dwell on a certain style, mixing everything that she liked in an original way.
In 2010, the Colombian recorded the anthem of the World Cup, some time after that, her next album, Sale el Sol, was released. One of the title songs of this disc was "Loca", this composition fell in love even with those who did not consider themselves a fan of the singer.
The tenth disc took a lot of energy from the girl, she constantly changed the release date. On January 13, 2014, the single "Can't Remember to Forget You" was released, recorded together with Rihanna. After two months, fans finally got the opportunity to hear Shakira's new work thanks to the album of the same name.
Singer's achievements
In 1994, after graduating from school, the girl moved with her mother to the capital of Colombia, Bogota. There she starred in the melodramatic project El Oasis. Thanks to this, Shakira received the title of "Miss TVK" and her first large-scale photo shoot. The girl was always demanding of herself, so she did not continue her acting career. She believed that she looked unconvincing against the background of professionals, in the future, the singer refused the offer of Steven Spielberg himself.
In 2007, the girl became a student at the University of California. There she trained under the name Isabelle Mebarak. Also from a young age, Shakira has been involved in charity work. Thanks to her, a fund was organized to help children from poor families in Latin America. This foundation, created in 1997, opened several schools in Colombia. There, children can learn, they are fed, they are taken care of. Today, the girl continues to take the initiative, discussing important issues with students around the world. She purchased 10,000 pairs of sneakers that were taken apart by children in Shakira's hometown.
Incredibly, Gabriel Garcia Marquez himself admires the singer. He is amazed at her sensuality and at the same time naivety, incendiary movements and an unusual style of music. In 1996, the singer was named "Woman of the Year", as she became the first Colombian to conquer Japan, Spain and Portugal. In 1999, the president appointed the girl a Goodwill Ambassador. At the same time, the Pope appointed her an audience in the Vatican.
Personal life
At the age of 13, the girl fell in love with a neighbor boy for the first time. Even she managed to tell him about her dream of being a famous singer. In 1996, Shakira started an affair with a former member of the Poligamia band, but they failed to maintain a relationship due to the constant employment of musicians. In 1997, the singer began dating actor Oswald Rios. They tried to hide their feelings, but they weren't very good at it. Eight months later, the partners broke off relations.
In 2000, the Colombian met Antonio de la Rua, whose father had previously been the president of Argentina. It was love at first sight, the singer devoted many of her compositions to him. The couple dated for a long time, they were even going to get married. But then Father Antonio was removed from office, their relationship gradually began to deteriorate, in early 2011, the lovers announced their separation. They broke up as friends, but after the break, the president's son tried to sue the girl for 100,000 allegedly for moral damage.
Even during an affair with Antonio, the singer was credited with an affair with football player Gerard Pique. Later it became known that the couple had been dating since the fall of 2010, they managed to hide their relationship until March 2011. Their age difference is 10 years, but this did not prevent a stormy romance. In the fall of 2012, Shakira shared with reporters information that they would soon become parents. The first child was named Milan Pique Mebarak. In January 2015, the couple had a second son, Sasha. Nevertheless, the lovers do not plan to legitimize the relationship yet, they feel comfortable without it.
