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Shakira
Background information
Birth name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Also known as Shaki
Born February 2, 1977 (1977-02-02) (age 30)
Origin Flag of Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia
Genre(s) Dance-pop, Latin, pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, philanthropist,
dancer / belly dancer
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums[1]
Years active 1991–present
Label(s) Sony BMG, Epic
Associated
acts Alejandro Sanz, Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santana, Beyoncé, Miguel Bosé
Website shakira.com
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as
Shakira, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record
producer, dancer and occasional actress who has been a major figure in the
pop music scene of Latin America since the mid-1990s. In 2001, she broke
through into the English-speaking market with the release of her first album
in that language, Laundry Service, which has sold over fifteen million
copies worldwide.[2] A two-time Grammy Award-winning and eight-time Latin
Grammy Award-winning artist, Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist
of all time, having sold around fifty million albums worldwide or more.[3]
She is also the only artist from South America to reach the number-one spot
on the Billboard Hot 100, the Australian ARIA chart, the United World Chart
and the UK Singles Chart. Shakira is also known for her intelligence,
reportedly having an IQ of 140.[4]
According to the United World Chart, Shakira is as of 2007 the fourth most
successful artist so far from the 2000s.
Biography
===Childhood and youth===she is sooo coooool!!!!!! Shakira Isabel Mebarak
Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is the
only child of Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado, a Colombian of
Catalan-Italian descent, and William Mebarak Chadid, an American of
Lebanese-Catholic extraction. Her father also had eight children with his
former wife. One of her siblings is also her road manager.
Shakira, which means "grateful" or "thankful" (شاكِرة) in Arabic. Her second
name, Isabel, is also that of her paternal grandmother.[5] She spent much of
her youth in Barranquilla. She has stated to have grown among Lebanese,
Jewish and Italian communities.[6]
Shakira wrote her first poem, entitled "La Rosa De Cristal" (The Crystal
Rose) when she was only four years old. After receiving a typewriter as a
gift, she began to write poems constantly. Her poems eventually evolved into
songs. At the age of eight, after an older brother was killed in a
motorcycle accident, Shakira became inspired to write her first song, which
is entitled "Tus Gafas Oscuras" and documents her father's grief.
At a young age, her father took her to a local Middle Eastern restaurant,
where Shakira first heard the doumbek, a traditional Arabic drum used in
Arabic music and which typically accompanied belly dancing.[7] Before she
knew it, Shakira was dancing on the table as restaurant patrons responded by
clapping enthusiastically. It was then that Shakira said she knew she wanted
to be a performer. She enjoyed singing for schoolmates and teachers (and
even the nuns) at her Catholic school but in the second grade was rejected
for the school choir because her vibrato was too strong. The music teacher
told her that she sounded "like a goat".[8][9] At school, she says she had
been known as "the belly dancer girl", as she would demonstrate a number she
learned every Friday at school.[8] "That's how I discovered my passion for
live performance," she says.[10]
Between the ages of ten and thirteen Shakira was invited to various events
in Barranquilla and gained some recognition in the area.[11] It was at about
this time that she met local theater producer Monica Ariza, who was
impressed with her and as a result tried to help her career. During a flight
from Barranquilla to Bogotá, Ariza convinced Sony Colombia executive Ciro
Vargas to hold an audition for Shakira in a motel lobby. Vargas held Shakira
in high regard and, returning to the Sony 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, not daunted, was
still convinced that Shakira had talent, and set up an audition in Bogotá.
He arranged for Sony Colombia executives to arrive at the audition, with 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
record three albums.[12]
Shakira's debut album, Magia, was recorded with Sony Music in 1991, when she
was only fifteen years old. The album did not fare well commercially,
selling less than one thousand copies.[8] After the poor acclaim of Magia,
Shakira's label urged her back into the studio to release a follow up with
more hit songs, to give the album potential. The album Peligro was released
in 1993, but Shakira was not pleased with the final result. The album was
better received than Magia, though it was also considered a commercial
failure, due to Shakira's refusal to advertise it. Although little known
outside of her native Colombia, Shakira was invited to perform at Chile's
Viña del Mar International Song Festival in February 1993. The festival gave
aspiring Latin American singers a chance to perform their songs, and the
winner was then chosen by a panel of judges. Shakira performed the ballad "Eres"
(You Are) and won the trophy for third place. One of the judges who voted
for her to win was then 20-year-old Ricky Martin, who was left impressed
with Shakira's voice and presence. Shakira then decided to
take a hiatus from recording so that she could graduate from high school.
1995-2000: Success in Latin America and Spain
Shakira returned to recording in 1995, using musical influences from a
number of countries and an Alanis Morissette-oriented persona which affected
some of her next albums,[13] and made her third studio one, Pies Descalzos,
which brought her great fame in Latin America. The singles "Estoy Aquí",
"Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos", and "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" became pop
culture icons. Pies Descalzos sold over five million
copies,[11] prompting the release of a remix album, titled simply The
Remixes, which sold more than a million copies. The Remixes
also included Portuguese versions of some of her best-known songs, which
were recorded as a result of her success in the Brazilian market, where Pies
Descalzos sold nearly one million copies.[11]
Her fourth album, ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?, was released in 1998. It was
produced by Emilio Estefan, reportedly cost US$3 million, and had more of a
polished sound than Pies Descalzos. It was even more
successful and solidified her as one of the major Latin artists of the
1990s. She began to gain more fans in non-Spanish-speaking
countries like France, Switzerland, Canada, and especially the United
States. Eight of the album's eleven tracks became singles, including "Ciega,
Sordomuda", "Moscas En La Casa", "No Creo", "Inevitable", "Tú", "Si Te Vas",
"Octavo Día", and the world-famous "Ojos Así". Shakira's first live album,
MTV Unplugged, was composed of "Estoy Aquí" and the songs from ¿Dónde Están
Los Ladrones?.
In March 2000 Shakira embarked on her Tour Anfibio, a two-month tour of
Latin America and the United States. In August 2000 she won an MTV Video
Music Award in the now-defunct category of People's Choice - Favorite
International Artist.
2001-2004: Worldwide Success
In 2001, upon the success of ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?, Shakira began
working on a crossover album to English. Collaborating with Gloria Estefan,
she wrote and recorded English versions of the tracks from ¿Dónde Están Los
Ladrones?. However, she later decided against using translations of older
songs for the album and worked for over a year on new material for the
album. The result was Laundry Service. Although it was created with the
intent of selling to an English language market, the rock and Spanish
dance-influenced album also featured four Spanish songs, including "Que Me
Quedes Tú" (As Long as You Stay with Me). Some critics claimed that
Shakira's English skills were too weak for her to write in it, but Laundry
Service was a success, with more than 15 million sales worldwide, yielding
the worldwide hit "Whenever, Wherever" and singles "Underneath Your Clothes"
(a Canadian number-one), "Te Dejo Madrid" (I Leave 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.
Audio samples:
* "Whenever, Wherever" (2001) (file info) — [Play media] play in browser
(beta)
o Shakira's debut english single.
* "Underneath Your Clothes" (2001) (file info) — [Play media] play in
browser (beta)
o The second single from Shakira's debut english album Laundry Service.
* Problems playing the files? See media help.
In 2002, Shakira also released her Spanish greatest hits volume Grandes
éxitos. A DVD and ten-track compilation album, called Live & Off the Record,
was also released in 2004, reaching sales of 3 million CDs worldwide, and
commemorating Shakira's world tour, the Tour of the Mongoose.
In September 2002, Shakira won the now-defunct International Viewer's Choice
Award at the MTV Video Music Awards with "Suerte". In October of that year,
she won 5 MTV Video Music Awards Latin America for Best Female Artist, Best
Pop Artist, Best Artist—North (Region), Video of the Year (for Suerte), and
Artist of the Year. At Aerosmith's MTV Icon in 2002, Shakira performed "Dude
(Looks Like A Lady)". Also in 2002, Shakira joined the likes of Celine Dion,
Anastacia, Cher and the Dixie Chicks for VH1 Divas Live Las Vegas.
2005-present: Oral Fixation Era
Audio samples:
* "La Tortura" (2005) (file info) — [Play media] play in browser (beta)
o The lead single from Fijación Oral Vol. 1 spent several months atop the
Hot Latin Tracks.
* "Don't Bother" (2005) (file info) — [Play media] play in browser (beta)
o The lead single from Shakira's second english album Oral Fixation Vol. 2.
* "Hips Don't Lie" (2006) (file info) — [Play media] play in browser (beta)
o The song is a remake of the 2004 duet "Dance Like This" that Wyclef Jean
recorded for the Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Soundtrack with Claudette
Ortiz.
* Problems playing the files? See media help.
Fijación Oral
Shakira stayed out of the spotlight for over two years. She announced the
Oral Fixation project in early 2005. Fijación Oral Vol. 1, the first album
of the project, was released on June 3, 2005 in ireland on June 6, 2005 in
Europe and on June 7, 2005 in North and Latin Americas and Australia. The
lead single from the album, "La Tortura", which features Alejandro Sanz, was
released as a single in April and and achieved large-scale success on
different radio and chart formats. It spent a record of twenty-five weeks at
number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 was very well-received by the public. It debuted at
number four on the Billboard 200 chart on the week of June 15. According to
that publication, the album sold 157,000 copies in its first week of release
in thes U.S., becoming the highest debut ever for a Spanish language album.
In Latin America, on the day of its official release in Venezuela, it went
Platinum; in Colombia, triple Platinum and in Mexico, it was sold-out. The
album sold over one million copies in three days.
The second single from the album, "No", was released in September 2005, and
peaked at number one in Spain and Colombia, here for fourteen
non-consecutive weeks. The third single from the album, "Día De Enero", is
dedicated to Shakira's fiancé, Antonio de la Rúa. This
single was number one in several countries in Latin America, but it did not
had the same success of the previous two singles in the United States.
On February 8, 2006, Shakira won her second Grammy Award. She was awarded in
the category of Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.
On April 27, 2006, Shakira received six Billboard Latin Music Awards for
Fijacion Oral Vol. 1. She was also honored with the Spirit of Hope Award for
the Fundación Pies Descalzos.
In late 2006, Shakira released "La Pared" as the fourth single from Fijación
Oral Vol. 1. The song reached number one on Spain.
Later in 2006, "Las de la Intuición" was released as single in Spain. It
became an instantaneous success, topping the radio chart Los 40 Principales
for seven non consecutive weeks. In mid April, Shakira filmed a video for
the song in Miami, which was then premiered via the internet on May 7th. The
video features Shakira with a bright purple wig, alternating between wearing
a tight black corset and a striped shirt with a tie. According to Mexican
media, "Las de la Intuición" is to be the fifth and final single from
Fijación Oral Vol. 1.
So far, Fijación Oral Vol. 1 has sold over 7 million copies worldwide.
Oral Fixation
Before the release of Oral Fixation Vol. 2, the second and last album of the
Oral Fixation project, Shakira appeared at the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards
in Lisbon, Portugal were she performed "Don't Bother", the lead single from
the album, just minutes before winning an award in the category of Best
Female Artist.
Oral Fixation Vol. 2 was released on November 29, 2005 in North America and
Australia, and in continental Europe. Two tracks of the album, "How Do You
Do" and "Timor", sparked some controversy at the time of its release. The
cover of the album was also considered controversial, and it had to be
altered in several countries.
While "Don't Bother" was warmly received by music critics as the lead single
from the album, it failed to peak within the top 40 in the
United States. "Hips Don't Lie", the second single released from the album,
became Shakira's first (and, to date, only) number one single on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart. On March 28, 2006, the album was
re-released and featured "Hips Don't Lie". Shakira got the most number
nominations for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards with "Hips Don't Lie", but
she won only the award for Best Choreography.
In June, Shakira started her biggest world tour, called the Oral Fixation
Tour, which will last until the spring of 2007. The Oral Fixation tour has
111 dates and counting, visiting many European, American, African and Asian
countries.
Shakira also released "Illegal", which features Carlos Santana as a single.
"Illegal" was released to pop radio in the United States, but it was not
picked for regular rotation outside the Rhythmic/Dance format stations.
"Illegal" has become another major hit for the singer on both the Hot Dance
Music/Club Play and Hot Dance Airplay charts. The song became a top ten hit
in much of Europe, and Shakira added the song to the tracklist of her tour.
As of 2007, Oral Fixation Vol. 2 has sold over 8 million copies worldwide.
Collaborations
Shakira's hit single, Ojos Asi, was a collaboration with Egyptian pop star
Amr Diab.
In late 2006, Shakira and Alejandro Sanz worked together again in the duet
"Te lo Agradezco, Pero No", which is featured on Sanz' album El Tren de los
Momentos. The song was a top ten hit in Latin America, and topped Billboard
Hot Latin Tracks chart.
Shakira worked with Miguel Bosé in the duet "Si Tu No Vuelves", which was
released in Bosé's album Papito, which celebrates his 30-year career.
In early 2007, Shakira worked with American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles in
the track "Beautiful Liar", which was released as the second single from the
deluxe edition of Beyoncé's B'Day. In the week of April 7, 2007, the song
jumped 91 positions, from 94 to 3, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, setting
the record for the largest upward movement in the history of the chart. It
was also No. 1 on the official UK Singles Chart.
Future projects
According to an article published on December 10, 2006 on The Boston Globe,
Shakira is to provide three songs for the soundtrack of the film adaptation
of the Gabriel García Márquez novel Love in the Time of Cholera, which is
due out around late 2007.[14]
Acting
Shakira appeared in the Colombian telenovela El Oasis in 1996, playing the
character of Luisa Maria.[15] Since then, the singer has shown no desire to
ever act again. She is, however, purportedly attached to
co-star in Dare to Love Me, a movie about the famous tango singer Carlos
Gardel, along with Rodrigo Santoro, Paz Vega, and Jordi Mollà. The
production release is scheduled for 2007. To this date, the rumor persists
although Shakira's management has long since denied it.[16]
Personal life
In 2000, Shakira started dating Antonio de la Rúa, the son of then president
of Argentina Fernando de la Rúa, a romance that made headline news
throughout Latin America. In March of 2001, he proposed to her. De la Rúa
and Shakira remain engaged, with future plans to marry.[17] She currently
lives in The Bahamas. According to Shakira's future mother-in-law Inés
Pertiné, the wedding will be taking place next September in the mansion
which Shakira owns in Dominican Republic. She also said that Shakira has
already ordered Argentine designer María Pryor to design her wedding
dress.[18] However, this rumors have been denied by Antonio's father,
Fernando de la Rúa, and by Shakira herself.
Dancing
Shakira is well-known for her dancing in various music videos and in
concert. Her moves are based on the art of belly dancing, a part of her
Lebanese heritage. Shakira says she learned this form of dance as a young
teen to overcome her shyness.[19] The intense training has afforded her a
fluidity in her body movement most seen in the video to her hits "Ojos Así",
"La Tortura", "Hips Don't Lie" and "Beautiful Liar". She has had several
belly dance choreographers, including award-winning Bellydance Superstar
Bozenka[20] As the MTV Making the Video for "La Tortura" reveals, she worked
with Jamie King for the choreography, but ended up creating most of it
herself.
Philanthropy
In 2001, Shakira founded the Fundación Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet
Foundation). It is a Colombian charity with special schools for poor
children in Quibdó (a city on the Pacific coast of Colombia) and
Barranquilla. It is funded by Shakira and many other international groups
and individuals.
On July 2, 2005, Shakira performed her hits "Whenever, Wherever" and "La
Tortura" on the Live 8 benefit concert on the Palace of Versailles, near
Paris.
Shakira is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNICEF and is one of their
global representatives. "Shakira, like all our Goodwill Ambassadors, was
chosen based on her compassion, her involvement in global issues, her deep
commitment to helping children, and her appeal to young people around the
world. We're very pleased to have Shakira join the UNICEF family. I know
she'll help bring UNICEF's mission to the audience who will have the most
impact on our future – young people themselves", said UNICEF's Executive
Director Carol Bellamy.[21]
On April 3, 2006, Shakira was honored at an United Nations ceremony for
creating the Fundación Pies Descalzos. At the event she said: "Let's not
forget that at the end of this day when we all go home, 960 children will
have died in Latin America."[22]
Shakira was recently ranked at number 48 on the list of Top 50 Most
Charitable Celebrities by OK! magazine. It was said on the magazine that she
donates approximately US$55,000 to charity.
It was announced that Shakira will perform on the Live Earth concert on July
7, 2007 in Hamburg, Germany.[23]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
* 1991: Magia
* 1993: Peligro
* 1996: Pies Descalzos
* 1998: ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?
* 2001: Laundry Service / Servicio De Lavanderia
* 2005: Fijación Oral Vol. 1
* 2005: Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Live albums
* 2000: MTV Unplugged
* 2004: Live & Off the Record
* 2007: Oral Fixation Tour: Live from Miami
Compilation albums
* 1997: The Remixes
* 2002: Laundry Service: Washed & Dried
* 2002: Grandes Éxitos
* 2006: Oral Fixation Volumes 1 & 2
Number-one singles
The following singles reached number one in the United World Chart, the
United States (Hot 100 and Hot Latin Tracks), the United Kingdom, Australia,
Latin America, Spain, Germany and/or France. Their peak positions are shown,
along with the peak positions for Canada. For a full singles discography,
see Shakira discography.
Year Single Peak positions[24][25][26][27]
UWC U.S. U.S.
Latin UK CAN AUS LATIN
Top ESP GER FRA
1996 "Estoy Aquí" — — 2 — — — — 1 — —
1998 "Ciega, Sordomuda" — — 1 — — — — 1 — —
1999 "Tú" — — 1 — — — — — — —
1999 "Inevitable" — — 3 — — — — 1 — —
2001 "Whenever, Wherever/Suerte" 1 6 1 2 4 1 — 1 1 1
2002 "Underneath Your Clothes" 2 9 — 3 1 1 — 19 2 2
2002 "Te Dejo Madrid" — — 45 — — — — 1 — —
2003 "Que Me Quedes Tú" — — 1 — — — — 10 — —
2005 "La Tortura" (featuring Alejandro Sanz) 2 23 1 34 21 — 1 1 4 7
2005 "No" — 99 11 — 92 — 1 1 — —
2005 "Don't Bother" 5 42 — 9 — 30 3 1 6 24
2006 "Día de Enero" — 101 29 — — — 1 — — —
2006 "Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2006 "La Pared" — — — — — — 4 1 — —
2007 "Te lo Agradezco, Pero No" (with Alejandro Sanz) — 124 1 — — — 1 1 — —
2007 "Beautiful Liar" (with Beyoncé) 2 3 10 1 2 5 1 1 1 1
2007 "Las de la Intuición" — — — — — — 10 1 — —
Total Number-one hits 2 1 7 2 2 3 6 13 3 3
Tours
* 1997: Tour Pies Descalzos
* 2000: Tour Anfibio
* 2002-2003: Tour of the Mongoose
* 2006-2007: Oral Fixation Tour
Grammy and Latin Grammy History
Year Category Genre Title Result
1998 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album Rock ¿Donde Están
Los Ladrones? Nominated
2000 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year General MTV Unplugged
Nominated
Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Pop "Ojos Así" Won
Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Rock "Octavo Día"
Won
Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album Pop MTV Unplugged Nominated
Latin Grammy for Best Music Video Music Video "Ojos Así" Nominated
2001 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album Latin MTV Unplugged Won
2002 Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video Music Video "Suerte" Won
2003 Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Rock "Te Aviso Te Anuncio
(Tango)" Nominated
2006 Grammy Award for Best 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 Grammy Award for Record of the Year General "La Tortura" Won
Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year General "La Tortura" Won
Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Pop Album Pop Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Won
Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video Music Video "La Tortura"
Nominated
Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album Production Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Won
2007 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Pop "Hips Don't
Lie" featuring Wyclef Jean Nominated
Sources
* Oral Fixation World Tour 2006 (info) (Spanish)[1]
* VH1 Driven: Shakira (article) [2]
* VH1 Driven: Shakira (video) [3]
* Book: Woman Full Of Grace by Ximena Diego [4]
* Pareles, Jon (Nov. 14, 2005). "Shakira, from lip to hip". New Straits
Times, p. L3.
* "Shakira pertahan orang Arab". (Nov. 8, 2005). Berita Harian, p. 13.
* Frank Cogan's review of Laundry Service for The Village Voice [5]
* Chart Performance for "Don't Bother" from Billboard Hot 100 [6]
* Chart Performance for Oral Fixation 2 [7]
* Oral Fixation 2 Sales [8]
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