Biografia de Shakira en Ingles

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Singer, songwriter. Born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll on February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia. With a Lebanese father and Colombian mother, Shakira honors 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 13. After her first two albums flopped, Shakira took the reins of her third album, becoming involved in every aspect of its production. Released in 1996, Pies Descalzos, meaning "bare feet," sold more than three million copies. The album featured her trademark sound, a blending of Latin, rock, and Arabic musical styles. It sold more than three million copies and the follow-up record, Dnde Estn Los Ladrones? (1998), which translates as "Where are the thieves?," reached the top of Billboard's Latin charts. Based on the success of her albums, Shakira became a music superstar in the Spanish-language markets, known for her strong vocals and incredible hip-shaking belly dance moves. While hugely popular in much of the rest of the world, Shakira had not yet achieved a major record on the U.S. pop charts. She moved to Miami with her family to further her goal and taught herself to write songs in English. She enlisted Emilio Estefan, of Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine fame, to act as her manager and producer. Her first English-language album, Laundry Service (2001), provided Shakira with the success in the United States that she longed for the album was number three on the charts, selling more than 200,000 copies in the first week. The songs "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes" were both big hits. Shakira returned to the top 10 of the albums chart in 2005 twice. She first released the Spanishlanguage Fijacin Oral, Vol. 1 in June, which was followed in November by English-language Oral

Fixation, Vol. 2. She received the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
for Fijacin Oral, Vol. 1, her second time winning such an honor. Previously, she had won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album for 2000's Shakira: MTV Unplugged. Touring extensively, Shakira released two concert albums: 2007's Live and 2008's Oral Fixation

Tour. She has also found time to record. In July 2009, Shakira released the new single, "She
Wolf," from her upcoming new studio album. Besides her busy career, Shakira created the Pies Descalzos Foundation to help children in her native Colombia in 1997

Shakira began dating Argentinian lawyer Antonio de la Ra in 2000. In a 2009 interview, Shakira stated their relationship already worked as a married couple, and that "they don't need papers for that."[123] On January 10, 2011, Shakira announced on her website that after 11 years together, she and de la Ra had separated in August 2010 after making "a mutual decision to take time apart from our romantic relationship." She wrote that the couple "view this period of separation as temporary and as a time of individual growth as we continue to be partners in our business and professional lives", with de la Ra overseeing Shakira's "business and career interests as he has always done."[124] In September 2012, it was reported that de la Ra planned to sue Shakira for $250 million, seeking monetary compensation for his work as her business manager as well as ownership of properties jointly held by the former couple.[125] de la Ra eventually filed a lawsuit in California in April 2013, asking for $100 million he believes he is owed after Shakira suddenly terminated her business partnership with him in October 2011, ten months after they announced the end of their romantic relationship. Shakira is currently in a relationship with the Spanish football player Gerard Piqu, centre back for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team. They met in spring 2010 when Piqu appeared in the music video for Shakira's song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Shakira officially confirmed their relationship on March 29, 2011 via Twitter and Facebook, posting a picture of the two with a caption reading, "I present to you my sunshine." It was the first time she had ever spoken of the relationship after several months of media speculat In September 2012, Shakira confirmed that she and Piqu were expecting their first child together Shakira gave birth to the couple's son, Milan Piqu Mebarak, on January 22, 2013 in Barcelon, Spain, where the family resides