Shakira

**Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll**, or more simply known as **Shakira** (born 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia), is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Her famous songs include _Hips Don't Lie_ (2006) and _Whenever, Wherever_ (2001).

Noted to be a "global phenom" whose impact has "reached every corner of the world", Shakira has been described as an "artistic link between the west and the east" for popularizing Middle Eastern sounds in the West, and western sounds in the East (mainly the Middle East). Due to her heritage as a Colombian of Lebanese descent, she is perceived as particularly influential for Latino and Middle-Eastern musicians, and has been noted for introducing musical genres, instruments, and techniques from across Latin America, the Middle East, and other regions to a wider audience. Shakira is also credited with popularising music in the Spanish language on a global level.

## Career

In 1991, Shakira's first album _Magia_ was released. Her second album _Pies Descalzos_ was released in 1993. Her first hit in Colombia was her third record, “¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" from 1995. In 2001, she released her first English album _Laundry Service_. The album's first single "Whenever, Wherever" was the best selling single of 2001. In 2005, she released her second English album _Oral Fixation, Vol.2_. In 2009, _She Wolf_ was released. The first single "She Wolf" reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. On 14 January 2014, Shakira released a single with Rihanna, "Can't Remember to Forget You".

## Personal life

Shakira's first language is Spanish. She also speaks Portuguese and English. In addition she can speak some Italian, French, Catalan, Arabic, and Japanese. Accordingly, she records songs in both English and Spanish, as well as having covered Francis Cabrel's song _Je l'aime à mourir_ in French and Fairuz's _Aatini Al Nay_ in Arabic as an homage to her home country of Lebanon.

She has two sons, Milan (born 2013) and Sasha (born 2015) with her former boyfriend, Gerard Piqué. In July 2018, Shakira came back to Lebanon with her family. She visited her grandmother's village of Tannourine where she was granted a square in her name. A statue of the pop-star is set to be built soon in the mentioned village. She also visited her father's hometown, Zahle.

## Discography

- _Magia_ (1991)
- _Peligro_ (1993)
- _Pies Descalzos_ (1995)
- _Dónde Están los Ladrones?_ (1998)
- _Laundry Service_ (2001)
- _Fijación Oral, Vol. 1_ (2005)
- _Oral Fixation, Vol. 2_ (2005)
- _She Wolf_ (2009)
- _Sale el Sol_ (2010)
- _Shakira_ (2014)
- _El Dorado_ (2017)
- _Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran_ (2024)

## Tours

- Pies Descalzos International Tour (1996–1997)
- Tour Anfibio (2000)
- Tour of the Mongoose (2002–2003)
- Oral Fixation Tour (2006–2007)
- The Sun Comes Out World Tour (2010–2011)
- El Dorado World Tour (2018)
- Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour (2025)

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1994|_El oasis_|Luisa Maria Rico|||
|rowspan="2"|2002|_Popstars Brazil_|Mentor assistant|Season 1|
|_Taina_|rowspan="5"|Herself|Episode: "Abuelo Knows Best"||
|2005|_7 vidas_|Episode: "Todo por las pastis"|||
|2009|_Ugly Betty_|Episode: "The Bahamas Triangle"|||
|2010|_Wizards of Waverly Place_|Episode: "Dude Looks Like Shakira"|||
|2011|_Dora and Friends: Into the City_|Episode: "Dora's Explorer Girls: Our First Concert"|||
|2013–2014|_The Voice_|Coach/Mentor|Seasons 4 and 6||
|2014|_Dreamland_|rowspan="4"|Herself|Episode: "3"|
|rowspan="2"|2020|_Global Goal: Unite for Our Future_|rowspan="2"|Television special|
|_The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II_|||||
|rowspan="2"|2022|_Dancing With Myself_|TV Show||
|_Zootopia+_|Gazelle (voice)|Episode: "So You Think You Can Prance ?"; archival recordings|||

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2002|_Shakira: The Documentary Film_|rowspan="4"|Herself|rowspan="4"|Documentary|
|2007|_Pies Descalzos Foundation_|||||
|rowspan="2"|2011|_Hagamos que Salga El Sol_||||
|_A Day with Shakira_||||||
|2016|_Zootopia_|Gazelle|Voice role|||
|2020|_Miss Americana_|rowspan="2"|Herself|rowspan="2"|Documentary|
|2022|_Jennifer Lopez: Halftime_|||||
|2025|_Zootopia 2_|Gazelle|Voice role|||

## Other websites

- aCharts Data
- 2007 New Entries
- refused-to-perform in FIFA 2022
- Current Single Placing
- Barefoot Foundation  official site
- Fundación Pies Descalzos  official site

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **origin**: Bogotá, Colombia (1991)
Miami, Florida, U.S. (1995)


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Shakira
- **image**: 2023-11-16 Gala de los Latin Grammy, 03 (cropped)02.jpg
- **caption**: Shakira at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, 2023 Latin Grammy Awards
- **birth name**: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
- **birth place**: Barranquilla, Colombia
- **organization**: Barefoot Foundation
- **years active**: 1990–present
- **children**: 2
- **signature**: Shakira signature, Billboard Open Letter 2016.png