夏奇拉
Shakira

context: zh_tw: 10 歲時，夏奇拉申請加入學校合唱團，可是她因顫音太強被拒絕。音樂老師形容她的聲音聽起來就像一個公山羊。 夏奇拉開始尋找其他演唱機會，並參加了一個每週舉行的電視兒童歌唱比賽《女孩現場秀》("Vivan los niños")。
en: Born on 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia, she is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado. Her paternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon to New York City, where her father was born. Her father then emigrated to Colombia at age 5. The name Shakira is Arabic for "grateful", the feminine form of the name Shakir.  From her mother, she has Spanish (Catalan and Castilian) and Italian ancestry. She was raised Catholic and attended Catholic schools. She has eight older half-siblings from her father's previous marriage. Shakira spent much of her youth in Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia, and wrote her first poem, titled "La Rosa De Cristal/The Crystal Rose", when she was only four years old. As she was growing up, she was fascinated watching her father writing stories on a typewriter, and asked for one as a Christmas gift. She got that typewriter at the age of seven, and has continued writing poetry since then. These poems eventually evolved into songs. When Shakira was two years old, an older half-brother was killed in a motorcycle accident; six years later, at the age of eight, Shakira wrote her first song, titled "Tus gafas oscuras/Your dark glasses", which was inspired by her father, who for years wore dark glasses to hide his grief.When Shakira was four, her father took her to a local Middle Eastern restaurant, where Shakira first heard the doumbek, a traditional drum used in Arabic music and which typically accompanied belly dancing. She started dancing on the table, and the experience made her realize that she wanted to be a performer. She enjoyed singing for schoolmates and teachers (and even the nuns) at her Catholic school, but in second grade, she was rejected for the school choir because her vibrato was too strong. The music teacher told her that she sounded "like a goat". At school, she was often sent out of the class because of her hyperactivity (ADHD). She says she had also been known as "the belly dancer girl", as she would demonstrate every Friday at school a number she had learned. "That's how I discovered my passion for live performance," she says.
qas: question: zh_tw: 她的聲音聽起來像什麼？
en: What did she sound like?
answers: zh_tw: text: 一個公山羊
en: text: a goat

context: zh_tw: 10 歲至 13 歲期間，夏奇拉常被邀請參加巴蘭基亞舉行的各種活動，並開始在當地小有名聲。在那段時間，她遇到當地劇院製作人 Mónica Ariza，她對夏奇拉印象深刻並試著幫助她在巴蘭基亞之外成名。在從巴蘭基亞到波哥大的一次飛行中，Ariza 湊巧坐在索尼哥倫比亞唱片公司經理 Ciro Vargas 旁邊。她說服 Vargas 給夏奇拉一個試音機會，幾周之後在一個飯店大廳舉行。Vargas 對夏奇拉印象相當深刻，隨後回到索尼辦公室後將夏奇拉的卡帶交給歌曲和藝術指導，但卻無法讓他產生太大的興趣，而且被認為會是 “一個失敗”。儘管如此，Vargas 仍確信夏奇拉有天賦，並在波哥大舉行了一場試唱會。他安排了一些索尼哥倫比亞唱片公司的經理們到那場試唱會，目的是要讓他們對夏奇拉的演出感到意外和驚豔。她演唱了 3 首歌曲，成功地打動了諸位經理。隨後夏奇拉簽約進入索尼唱片公司，按照合約可以錄製三張專輯。
en: To instill gratitude in Shakira for her upbringing, her father took her to a local park to see orphans who lived there. The images stayed with her, and she said to herself: "One day I'm going to help these kids when I become a famous artist."Between the ages of 10 and 13, Shakira was invited to various events in Barranquilla and gained some recognition in the area. It was at this approximate 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 hotel 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". Undaunted and still convinced that Shakira had talent, Vargas 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.
qas: question: zh_tw: 夏奇拉是在哪裡與索尼哥倫比亞公司的執行官西羅・巴爾加斯進行試鏡的？
en: Where did Shakira have her audition with Sony Columbia's executive Ciro Vargas?
answers: zh_tw: text: 在一個飯店大廳
en: text: a hotel lobby

question: zh_tw: 她唱了多少首不同的音樂？
en: How many different pieces of music did she sing?
answers: zh_tw: text: 三
en: text: three

context: zh_tw: 13 歲的夏奇拉在索尼哥倫比亞唱片公司錄製了首張專輯《魔力》("Magia")。專輯中的歌曲是她從 8 歲開始寫下的，但是它礙於沒有錄製和合成的連貫性，導致銷售不良。該專輯只賣出了不到 1000 份，現在卻成了被追逐的絕版收藏品。1993 年，15 歲的夏奇拉發售了第 2 張專輯《危險》("Peligro")。這部專輯的銷量較《魔力》要好一些。夏奇拉在錄製過程中曾一度忙於完成高中學業而暫停了錄製工作。該專輯本身是自創歌曲的集錦，​​但是再次因為創作的不連貫性受阻。
en: Shakira's second studio album, titled Peligro, was released in March, but Shakira was not pleased with the final result, mainly taking issue with the production. The album was better received than Magia had been, though it was also considered a commercial failure due to Shakira's refusal to advertise or promote it. Shakira then decided to take a hiatus from recording so that she could graduate from high school. In the same year, Shakira starred in the Colombian TV series The Oasis, loosely based on the Armero tragedy in 1985. Since then, the albums have been pulled from release and are not considered official Shakira albums but rather promotional albums. Shakira originally recorded the song "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" (later released on her album Pies Descalzos) for the compilation album Nuestro Rock in 1995, released exclusively in Colombia. The album Pies Descalzos brought her great popularity in Latin America by the hit singles "Estoy Aquí", "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" and "Dónde Estás Corazón". Shakira also recorded three tracks in Portuguese, titled "Estou Aqui", "Um Pouco de Amor", and "Pés Descalços".
qas: question: zh_tw: 夏奇拉為什麼在她的第二張錄音室專輯錄制後便休息了？
en: For what purpose did Shakira take a break after her second studio album?
answers: zh_tw: text: 完成高中學業
en: text: so that she could graduate from high school

context: zh_tw: 《重混音》發行後，夏奇拉和 Emilio Estefan, Jr. 結識。Emilio 後來擔任了夏奇拉第 4 張專輯《小偷在哪裡？》(¿Dónde están los ladrones?) 的執行製作人。其專輯的靈感來自於夏奇拉一次由邁阿密飛往波哥大，于波哥大機場被偷走行李箱，該行李箱裝滿了她新專輯的曲詞創作。因為行李被盜，她被迫重新創作，專輯裡的歌曲道出哥倫比亞互不信任的社會現況、貪腐，新的作品後來被編成《小偷在哪裡？》這張新專輯。專輯中傳達她個人對愛情、社會、政治甚而信仰等方面的體驗見解與思維，這張專輯被譽為她藝術生涯中的藝術顛峰，整體曲風比《赤足》更偏向拉丁搖滾，再混合墨西哥流浪音樂、哥倫比亞小品及濃厚的中東風情，使她於此專輯建構出沁入異國風味的音樂視野。這張專輯製作昂貴，約花費 300 萬美元。該專輯收錄了她的一首代表作《魅惑眼神》("Ojos así")。該專輯成功地搭配了搖滾和拉美音樂元素，於美國售出超過過 150 萬張，為美國史上其中一張最高銷量西班牙語專輯。另外亦於墨西哥超過 60 萬張，哥倫比亞 90 萬張，阿根廷 36 萬張，委內瑞拉 20 萬張，西班牙 10 萬張，而全球銷量達 1000 萬張。《小偷在哪裡？》為阿根廷、墨西哥及哥倫比亞史上其中一張最高銷量專唱片，併為夏奇拉獲得首個格萊美獎 (最佳拉丁搖滾／都市／另類樂專輯) 的提名及另外 3 個拉丁格萊美獎的提名 (最佳搖滾女歌手 - 《第八天》( Octavio Dia)、最佳流行女歌手專輯 - 《魅惑眼神》及最佳短篇音樂錄影帶 - 《魅惑眼神》)，最後她獲得拉丁格萊美最佳搖滾女歌手及最佳流行女歌手專輯的拉丁格萊美兩個獎項，為她的首兩個拉丁格萊美獎項。拉丁天后葛洛莉雅・伊斯特芬此時對夏奇拉的才華甚為欣賞，並把她與珍妮絲・賈普林比較。眾多評論家更因《小偷在哪裡？》充滿對社會的批判而把她稱為艾拉妮絲・莫莉塞特的接班人。2017 年，《小偷在哪裡？》獲美國全國公共廣播電臺評選為史上 150 大最偉大女歌手專輯 (第 95 位) 。2000 年 3 月，她開始了貫穿美洲大陸等 12 個國家的 “兩棲巡迴演唱會”("Tour Anfibio")。2000 年 8 月，她憑《如你這般眼神》贏得了國際觀眾選擇獎之 MTV 影片音樂獎。此外，她憑 2000 年推出的《MTV 不插電》("MTV Unplugged") 獲得 2001 年的格萊美獎 - 最佳拉丁流行專輯，為她首個格萊美獎。在拉丁格萊美，她獲得兩項提名，包括：年度專輯及最佳流行女歌手專輯。亦是甚少歌手憑著一張現場專輯獲得格萊美獎流行專輯類的獎項。演出此專輯收錄 1999 年夏奇拉於美國紐約的演唱會，同時被眾多樂迷評為她最佳現場演出之一。《MTV 不插電》於美國售出 40 萬張、巴西售出 10 萬張、墨西哥及德國各售出 15 萬張，全球總銷量合共 500 萬張。
en: The album, Pies Descalzos, was released in February 1996. It only managed to reach number one-hundred-eighty on the U.S. Billboard 200 but reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album spawned six hit singles, "Estoy Aquí", which reached number two on the U.S. Latin chart, "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" which reached number five on the U.S. Latin chart, "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" which reached number 11 on the U.S. Latin chart, "Un Poco de Amor" which reached number six on the U.S. Latin chart, "Antología" which reached number 15 on the U.S. Latin chart, and "Se quiere, Se Mata" which reached number eight on the U.S. Latin chart. In August 1996, RIAA certified the album platinum status.In March 1996, Shakira went on to her first international tour, named simply the Tour Pies Descalzos. The tour consisted of 20 shows and ended in 1997. Also in that year, Shakira received three Billboard Latin Music Awards for Album of the Year for Pies Descalzos, Video of the Year for "Estoy Aqui", and Best New Artist. Pies Descalzos later sold over 5 million copies, prompting the release of a remix album, simply titled The Remixes. The Remixes also included Portuguese versions of some of her well-known songs, which were recorded as a result of her success in the Brazilian market, where Pies Descalzos sold nearly one million copies.Her fourth studio album was titled Dónde Están los Ladrones? This, produced entirely by Shakira herself and Emilio Estefan, Jr. as the executive producer, was released in September 1998. The album, inspired by an incident in an airport in which a suitcase filled with her written lyrics was stolen, became a bigger hit than Pies Descalzos. The album has reached a peak position of number 131 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and held the top spot on the U.S. Latin Albums chart for 11 weeks. It has since sold over 7 million copies worldwide and 1.5 million copies in the U.S. alone, making it one of the best selling Spanish albums in the U.S. Eight singles were taken from the album including "Ciega, Sordomuda", "Moscas En La Casa", and "No Creo", which became her first single to chart on the U.S. Billboard Billboard Hot 100, "Inevitable", "Tú", "Si Te Vas", "Octavo día", and "Ojos Así". The latter two songs won Shakira one Latin Grammy each, with six of the eight singles reaching the top 40 on the U.S. Latin chart.Shakira also received her first Grammy Award nomination in 1999 for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. Shakira's first live album, MTV Unplugged, was recorded in New York City on 12 August 1999. Highly acclaimed by American critics, it is rated as one of her best-ever live performances. The live album earned the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in 2001 and gained sales of five million worldwide. 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 category of People's Choice – Favorite International Artist for "Ojos Así". In September 2000, Shakira performed "Ojos Así" at the inaugural ceremony of the Latin Grammy Awards, where she was nominated in five categories: Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for MTV Unplugged, Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Octavo Día", Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video for the video for "Ojos Así".
qas: question: zh_tw: 夏奇拉什麼時候開始 “兩棲巡迴演唱會”？
en: When did Shakira leave for Tour Anfibio?
answers: zh_tw: text: 2000 年 3 月
en: text: March 2000