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Your continued donations keep Wikipedia runningShakiraFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchShakiraShakira at the Wal-Mart shareholders meeting in 2005.Background informationBirth #160;nameShakira Isabel Mebarak RipollBornFebruary 2, 1977 (age: 29)OriginBarranquilla, ColombiaGenre(s)Latin pop, Dance-pop, Dance musicYears #160;active1991–presentLabel(s)Sony BMG Music EntertainmentEpic RecordsWebsiteShakira.comShakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter. She is best known for songs such as Estoy Aqu?, Tu, Ciega, Sordomuda, Ojos As?, Whenever, Wherever, Underneath Your Clothes, Objection, Dont Bother, La Tortura, Hips Dont Lie and her dancing style which primarily features her hips. She is in the Guinness Book of World Records: Most #1 weeks on Billboard Latin Single Charts for La Tortura. In 2007 she will be added as best selling single in a week for Hips Dont Lie.Contents1 Biography1.1 Childhood and beginning1.2 1995-2000: Success in Latin America and Spain1.3 2001-2004: English market crossover1.4 2005-present: Oral Fixation 1 amp; 22 Awards3 Personal life4 Dancing5 Discography6 Grammy amp; Latin Grammy History7 See also8 References9 Notes10 External links[edit]Biography[edit]Childhood and beginningShakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia to a Colombian mother, Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado and an American born father of Lebanese descent, William Mebarak Chadid. Shakira, means grateful in Arabic, is named after her grandmother. She was one of seven siblings, one of whom is her road manager. Shakira began writing and composing music at the age of eight. One of her first songs was called Tus Gafas Oscuras (Your Dark Glasses), which was about her fathers grief over his son who had died in a car accident. At the age of ten, Shakira tried out for her school choir, but she was not taken because her voice was too strong.Between the ages of ten to thirteen, Shakira was invited to various events in Barranquilla, and gained some recognition in the area. It was around this time that she met local theater producer Monica Ariza, who was impressed with Shakira and as a result attempted to help her career. During a flight from Barranquilla to Bogot?, Ariza convinced Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas to hold an audition for Shakira in a motel lobby. Vargas held Shakira in good regards and returned to the Sony office and gave the cassette to a song and artist director. However, the director was not overly excited and thought Shakira was somewhat of a lost cause. Vargas, not daunted, was still convinced that Shakira had talent, and set up an audition in Bogot?. He arranged for Sony Colombia executives to arrive at the audition, with the idea of surprising them with Shakiras performance. She performed three songs for the executives and impressed them enough for her to be subsequently signed to record three albums.Magia (Magic) was Shakiras debut album, r
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