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Shakira was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla Colombia, her name means "woman full of grace".
she has a big family composed of parents (his father William Mebarak and her mother Nidia Ripoll), and 7 brothers (Lucy, Edward, Alberto, Tonino, Moises, Robin and Patricia). -
At the age of eight, she wrote her first songs, (Tus gafas oscuras)
she first presented on television in a program called "Looking Child Artist" in 1988, she won the competition 3 times -
Her first album, title "Magia" in 1991 and "peligro" in 1993.
she had a presentation at the Festival OTI in Spain and also participated in the Festival Viña del Mar. -
She released "Pies descalzos", which was her first successful album. This successful album was sold around three million copies.
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Shakira created the Foundation when she achieved her first international hit, from which the name of her philanthropic project was taken. It is inspired on her experiences as a young woman when she met the conditions of poverty of many children in Barranquilla
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Her album in Spanish released in 1998 was the most sold in the United States in this year,
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She had released her first english album called (Laundry Service), The most listened song on the album "whenever whenever".
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She released oral fixation 1 and 2 , Although its lead single ("La Tortura")
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waka waka (this time for Africa) time official song of the 2010 fifa world cup.
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She has won two Grammy Awards and ten Grammy Awards Latino
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she has a relationship with Gerard Pique Spanish football player, and has a son named Milan
