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Born on February 2, 1977 into a middle-class family, Shakira was the daughter of William Mebarak, of Lebanese descent, and of Nidia Ripoll, a Colombian with Catalan ancestors. -
From the age of five he showed signs of his artistic vocation, demonstrating his remarkable talent in the interpretation of Arab dances and songs. -
Between her 10 and 13 years of age, Shakira was invited to several events in Barranquilla and obtained recognition in the area, some time later her personality impacted the public and music journalists; she was chosen to represent Colombia at the OTI Festival, but could not attend because she was under sixteen years of age. -
At the age of eight he composed his first song, Your dark glasses, which was dedicated to his father. -
Shakira signed her first record deal with Sony Music Colombia, a label for which she recorded her first album, Magia (1991), with songs she had composed between the ages of eight and thirteen, which was followed two years later by a second album, Peligro (Danger). 1993). His personality immediately impacted the public and music journalists; she was chosen to represent Colombia at the OTI Festival, but could not attend because she was under sixteen years of age. -
He created the Pies Descalzos Foundation, dedicated to helping child victims of violence in Colombia, providing them with educational, nutritional, psychological and medical services. He also founded ALAS (Latin America in Solidarity Action), a non-profit institution that aspires to promote early childhood development in Latin America. -
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Produced by Emilio Estefan, it became the undisputed star of Latin pop-rock, with more than eight million copies sold, it was screened in international markets. -
He published a compact disc with his greatest successes in the Spanish language. -
This first single was titled "La Torture" with the contribution of the Spanish singer, Alejandro Sanz. -
He was awarded a second Grammy Award in the category of "best Latin album" -
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In the summer of 2010, after presenting her own perfume, S by Shakira, the Colombian singer was in charge of saying goodbye to the Soccer World Cup in South Africa, to the rhythm of Waka, waka, a new version of the Cameroonian song Zangalewo and anthem World Cup official. -
Since the beginning of 2011, she has been in a romantic relationship with the Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué, confirmed by the singer on March 29, 2011 via Twitter.