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SHAKIRA is born
He was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia. Is the only daughter of William Mebarak Chadid, an American born in New York of Lebanese origin emigrated to Colombia five years Nidia del Carmen Ripoll and Torrado, a Colombian of Spanish and Italian descent -
1986
At eight, he wrote his first song titled "Your dark glasses" inspired by his father who for years took dark glasses to hide the pain of the death of one of their children when Shakira was two.
He first participated in the television contest Looking child artist in 1988 (the regional chain of the Colombian coast Telecaribe) competition won for three consecutive years. -
1990
Shakira moved to Bogotá, Colombia and fourteen-year-old released her first album in 1991, titled Magic, which includes songs written by herself, among which stand out "Magic," "Tonight I'm with you" and "Your dark glasses". However, the album proved to be a commercial failure. -
1993
In 1993, days after the age of 16, he participated in the XXXIV Viña del Mar International Song Festival, where he won third place in the competition with the song "You are." His second album, entitled Danger, was released the same year and published by the interpreter. This album, although it was better received than the previous, also proved to be another failure for Shakira in sales and therefore decided to take a musical break to finish his studies -
1994 oasis
In 1994 he starred in the miniseries "The Oasis" by Cenpro TV, in which a romance between surviving families to the tragedy of Armero was represented. -
1995
In 1995, the record label decides to launch a greatest hits album of Colombian artists. Thus they think of Shakira and comment that included a song from one of his previous record works, Magic and Danger, what Shakira refuses and offers compose especially for this compilation album a song. Thus was born "Where are you heart?" he asked becoming a success on the radio. The song also began to be heard outside his native Colombia. -
1996 Bare feet
In 1996, Shakira released her first official studio album, entitled Bare feet. You becoming known with the single "Where are you heart? 'Song appeared on the compilation "Our rock" and that led listeners to find the single "I'm here". The songs "A little love," "Bare feet, white dreams", "Anthology" and "will, kill" were also popular hits. The album reached top sales to 5 million copies, which increased even more with remixes of Barefoot. -
1998 where are the thieves?
In September 1998, Shakira released her second studio album, titled Where are the thieves ?, a production cost of close to US $ three million and is estimated to have sold so far more than 10 million copies he spread his fame to other markets and countries like France, Switzerland, Canada and especially the United States, because only in that country sold more than 1 million copies. Were especially successful singles (blind, deaf and dumb), (TU), (Inevitable) and (Ojos Asi). -
1999 Mtv unplugged
Due to the success of the album, Shakira was invited by MTV in 1999 to produce its first live album, titled MTV Unplugged, which includes all the songs Where are the thieves? (Other than 'you back "). His Unplugged was the first airing in the United States being played by a Latin artist in Castilian. The album sold more than 5 million units worldwide. -
2000
In March 2000 he began a three-month tour called Amphibious Tour, which included concerts in Latin America and the United States. The tour began in Peru and concluded in Argentina. Next August, he won an MTV Video Music Award in the extinct category of International Audience Award with the song "Ojos Asi" -
2001 Laundry Service
In November 2001, the singer released his third studio album and the "bilingual" first, titled Laundry Service (known as Laundry [2002] in Latin), which merged pop and rock with elements of Latin music (by example, tango and Andean music) or Arab elements. Even with criticism regarding their suitability to the English language, Laundry Service was a commercial success, with sales gradually surpass 25 million units worldwide. -
2002
In 2002, Shakira released a CD with his greatest hits in Spanish so far, containing songs Barefoot, Where are the thieves ?, MTV Unplugged and Laundry and whose title was simply great successes. It achieved sales of more than 3.5 million copies. -
2003 Tour of the Mongoose
Debido al éxito de Servicio de lavandería, entre el 2002 y 2003 se realizó la gira Tour de la Mangosta con la cual Shakira realizó 61 conciertos internacionales.
El nombre de la gira proviene según la propia Shakira de que "La mangosta es el único animal que es inmune al veneno de la cobra. Para mí, la cobra simboliza todo el odio, enfermedad y negatividad en el mundo. Deberíamos ser más como la mangosta y atacar la cabeza de la cobra". -
2005 Oral Fixation vol. 1
Cuatro años después del lanzamiento de Servicio de lavandería, Shakira lanzó su cuarto álbum, titulado Fijación oral vol. 1, durante el mes de junio de 2005
.En 2005, Shakira se convirtió en la primera cantante latina en interpretar un tema musical en español durante la ceremonia de los MTV Video Music Awards y en ser nominada a dichos premios por un vídeo de una canción en español. -
Oral Fixation vol. 2
On November 28, 2005, the singer released her fifth studio album and first completely in English, entitled Oral Fixation vol. 2, a continuation of Oral fixation vol. 1. Debuted at number five position in the United States within the Billboard 200 but quickly sank in the list, precipitating a re-edition six months later. Yet the album soared reaching the 23 position as one of the biggest selling records of 2006 in the US -
2006 "Best Latin Rock / Alternative Album"
In 2006 he was awarded his second Grammy Award in the category "Best Latin Album Rock / Alternative" ("Best Latin Rock / Alternative Album"). In that same year, he won four Latin Grammy for the album Oral Fixation vol. 1 -
2009 She Wolf
She Wolf is the sixth studio album by Shakira. In the words of the Colombian singer, the album is "electronic, with lots of melting and very danceable." On 29 June 2009 the Spanish version was released in the album's first single titled (wolf). she wolf was written by Shakira -
2010 waka waka
During the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, Shakira becomes the interpreter of the official song of the event. The song, called "Waka Waka" -
2011 Gerard Pique
Currently, maintains a relationship with Spanish footballer Gerard Pique, made public since early 2011 and confirmed by the singer, March 29, 2011 via Twitter. -
2012 Milan Pique Mebarak
In September 2012, Shakira confirmed that she and Pique were expecting their first child, giving birth on January 22, 2013 Milan Pique Mebarak -
2014 Sasha Pique Mebarak
In September 2014, Shakira confirmed her second pregnancy with Pique. On January 29, 2015 Sasha Pique Mebarak was born. -
2016 The bicycle
He is currently recording a videoclip- bicycle in his hometown (Barranquilla) with his colleague and compatriot Carlos Vives.
