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Shakira

Singer,

songwriter.

Born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll on February 2, 1977, in

Barranquilla, Colombia.

With a Lebanese father and Colombian mother,

Shakira honors her Latino and Arabic heritage in her music.

She wrote

her first song at the age of 8 and signed her first record deal at 13.

After

her first two albums flopped, Shakira took the reins of her third

album, becoming involved in every aspect of its production.

Released in

1996, Pies Descalzos, meaning "bare

feet, " sold more than three million copies.

The album featured her

trademark sound, a blending of Latin, rock, and Arabic musical styles.

It sold more than three million copies and the follow - up record, Dónde Están Los Ladrones?

(1998),

which translates as "Where are the thieves?

, " reached the top of

Billboard's Latin charts.

Based on the success of her albums, Shakira

became a music superstar in the Spanish - language markets, known for her

strong vocals and incredible hip - shaking belly dance moves.

While

hugely popular in much of the rest of the world, Shakira had not yet

achieved a major record on the U.

S. pop charts.

She moved to Miami with

her family to further her goal and taught herself to write songs in

English.

She enlisted Emilio Estefan, of Gloria Estefan and the Miami

Sound Machine fame, to act as her manager and producer.

Her first

English - language album, Laundry Service(2001),

provided Shakira with the success in the United States that she longed

for — the album was number three on the charts, selling more than

200, 000 copies in the first week.

The songs "Whenever, Wherever" and

"Underneath Your Clothes" were both big hits.

Shakira returned to the top 10 of the albums chart in 2005 twice.

She first released the Spanish - languageFijación Oral, Vol.

1in June, which was followed in November by English - languageOral Fixation, Vol.

2. She received the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock / Alternative Album forFijación Oral, Vol.

1, her second time winning such an honor.

Previously, she had won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album for 2000'sShakira : MTV Unplugged.

Touring extensively, Shakira released two concert albums : 2007'sLiveand 2008'sOral Fixation Tour.

She has also found time to record.

In July 2009, Shakira released the

new single, "She Wolf, " from her upcoming new studio album.

Besides her busy career, Shakira created the Pies Descalzos Foundation to help children in her native Colombia in 1997.