Shakira is a Colombian singer, songwriter, and actress, often referred to as the 'Queen of Latin Music.'
She wrote her first poem at the age of four and composed her first song at eight, showcasing her early talent for music.
Shakira's breakthrough album, 'Pies Descalzos,' released in 1995, established her as a major figure in Latin music.
Biography
Early Life
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia. The only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado, she has Lebanese and Catalan roots, along with distant Italian ancestry. Shakira's artistic journey began early; she wrote her first poem at the age of four and composed her first song at the age of eight. Despite a comfortable upbringing, her family faced financial difficulties when her father went bankrupt, prompting Shakira to adapt to a new reality. By the age of 14, she had already begun to support her family through her music career.
Career
Shakira's professional music career took off with the release of her debut album, "Magia," in 1991, although it did not achieve commercial success. Her second album, "Peligro," released in 1993, also failed to make a significant impact. However, her breakthrough came with the album "Pies Descalzos" in 1995, which established her as a prominent figure in Latin music. Over the years, Shakira has released numerous successful albums, including "Laundry Service," "Fijación Oral, Vol. 1," and "El Dorado," showcasing her unique blend of pop, rock, and Latin influences. She is known for her powerful voice, poetic lyrics, and captivating performances, earning her multiple awards, including four Grammy Awards and 15 Latin Grammy Awards.
Legacy
Shakira is often referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music" and has played a pivotal role in popularizing Latin music globally. Her influence extends beyond music; she has opened doors for other Latin artists in the international market. With her distinctive style and commitment to her craft, Shakira has become a cultural icon, celebrated for her contributions to music and her advocacy for education and humanitarian causes. Her ability to blend various musical genres and her dedication to her roots have solidified her status as a legacy artist in the music industry.
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Discography
Shakira - As Melhores da Copa2026
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Shakira no Rio - As melhores2026
- 1.Hips Don’t Lie3:40
- 2.Whenever, Wherever3:16
- 3.Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)3:22
- 4.Estoy aquí3:54
- 5.Addicted to You2:26
- 6.ALGO TÚ3:33
- 7.She Wolf3:09
- 8.Soltera3:35
- 9.Me enamoré3:46
- 10.Antología4:14
- 11.Ojos así3:56
- 12.Dare (La La La)3:07
- 13.Monotonía2:42
- 14.Inevitable3:13
- 15.Te felicito2:53
- 16.Ciega, sordomuda4:28
- 17.Las de la intuición3:40
- 18.Pies descalzos, sueños blancos3:26
- 19.Si te vas3:31
- 20.Día de enero2:54
- 21.¿Dónde estás corazón?3:52
- 22.Underneath Your Clothes3:48
- 23.Gypsy3:19
- 24.La La La3:06
- 25.Don’t Wait Up3:24
- 26.Tiempo sin verte3:16
- 27.Acróstico2:52
- 28.Tú3:34
- 29.Empire3:59
- 30.Cómo dónde y cuándo2:59
Zootopia 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack2025
- 1.Zoo3:11
- 2.Zootopening0:55
- 3.The Old Zoo Review1:53
- 4.Hot Fursuit2:55
- 5.A Commuted Relationship0:56
- 6.Journey to the Journal3:20
- 7.Snake Away Pt. 12:15
- 8.Snake Away Pt. 22:34
- 9.Big Into Fashion0:28
- 10.Marsh Market1:32
- 11.Snaking the Journal3:41
- 12.Das Goats1:12
- 13.Get Out of Lodge1:56
- 14.Wilde Caught2:22
- 15.Cover Story4:08
- 16.Wall of Judy3:35
- 17.The Weak Lynx2:20
- 18.Gary a Twain Shall Meet4:52
- 19.Bunny and Overshare2:37
- 20.World’s Worst Detention3:23
- 21.Our Differences Don’t Make Any Difference2:50
- 22.Zootopie 2 Suite10:11
- 23.Lizard Lounge3:49
- 24.Flash From the Past0:10
Las mujeres ya no lloran2024
- 1.Puntería3:10
- 2.La fuerte2:45
- 3.Tiempo sin verte3:16
- 4.Cohete2:52
- 5.(Entre paréntesis)2:49
- 6.Cómo dónde y cuándo2:59
- 7.Nassau2:36
- 8.Última2:59
- 9.Te felicito2:53
- 10.Monotonía2:42
- 11.BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 533:37
- 12.TQG3:19
- 13.Acróstico2:52
- 14.Copa vacía2:55
- 15.El jefe2:51
- 16.BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 53 (Tiësto remix)3:38
Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour2019
- 1.Estoy aquí/Dónde estás corazón (medley)5:05
- 2.She Wolf5:41
- 3.Si te vas4:12
- 4.Nada3:14
- 5.Perro fiel/El perdón (medley)4:36
- 6.Underneath Your Clothes3:09
- 7.Me enamoré2:52
- 8.Inevitable3:34
- 9.Chantaje3:31
- 10.Whenever, Wherever6:21
- 11.Tú3:17
- 12.Amarillo4:14
- 13.La tortura3:38
- 14.Antologia4:03
- 15.Can’t Remember to Forget You3:49
- 16.Loca/Rabiosa (medley)3:27
- 17.La La La (Brasil 2014)/Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (medley)7:27
- 18.Toneladas1:50
- 19.Hips Don’t Lie6:23
- 20.La bicicleta5:21
El Dorado2017
- 1.Me enamoré3:48
- 2.Nada3:11
- 3.Chantaje3:16
- 4.When a Woman3:18
- 5.Amarillo3:41
- 6.Perro fiel3:16
- 7.Trap3:21
- 8.Comme moi3:09
- 9.Coconut Tree3:50
- 10.La bicicleta3:48
- 11.Deja vu3:17
- 12.What We Said (Comme moi English version)3:00
- 13.Toneladas3:12
Shakira.2014
- 1.Nunca me acuerdo de olvidarte3:26
- 2.Empire3:59
- 3.You Don’t Care About Me3:42
- 4.La La La3:06
- 5.Cut Me Deep3:16
- 6.234:00
- 7.The One Thing3:12
- 8.Medicine3:18
- 9.Loca por ti3:42
- 10.Spotlight3:23
- 11.Broken Record3:15
- 12.Boig per tu3:44
- 13.La La La (Brasil 2014)3:18
- 14.Chasing Shadows3:31
- 15.Can’t Remember to Forget You3:27
Live From Paris2011
- 1.Pienso en ti2:40
- 2.Why Wait2:48
- 3.Te dejo Madrid3:19
- 4.Si te vas4:36
- 5.Whenever, Whenever8:05
- 6.Inevitable3:42
- 7.Nothing Else Matters / Despedida5:55
- 8.Flamenco2:37
- 9.Gypsy6:29
- 10.La tortura3:37
- 11.Ciega, sordomuda5:20
- 12.Underneath Your Clothes4:01
- 13.Gordita3:58
- 14.Sale el sol3:49
- 15.Las de la intuición3:16
- 16.Loca3:06
- 17.She Wolf4:41
- 18.Ojos así6:27
- 19.Antes de las seis2:55
- 20.Je l'aime à mourir3:46
- 21.Hips Don't Lie6:51
- 22.Waka Waka5:57
- 23.Final Credits1:52
Sale el sol2010
- 1.Sale el sol3:20
- 2.Loca3:13
- 3.Antes de las seis2:55
- 4.Gordita3:26
- 5.Addicted to You2:29
- 6.Lo que más2:28
- 7.Mariposas3:47
- 8.Rabiosa2:51
- 9.Devoción3:30
- 10.Islands2:43
- 11.Tu boca3:27
- 12.Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (K-mix)3:04
- 13.Loca3:04
- 14.Rabiosa2:52
- 15.Waka Waka (Esto es África) (K-mix)3:04
She Wolf2009
- 1.She Wolf3:10
- 2.Did It Again3:14
- 3.Long Time2:56
- 4.Why Wait3:43
- 5.Good Stuff3:17
- 6.Men In This Town3:35
- 7.Gypsy3:19
- 8.Spy3:28
- 9.Mon amour4:07
- 10.Loba3:10
- 11.Lo hecho está hecho3:14
- 12.Años luz3:43
- 13.Give It Up To Me3:05
- 14.Did It Again3:48
- 15.Gypsy (live)3:29
- 16.She Wolf (live)3:10
Oral Fixation Tour / Tour Fijación Oral2007
- 1.Intro / El Nay A'atini Nay2:02
- 2.Estoy aquí4:25
- 3.Te dejo Madrid3:02
- 4.Don't Bother4:44
- 5.Antología4:52
- 6.Hey You4:05
- 7.Inevitable4:08
- 8.Si te vas4:25
- 9.La tortura4:49
- 10.No6:31
- 11.Whenever, Wherever9:49
- 12.La pared4:35
- 13.Underneath Your Clothes4:05
- 14.Pies descalzos, sueños blancos3:05
- 15.Ciega, sordomuda7:24
- 16.Ojos así7:25
- 17.Hips Don't Lie7:11
- 18.Credits3:21
- 19.Día de enero (video clip)2:56
- 20.Obtener un sí (live)3:34
- 21.La pared (live video clip)3:49
- 22.Las de la intuición (video clip)3:38
- 23.Intro2:18
- 24.Estoy aquí4:33
- 25.Don't Bother4:34
- 26.Hey You4:15
- 27.Obtener un sí3:26
- 28.Inevitable3:38
- 29.La pared3:42
- 30.Hips Don't Lie7:18
Love in the Time of Cholera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack2007
- 1.Hay amores3:29
- 2.Despedida2:52
- 3.Pienso en ti2:28
- 4.Love2:40
- 5.In the Time of Cholera3:39
- 6.My New Life1:42
- 7.White Suit1:38
- 8.Hildebranda’s0:46
- 9.Divided Love1:56
- 10.19001:02
- 11.Escolastica1:52
- 12.Confused Transito2:02
- 13.Fiorentino0:55
- 14.The Boat0:47
- 15.The Widow0:51
- 16.Sex Drum0:41
- 17.Los dos2:38
- 18.Cholera1:02
- 19.Second Love2:03
- 20.The Girls2:58
- 21.Forever1:42
- 22.Realejo2:33
Shakira Remixed2006
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Fijación oral, vol. 12005
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Oral Fixation, Vol. 22005
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Oral Fixation, Volumes 1 & 22005
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Live & Off the Record2004
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Grandes éxitos2002
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Laundry Service2001
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MTV Unplugged2000
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Dónde están los ladrones?1998
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The Remixes1997
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Pies descalzos1995
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Peligro1993
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Magia1991
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Label
- Record label
- Sony Music
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Record label
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Record label
- RCA Records
- Record label
- Live Nation Entertainment
Achievements
- Award
- Billboard Latin Music Awards
- Award
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
- Award
- MTV Video Music Awards
- Award
- Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best Music Video
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Award
- Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- Award
- Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
- Award
- Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
- Award
- Free Your Mind
- Award
- Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
- Award
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Award
- Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year
- Award
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
- Award
- Crystal Award
- Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Award
- Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
- Award
- Premios Oye!
- Award
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Song
- Award
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance
- Award
- Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Influenced by
Groups
- Team Shakiraoriginal · 2013current
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Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: Shaki, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, 夏奇拉
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer. Referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music", she has had a significant impact on the musical landscape of Latin America and has been credited with popularizing Hispanophone music globally, contributing to increased learning and use of the Spanish language worldwide. She is also credited with opening the doors of the international market for other Latin artists. Her accolades include four Grammy Awards and 15 Latin Grammy Awards.
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