Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, is a two-time Grammy Award and eight-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Colombian singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who has been a major figure in...
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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, is a two-time Grammy Award and eight-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Colombian singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who has been a major figure in the pop music of Latin America since the mid- 1990s. In 2001, she broke through into the English-speaking market with the release of her first album in that language, Laundry Service, which has sold over 3 million copies in the United States and 13 million copies worldwide. After her exposure to the English market, Shakira has arguably become most influential Latin American female musicians of all time. Shakira has the honor of being the highest selling Colombian artist of all time and the only artist from that country to have had a #1 single in the USA.
December 10th, 2009 video
December 7, 2009 - Shakira spoke about the work of her charity, Barefoot Foundation, at Oxford University’s world-famous Oxford Union. The Oxford Union is a debating, educational, and social society, membership of which is open to all matriculated members of Oxford University (and many other notable educational establishments). Over the years countless actors, writers, film stars, musicians, celebrities and politicians have spoken there. These past guests... Read Full Story
Singer Shakira took to the stage at the Oxford Union to address its debating society.
The 32-year-old star is a UNICEF ambassador and also patron of her own children’s charity, which she set up when she was 18.
Talking to the students, she said: “I was born in Colombia, growing up in the developing world where education is perceived as a luxury and not as birthright.
“So how do I go from Barranquilla, Colombia, to come to occupy the same stage as Newton, Churchill? Lord knows, I am no... Read Full Story
Shakira - Endless (2009) English | 1CD | MP3 CBR 320kbps / 44,1kHz | 108 MB Genre: Pop It s been nearly nine years since Shakira made the transition from Colombian sensation to worldwide star with the release of Laundry Service, her first English album. The move also saw her channeling more conventional pop inspirations than her Spanish albums, and even sporting a new blond hairdo. These moves made her more accessible to broader and by broader I mean North American audiences, but, in them... Read Full Story
se mostró feliz al recibir el premio Bambi en la categoría Pop Internacional en Alemania. En esta velada, la colombiana deleitó al público moviendo sus caderas al ritmo de su nueva canción “Did It Again” de su álbum, She Wolf .
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Shakira - Endless (2009) English | 1CD | MP3 CBR 320kbps / 44,1kHz | 108 MB Genre: Pop It s been nearly nine years since Shakira made the transition from Colombian sensation to worldwide star with the release of Laundry Service, her first English album. The move also saw her channeling more conventional pop inspirations than her Spanish albums, and even sporting a new blond hairdo. These moves made her more accessible to broader and by broader I mean North American audiences, but, in them... Read Full Story
Photo Agency We already know Shakira 's "hips don't lie," and now we know something else about the singer's bod: she feels like it's ready to start cranking out kids. She graces the front cover of the November issue of Rolling Stone and said in an interview: "My body feels like it is asking to reproduce." Shakira wants to become a mom. (Photo Agency) Shakira's been shacking up with her boyfriend of 9 years Antonio de la Rua, a 6 foot tall investment banker, who towers over the 5 foot 2... Read Full Story
I have always appreciated the Latino girls for being the most passionate and romantic women on Earth but Ive had no idea Shakira can be so sexy while doing a booty dance. Sure Ive seen tons of movies with Latinp girls, most of them from redtube, porntube and such, but for the first time I dont need to see a girl getting naked to raise my interest in her! Read Full Story
Shakira Too Sexy, Shakira' s Boyfriend Thinks She' s Too Sexy SHAKIRA says she's too sexy for her boyfriend's tastes.
The hip shaking Colombian songstress - who's currently dating Antonio de la Rua, the son of of former Argentinean President Fernando de la Rua - admits her man was shocked the first time he saw her revealing outfit for the video for her single She Wolf, in which she c 1 Vote(s) Read Full Story
Colombian singer Shakira has revealed that her fiance told her to tone down her sexy image.
The 32-year-old Latin singer is engaged to Antonio de la Rua, 36, who is the son of the former Argentine president Fernando, 72.
In the video for her single She Wolf, she dances in a cage and appears to dance in just high heels and a black belt.
She said: “He did not expect that at all. When he saw me in my flesh-toned leotard bodysuit, he was like: ‘Could you not have worn a scarf at least?’”
She... Read Full Story
Colombian singer Shakira has said she believes libido is the “engine of the world”.
The 32-year-old star, who has been dating Antonio de la Rua for the last nine years, admitted she believes that sex is important.
She said to UK’s The Observer Magazine: “I do think libido is the engine of the world. Forward or backwards. For good or ill. Sometimes when we repress our libido we regress.
“When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself... Read Full Story
