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(Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll; Barranquilla, 1977) Cantante colombiana de pop-rock latino. Son muy pocas las estrellas latinoamericanas de la música pop-rock que han logrado un éxito internacional tan fulminante como Shakira, intérprete y compositora en castellano e inglés que ha alcanzado un puesto destacadísimo en los ámbitos de ambas lenguas.

Nacida en el seno de una familia de clase media, Shakira era hija de William Mebarak, de ascendencia libanesa, y de Nidia Ripoll, colombiana con antepasados catalanes. Desde los cinco años mostró indicios de su vocación artística, demostrando su notable talento en la interpretación de danzas y cantos árabes. No en vano su nombre, Shakira, significa en lengua árabe "llena de gracia".

A los ocho años compuso su primera canción, Tus gafas oscuras, que dedicó a su padre. Éste, al igual que su madre, comprendió pronto cuál era la vocación de su hija, que inició una carrera artística infantil presentándose en programas de radio y televisión. A los diez años ya escribía canciones de forma sistemática; participó por primera vez en el concurso de televisión Buscando artista infantil en 1988, en el que resultó vencedora, y repitió el triunfo en 1989 y 1990.

Siendo adolescente, Shakira firmó su primer contrato discográfico con Sony Music Colombia, sello para el que grabó su primer álbum, Magia (1991), con temas que había compuesto entre los ocho y los trece años, al que siguió dos años después un segundo álbum, Peligro (1993). Su personalidad impactó de inmediato al público y a los periodistas musicales; fue elegida para representar a Colombia en el Festival OTI, pero no pudo asistir por ser menor de dieciséis años.

La gran oportunidad le llegó cuando fue invitada a participar en el Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar de 1993. Fue entonces cuando, con sólo dieciséis años, su interpretación de la balada Eres le abrió las puertas del mercado latinoamericano. Mientras terminaba sus estudios de secundaria, Shakira preparó el que sería su tercer álbum, Pies descalzos (1995). El disco, que incluía además del tema que le da título otros hits como Estoy aquí , Sueños blancos y ¿Dónde estás corazón? , fue un éxito en toda América Latina, con más de cuatro millones de ejemplares vendidos; sus canciones se erigieron en éxitos extraordinarios y le hicieron ganar millones de admiradores.

Su siguiente disco, ¿ Dónde están los ladrones? (1998), producido por Emilio Estefan, la convirtió en la estrella indiscutible del pop-rock latino, con más de ocho millones de copias vendidas. Algunos de los temas que contenía este álbum (nominado al premio Grammy y que se mantuvo durante más de un año entre los diez primeros del Soundscand en Estados Unidos), como el que le da título o Inevitable, Tú, Ojos así y Ciega, sordomuda , redoblaron la popularidad de Shakira y proyectaron su figura en los mercados internacionales.

Para asentar su creciente popularidad en los Estados Unidos, la cantante grabó en Nueva York Shakira MTV Unplugged (1999), un concierto en vivo con un especial sabor latino que constituyó la primera presentación acústica retransmitida en español por MTV en ese país. Por este trabajo ganó Shakira su primer Grammy (al mejor álbum de pop latino) y los Grammy Latino a la mejor cantante pop (por Ojos así ) y a la mejor cantante de rock (por Octavo día ).

Sabedora del potencial del mercado anglosajón, Shakira decidió entonces dar un paso más en su carrera y escribió un nuevo álbum: Servicio de lavandería/Laundry Service (2001), con nueve temas en inglés, entre ellos Underneath Your Clothes y Whenever, Wherever , y cuatro en español. El disco fue número uno en Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canadá, México, Nueva Zelanda, Países Bajos, Suecia y Suiza, y supuso su consagración mundial, con más de 13 millones de copias vendidas. La gira de presentación del álbum, el "Tour de la Mangosta", duró seis meses (de noviembre de 2002 a mayo de 2003) y dejó para el recuerdo el DVD Live and Off the Record (2004).

Cuatro años después de Servicio de lavandería , la colombiana, que no paró en todo este tiempo de seguir componiendo, sorprendió con la publicación, con pocos meses de diferencia, de dos nuevos álbumes: Fijación oral Vol. 1 , en español (junio de 2005), y Oral Fixation Vol. 2 , en inglés (noviembre de 2005). El primero incluía temas como La tortura , interpretado a dúo con Alejandro Sanz, La pared o Las de la intuición . En sólo tres días las ventas en todo el mundo alcanzaron el millón de ejemplares. El vídeo de La tortura fue, además, el primero en español programado de forma regular en MTV y VH1.

Al éxito de este disco no le anduvo a la zaga Oral Fixation Vol. 2 , con el que, al igual que el anterior, la cantante batió sus propios récords. Uno de sus sencillos, Hips Don't Lie , en el que contaba con la colaboración del rapero y productor Wyclef Jean, fue el más vendido de 2006; alcanzó el número 1 en la lista Billboard Hot 100 de Estados Unidos y convirtió a Shakira en la única artista colombiana en lograrlo. Asimismo, fue un fenómeno digital: en una sola semana se contabilizaron 266.500 descargas de la canción. Los galardones no se hicieron esperar: Fijación oral Vol. 1 obtuvo en 2006, entre otros, el Grammy al mejor álbum latino de rock/alternativo, el Grammy Latino al mejor álbum del año y seis premios Billboard a lo mejor de la música latina. Con ambas versiones en inglés y en español, la superestrella colombiana emprendió en junio de 2006 un ambicioso tour que la llevó a ciento cuarenta ciudades de América del Norte, América Latina, Europa, África y el Sudeste Asiático. La gira se prolongó hasta julio de 2007 y fue seguida en directo por más de cuatro millones de personas.

Tras esta gira, Shakira se encerró en la preparación de su siguiente álbum de estudio, She Wolf , que vería la luz en octubre de 2009. En el ínterin colaboró con artistas como Alejandro Sanz ( Te lo agradezco, pero no ), Beyoncé ( Beautiful Liar ) o Miguel Bosé ( Si tú no vuelves ) y coescribió y grabó dos temas para la versión cinematográfica de El amor en los tiempos del cólera , una celebrada novela de su compatriota Gabriel García Márquez . She Wolf incluía temas como Loba o Gypsy (en cuyo vídeo promocional estuvo acompañada por el tenista español Rafa Nadal ), que volvieron a situarla en el primer plano de la actualidad.

En el verano de 2010, tras presentar su propio perfume, S by Shakira, la cantante colombiana fue la encargada de despedir la Copa del Mundo de Fútbol de Sudáfrica, al ritmo del Waka, waka , una nueva versión de la canción camerunesa Zangalewo e himno oficial del Mundial. Pocos días después se trasladó a Barcelona (ciudad de la que se declaraba enamorada), donde grabó el vídeo de presentación de su nuevo disco, Sale el sol , esta vez en castellano. Sale el sol , en el que destacaba una colaboración con Calle 13, apareció en octubre y se presentó en una nueva gira, "El Tour de la Delicias", que recalaría en España en noviembre.

Pese a vivir en el firmamento de la popularidad, a Shakira no se le han subido los humos a la cabeza. Desde hace años compagina su carrera artística con las causas humanitarias. A mediados de la década de 1990 creó la Fundación Pies Descalzos, dedicada a ayudar a niños víctimas de la violencia en Colombia, otorgándoles servicios educativos, nutricionales, psicológicos y médicos. Fundó además ALAS (América Latina en Acción Solidaria), una institución sin ánimo de lucro que aspira a impulsar el desarrollo infantil temprano en América Latina. En 2003 fue nombrada embajadora de buena voluntad de Unicef, y en 2006 recibió el premio Espíritu de la Esperanza por su trabajo humanitario.

Desde el año 2000, Shakira compartió su vida con Antonio de la Rúa, hijo del que fuera presidente argentino Fernando de la Rúa; los rumores de boda se intensificaron hacia 2007, sin llegar a concretarse, lo cual alimentó los rumores de ruptura; en 2010 la propia cantante confirmó que se habían separado de forma amistosa. Desde 2011 está unida sentimentalmente al futbolista del FC Barcelona Gerard Piqué, romance que, como el anterior, ha inundado las páginas de la prensa rosa. Bella, de impresionante sensualidad (especialmente con sus inconfundibles movimientos de vientre y cadera) y con un absoluto dominio de los escenarios, la artista colombiana, que en 2012 llevaba vendidos más de 125 millones de discos en español e inglés, no hace más que renovar su éxito año tras año.

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Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira is a hugely popular Colombian pop singer who is known for the hits "Whenever, Wherever" and "Hips Don't Lie."

Who Is Shakira?

Shakira is a hugely successfully Colombian pop singer and dancer and has won multiple Grammy, Latin Grammy and American Music Awards. Known for hits like "Whenever, Wherever" and "Hips Don't Lie," Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, with estimates of more than 70 million albums sold worldwide. Additionally, she has served as a judge on the popular singing-competition show The Voice .

Early Life and Career

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia. With a Lebanese father and Colombian mother, Shakira honors both 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.

Breakthrough: 'Pies Descalzos'

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 3 million copies. The album featured her trademark sound, a blend of Latin, rock and Arabic musical styles. Her follow-up record, Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (1998), which translates as "Where are the thieves?", reached the top of Billboard's Latin charts. Not long after, Shakira won her first Grammy Award (best Latin pop album) for Shakira: MTV Unplugged (2000).

With 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.

International Stardom: 'Laundry Service'

While hugely popular throughout much of the rest of the world, Shakira had not yet achieved a major record on the U.S. pop charts. In an attempt to increase her American fan base, in 1997, at the age of 20, the singer moved with her family to Miami, Florida, and taught herself to write songs in English. There, she enlisted Emilio Estefan, of Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine fame, to act as her manager and producer.

In 2001, Shakira released her first English-language album, Laundry Service , which quickly brought her the success in the United States she had been waiting for. The album reached No. 3 on the charts, selling more than 200,000 copies in its first week of release. Laundry Service 's big hits included "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes."

'Oral Fixation'

Shakira returned to the Top 10 of the albums chart twice in 2005. She released the Spanish-language Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 in June of that year, followed by the English-language Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 in November. Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 garnered Shakira her second Grammy, this time for best Latin rock/alternative album, while the English album produced the monster hit "Hips Don't Lie."

Touring extensively, Shakira went on to release two concert albums: 2007's Live and 2008's Oral Fixation Tour . In July 2009, she put out a new single, "She Wolf," from her studio album of the same name. The album hit No. 15 on the Billboard charts in 2009, and went platinum in 2010. Around the same time, her hit "Waka Waka" from 2010's Sale el Sol became the theme song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Shortly thereafter, the now-global superstar headed on tour to promote her album. By January 2016, the video for "Waka Waka" had been viewed more than a billion times.

By 2012, Shakira's U.S. album sales had reached nearly 10 million and her worldwide album sales had reached more than 70 million, making her the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, and the second most successful female Latin singer after Gloria Estefan.

'The Voice'

Shakira quickly became popular with TV audiences. Although both she and Usher left The Voice after the season to make room for the return of Aguilera and Green, the season 4 newcomers were back again as coaches for season 6.

More Music: 'Shakira' to 'El Dorado'

In March 2014, Shakira released a self-titled studio album, which included a track with her Voice co-star Shelton. That same year, she took her signature grooves to the global stage again when she closed out the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Meanwhile, the Latin superstar continued working on her music. In October 2016, she dropped a new single, "Chantaje," from her upcoming album, El Dorado . Upon its May 2017 release, El Dorado revealed a tracklist comprised almost entirely of songs sung in Spanish. True to form, the album went multi-platinum for the Latin singer, who announced plans for a tour in June.

Unfortunately, the tour didn't go as planned. Shortly before her scheduled November 8 performance in Cologne, Germany, Shakira canceled the concert because of strained vocal cords. Although she was hopeful of recovering in time for a November 10 show in Paris, she apologetically canceled that one and subsequent dates as well.

In late December, Shakira announced that she was recovering and making preparations to continue her tour. Following another Grammy win, for Best Latin Pop Album, her El Dorado World Tour resumed in June 2018, though another snafu occurred when fans noticed that a necklace being sold on the performer's website bore a resemblance to a Nazi symbol. The tour promoter accepted responsibility for the design and apologized for the "inadvertent similarity."

Super Bowl Halftime Show With J.Lo

In September 2019, it was announced that Shakira would be joining forces with Jennifer Lopez for the Super Bowl 2020 halftime show in Miami, Florida. "I feel incredibly honored and humbled to be, in a way, next to J.Lo, representing the Latino community that is such an important force in the United States," Shakira said.

Taking the stage first for the performance, Shakira showcased her hip-shaking moves while speeding through a medley of her hits, finding the time to squeeze in a few guitar licks, handle the drums and send social media users into a tizzy with her tongue-wagging ululation.

Personal Life

Outside of her busy career, Shakira created the Pies Descalzos Foundation to help children in her native Colombia receive a quality education. She is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and was honored by the United Nations' International Labor Organization for her philanthrophic efforts in 2010.

Shakira is in a relationship with Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué. The couple welcomed their first child together on January 22, 2013. They named their son Milan, which means "dear, loving and gracious" in Slavic; "eager and laborious" in Ancient Roman; and "unification" in Sanskrit, according to a statement on Shakira's website . In August 2014, the couple announced she was pregnant again. Their second son, Sasha, was born on January 29, 2015.

Shakira previously dated Antonio de la Rua, son of former Argentine President Fernando de la Rua. In April 2013, de la Rua made headlines when he sued the Latin songstress for $250 million, charging that he had helped create some of his ex's hit songs as well as the "Shakira brand."

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• Name: Shakira
• Birth date: February 2, 1977
• Birth City: Barranquilla
• Birth Country: Colombia
• Best Known For: Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira is a hugely popular Colombian pop singer who is known for the hits "Whenever, Wherever" and "Hips Don't Lie."
• Astrological Sign: Aquarius
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• Arabic/Middle Eastern

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• Sometimes I look at my reflection and I see garbage and I guess I was worried about the size of my breasts for a long time but now I think I have finally reached an age where I have accepted myself for who I am.
• The pop life is boring when you have nothing to say.
• Of course I am trying to make my accent not bother anybody but I am not going to drive myself crazy trying to pretend I am American girl when I am from Colombia.
• I want one day to be able to love with the same intensity parents love their children. Is that possible?
• I admire people who, for the love of art, is able to take their clothes off in front of a camera, but I'm not capable. I'm too cowardly for that.
• The leaders are lacking love, and love is lacking leaders.
• Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.
• My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
• The worst mistake of a woman is to go in the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
• Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover.

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• Born February 2 , 1977 · Barranquilla, Colombia
• Birth name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
• Height 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
• Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia to Nidia del Carmen Mebarak (née Ripoll Torrado) & William Alberto Mebarak Chadid. She is of Lebanese, Spanish & Italian descent. Shakira began her musical career at the age of 12 and quickly captured fans around the world. She won the 2001 Best Latin pop Grammy for her MTV Unplugged album. - IMDb Mini Biography By: [email protected]
• Children Milan Piqué Sasha Piqué
• Parents William Mebarak Chadid Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado
• Relatives Tonino Mebarak (Sibling) Patricia Mebarak (Sibling) Ana Mebarak (Sibling) Valerie Domínguez (Cousin) Adriana Tarud Durán (Cousin)
• Performs barefoot in most of her concerts
• Belly dancing
• Sexy dance moves
• Frequently wears tight clothes.
• Blonde dyed hair
• Fluent in English and Portuguese, in addition to her native Spanish. She also speaks some Italian and French. Portuguese was the first language she learned after Spanish.
• Her Lebanese grandmother taught her the art of Arabian belly dancing so she can stay true to her Middle Eastern roots.
• Shakira means grateful in Arabic.
• Has perfect pitch: the ability to recognize any note upon hearing it or sing any note without prior to hearing it.
• Is a huge fan of Bollywood movies and music from India. She got in touch with Farah Khan , the most famous choreographer in India, and asked her if she could choreograph a dance for her performance at the 2006 MTV Video Awards. That night, Shakira's performance was the most memorable one as she sang and danced to "Hips Don't Lie" in traditional Indian clothing.
• The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
• I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I'm not capable, I'm too cowardly for that.
• It's not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It's not easy if those people aren't perfectionistic as as I am.
• The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you're always giving interviews.
• My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.

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Shakira Biography

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira , is a Colombian pop singer .

Shakira is a Spanish name that came from the Arabic word for 'graceful'. She speaks English , Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese , and Italian , and she can perform Arab belly dancing, which was taught by her Lebanese grandmother.

Shakira was born in Barranquilla to a Lebanese father and a Spanish-Italian mother, and moved to Bogot� at the age of thirteen. She released her first album, Magia (Magic), one year later, on the Sony label. The album was only moderately successful, and Peligro (Danger), her second album, was no better received.

Shakira turned to acting and played a role in a Colombian telenovela ('El Oasis'), but returned to the music business in 1995 with the album Pies Descalzos (Barefeet), which established her commercial success. The hit 'Estoy Aqu�' became known internationally. The Remixes was created and featured remixes from the songs on Pies Descalzos .

Following this, Shakira met Emilio Estefan, Jr. , who would become the executive producer of her next album. �D�nde Est�n los Ladrones? (Where are the Thieves?) was a huge production which cost over $3 million US. It was a huge hit which gained wide critical acclaim and which many consider to be her best album ever.

It produced the singles 'Inevitable' and the worldwide mega-hit, 'Ojos As�'. Its successful blend of rock and Latin soundscapes made it an immense success. Shakira also produced Shakira MTV Unplugged , a live album based on �D�nde Est�n los Ladrones? . She became widely known throughout the entire Spanish speaking world.

Shakira next turned her sights towards the English-speaking market, improving her English enough to begin writing Laundry Service . With a more rock-edged feel, Laundry Service was aimed at the international English market although it contained some Spanish songs. Some people said that Shakira's English skills were too weak for her to write in English, but Laundry Service was nevertheless a big hit, best known for the infectious single 'Whenever, Wherever' (English version of 'Suerte'), and for being one of the top albums of 2002. Shakira is well known for intense, athletic performances involving belly dancing and arabic rhythms.

In 2002, Shakira also released the greatest hits volume Grandes �xitos . Shakira: Live & Off the Record , a DVD and a 10-song CD from her 2002-03 world tour (the 'Tour of the Mongoose'), was released March 30th, 2004. 'The Tour of the Mongoose' was so-called because a mongoose is the only animal that can defeat a cobra without being killed by its poison. The concerts were interspersed with visuals of a mongoose fighting a cobra.

Shakira is currently writing and recording her next album, scheduled to come out in early 2005. This is rumoured to be a Double CD featuring both Spanish and English songs. She co-writes and co-produces her songs with Luis Fernando Ochoa and Lester M�ndez .

Shakira is considered by many to be a great talent. As Gabriel Garc�a M�rquez once wrote of her, 'Shakira's music has a personal stamp that doesn't look like anyone else's and no one can sing or dance like her, at whatever age, with such an innocent sensuality, one that seems to be of her own invention.'

Since 2000, she has been engaged to Antonio de la R�a , the son of the former President of Argentina. In light of the humanitarian and social crisis in Argentina, many members of the press lampooned the relationship as frivolous and arrogant. In response, Shakira gave an unprofitable concert in Buenos Aires and further promoted her humanitarian children's foundation 'Pies Descalzos' (Bare feet), named after her third album. This was decried by many as a simple celebrity public relations move.

Discography

• Magia (1991)
• Peligro (1994)
• Pies Descalzos (1995)
• The Remixes (1997)
• �D�nde Est�n los Ladrones? (1998)
• MTV Unplugged ( 2000 )
• Laundry Service (2001)
• Grandes �xitos ( 2002 )
• Live & Off the Record (2004)

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• MTV Unplugged (2000)

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Everything We Know About Shakira's New Album, 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'

Mark your calendars for March 22. Shakira's long-awaited return — and first album in seven years — is poised to be a soundtrack of strength for listeners around the world. Here's everything we already know, including the 17-song tracklist.

The "She Wolf" is back. Shakira is setting the stage for her much-anticipated return with her latest album full of songs that empower women, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Women No Longer Cry) , set to drop on March 22. 

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran will be her first album release in seven years, following the success of El Dorado in 2017, and a pivotal year defined by press speculation following her highly publicized separation and financial case. 

In a heartfelt Instagram post, Shakira shared, "My new album, coming out March 22, is one I created together with all of you, my pack of shewolves who were there for me every step of the way."

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The album promises to be a testament to the collective spirit and shared journey with a circle of women who have been her support system. It's a theme present throughout her discography, and highlighted by songs such as "She Wolf" (2009), which first garnered her the nickname "La Loba" (which means "She Wolf" in Spanish.) 

Las Mujeres follows a banner 12 months for the Baraquilla-born Colombian singer/songwriter, which included a Latin GRAMMY for Song Of The Year and an exhibit at the GRAMMY Museum .

With a career that has consistently topped charts and broken records beginning with her international debut in 2001, the three-time GRAMMY winner and "Queen of Latin Music" remains a formidable force. Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran is not just another album; it's a chapter in an ongoing saga of artistic evolution and personal growth.

Here's what GRAMMY.com gathered about Shakira's upcoming bit of alchemy.

It Will Be Released On March 22

Mark your calendars for March 22. Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran makes its global debut via Sony Music Entertainment during Women's History Month.

We Already Know Some Of The Songs

Of the 17 tracks featured on the album's pre-save sneak peak , seven have already made their mark as singles, including "Copa Vacía" and "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53." The latter track won her the Latin GRAMMY for Song Of The Year at the 2023 Latin GRAMMYs. 

The Tracklist is Huge

The following tracklist was released on Feb. 29, featuring new collaborations with Cardi B , Rauw Alejandro , Bizarrap , Grupo Frontera, Tiësto and more.

1. Puntería x Cardi B

2. La Fuerte x Bizarrap

3. Tiempo Sin Verte

4. Cohete x Rauw Alejandro

5. (Entre Paréntesis) x Grupo Frontera

6. Cómo Dónde y Cuándo

9. Te Felicito x Rauw Alejandro

10. Monotonía x Ozuna

11. Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53

12. TQG x Karol G

13. Acróstico x Milan + Sasha

14. Copa Vacía x Manuel Turizo

15. El Jefe x Fuerza Regida

16. Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 (Remix Tiësto)17. Punteria (Vinyl Version)

New Work Is A Nod to Empowerment

The album's title is a direct reference to the empowering lyrics from her hit "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53," which symbolize independence and strength. It's a message that resonates deeply in today's zeitgeist and with her own struggles, emphasizing women's resilience and an ability to turn adversity into triumph.

Shakira's Tapping Into Some Magic

Shakira describes the album's creation as "an alchemical process," where each song served as a step towards self-reconstruction. 

"While writing each song I was rebuilding myself. While singing them, my tears transformed into diamonds, and my vulnerability into strength," she elaborates in her Instagram announcement. 

There Are Four Editions

Shakira is taking the concept of alchemy — best known for its aim to turn base metals into valuable materials (such as transforming lead into gold) — even further. 

Fans will have the opportunity to buy the album in four distinct editions, each following the theme of precious materials: diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald. Each version will showcase unique cover art and the vinyl version will come pressed in corresponding colors. 

Two Great Reasons We Had To Wait

As a single mother to two boys, Shakira embodies the archetype of a strong independent woman "doing it all." 

In an intimate conversation with Billboard in her September 2023 cover feature, she shared insights into the challenges and triumphs of creating music while fully immersed in the rhythms of family life.

"Now I can release music at a faster clip, although sometimes I think being a single mom and the rhythm of a pop star aren’t compatible," she explained. "I have to put my kids to bed, go to the recording studio; everything is uphill."

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Shakira's Road To 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran': How Overcoming A Breakup Opened A New Chapter In Her Artistry

Shakira's first album in seven years is out March 22, and very much of the moment with glossy Latin pop, reggaeton, bachata and corrido. The GRAMMY winner's path to this new chapter was long, filled with professional changes and heartbreak.

When Shakira’s "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" was released in January of 2023; its success seemed like a freak incident, explainable as a perfect but isolated storm. 

Their virulently catchy track — which happens to spill scalding tea on her breakup with retired Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué —  set streaming records and took home a Latin GRAMMY for Song Of The Year . Today, the song's success looks more like the first crashing wave of a massive comeback for Shakira . 

The three-time GRAMMY winner followed her Bzrp Session with another hit single, "TQG," collaborating with Karol G . That song went to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, and the duo cleaned up at the Latin GRAMMYs. 

In hindsight, all of this was a mere preamble to the announcement of Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Women Don't Cry Anymore), due March 22. The album will be her first in seven years, but the sound is very much of the moment, leaning into a high-gloss urban Latin pop sound that delves in reggaeton, bachata and corrido. 

The album is no comeback. With a star as big as Shakira — one who performed at the Super Bowl in 2020 and had her own exhibit at the GRAMMY Museum — it's hard to make the case that she ever left the public eye. Yet the Colombian superstar has put out only a trickle of singles since 2017, when she released her GRAMMY-winning album El Dorado . Prior to the BZRP session, her last major hits were in 2016 with "La Bicicleta," a collaboration with Carlos Vives , and "Chantaje," featuring Maluma , which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs. 

It’s impossible to talk about this period of retreat, or her new album, without talking about the personal upheavals Shakira has gone through in recent years. In June of 2022, Shakira and Gerard Piqué, with whom she has two sons, publicly announced the end of their 11 year relationship. Starting with 2022’s "Monotonía," featuring Ozuna, nearly every song she has released  since then deals directly with the split and the emotional turmoil she has felt because of it. 

The singer and songwriter herself is not shying away from the fact that her music has been a therapeutic outlet. "I feel like in this moment of my life, which is probably one of the most difficult, darkest hours of my life, music has brought light," she told Elle in 2022. 

Case in point: her Bizarrap session. "Someone should have taken my photo the day I worked on the 'Bizarrap Session 53,' a before and after. Because I went into the studio one way and left in a completely different way," Shakira told Mexican television channel Televisa. "He gave me this space, this opportunity to let it out and it really was a huge release, necessary for my own healing, for my own recovery process."

That feeling of catharsis continued in her work on Las Mujeres . "Making this body of work has been an alchemical process. While writing each song I was rebuilding myself. While singing them, my tears transformed into diamonds, and my vulnerability into strength," the artist said in a statement on Instagram .

Shakira is styling the album as a testament to resilience in the face of adversity, tapping into an understanding that her experiences have a broad resonance. While accepting Billboard’s 2023 Woman Of The Year award, Shakira discussed her "year of seismic change."

"I've felt more than ever — and very personally — what it is to be a woman," she said. "It's been a year where I've realized we women are stronger than we think, braver than we believed, more independent than we were taught to be." 

Indeed, with strength and bravery, Shakira proceeded to channel her individual hurt into a message of universal empowerment. Ahead of her album release, she’s even more explicit about the details of her separation and the impact the relationship had on her career. "For a long time I put my career on hold, to be next to Gerard, so he could play football. There was a lot of sacrifice for love," recently told The Sunday Times .

As she told Billboard for her 2023 cover story , settling down in Barcelona with Piqué and their two children, far from music industry centers, made it difficult for her to work. "It was complicated logistically to get a collaborator there. I had to wait for agendas to coincide or for someone to deign to come," she explained. 

Shakira has since relocated to Miami, a location that played a major role in making her new album possible.

One of the hallmarks of a true pop star is the ability to evolve with the culture without losing their identity. Over decades, and with each release, Shakira has broken a barrier or risen above an obstacle to succeed beyond expectations – whether it’s leading the first Spanish-language broadcast on MTV with her 2000 "Unplugged" concert, or learning English to write her own crossover pop debut. Each move has felt authentic.

It is not an easy task, but Shakira accomplishes this alchemy beautifully every few album cycles, starting with her debut as an alt-leaning, brunette singer/songwriter in the mid '90s. At the turn of the millennium, she made the jump to international fame with a cascade of golden curls and Laundry Service , the English-language album that capitalized on the first wave of crossover Latin pop. She closed out the decade in a whirl of high-gloss dance pop with the Pharell produced She Wolf . Along the way, there was one platinum selling album after another and the No. 1 hit "Hips Don’t Lie," among several Top 10 singles, setting the stage for her to blaze through much of the 2010s. 

Shakira is well-aware of how hard she has had to work even after crossover success. 

In 2019, she told Billboard , "This whole new world had opened up to me, and with it came so many great opportunities, but I continued to pursue impossible goals such as making a song like 'Hips Don’t Lie,' for example—that had a Colombian cumbia and a mention of Barranquilla in the middle of it—play on American radio. I remember I said to [then Sony Music Chairman] Donny Ienner, ‘You have to trust me on this one. This is going to happen, this song is going to blow up.’" 

With El Dorado , she caught the second wave of Latin pop crossover, the one tipped off by Luis Fonsi’s now-infamous 2017 earworm "Despacito." El Dorado , is one of Shakira’s more Latin leaning albums in the long history of her bicultural and bilingual music career. The songs are sung largely in Spanish and her choice of features on the album are almost entirely Latin pop and reggaeton artists: Maluma, Nicky Jam, Prince Royce and Carlos Vives. The album's May 2017 release coincided with a rising global interest in reggaeton.

Shakira wasn’t following a trend; she was just in touch with the moment as usual. She released "Chantaje" months before "Despacito," and "Bicicleta," her song with Carlos Vives, which combines elements of reggaeton and vallenato, came out in 2016. 

With the continued mainstream global success of Latin artists, Shakira may no longer see a need to release an English-language album for every album in her mother tongue. Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran breaks with tradition in that it is her second Spanish-language album in a row. It's also loaded with features from the world of Latin music, including Ozuna, Rauw Alejandro, Manuel Turizo, and Karol G. The moment could not be better for an album that explores forward looking pop reggaeton, assisted by some of the brightest young stars in the genre.

If the past is any indicator, this era is going to be another step up for the artist. Beyond the album release, Shakira is teasing another tour. As she told Billboard , "I think this will be the tour of my life. I’m very excited. Just think, I had my foot on the brakes. Now I’m pressing on the accelerator­ — hard."

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Run The World: How Shakira Became One Of The Most Influential Female Artists Of The 21st Century

In celebration of Women's History Month — and Shakira's new album, 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran' — take a journey through the Colombian superstar's monumental career, from making global smashes to empowering women worldwide.

Over the course of nearly four decades, Shakira — born Shakira Isabel Mebarak in Barranquilla, Colombia — has become the best-selling Latin female artist of all-time, and in turn one of the most influential female artists of her time.

In honor of Women's History Month, revisit a few of the massive moments in her career that paved the way for the international market of other Latin artists.

She famously invited Latin flow to the Western music industry with her global breakthrough album, 2001's Laundry Service . Five years later, she broke the record for the most-played pop song in a week with "Hips Don't Lie."

Since the beginning, Shakira has used her powerful performances to uplift other women. Her lyrics often emphasize themes of self-reliance, independence, and female strength, most notably in her 2009 hit, "She Wolf."

More than three decades into her career, Shakira is still empowering women with more history-making feats. In 2020, she co-headlined the Super Bowl LIV halftime show alongside Jennifer Lopez , celebrating Latin culture in front of more than 100 million viewers; it's now the most-watched halftime show on YouTube, with more than 308 million views as of press time.

Now, at 47, Shakira continues to use her voice to encourage women to shape their own path, as a mother of two balancing her colossal career. Her forthcoming twelfth studio album — Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran , which translates to "Women No Longer Cry" — is a testament to that.

In celebration of Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran 's March 22 arrival and Women's History Month, press play on the video above to learn more about Shakira's achievements. Check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of Run The World.

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15 Must-Hear Albums In March 2024: Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Shakira & More

From the debuts of Tyla and rapper Tierra Whack, to a new salvo from Kim Gordon, women dominate the list of releases for March. While it may be Women's History Month, there are a few major releases from male artists, including Justin Timberlake.

March is Women’s History Month, and women in music are more powerful than ever. 

The month begins with the comeback of several queens, starting with Kim Gordon’s The Collective and Ariana Grande ’s Eternal Sunshine . Later, country darling Kacey Musgraves will unveil Deeper Well , and Shakira will drop the empowering Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran . Long-awaited debuts by GRAMMY-winning singer Tyla and singer/bassist Blu DeTiger will also join the lineup, with their respective Tyla and All I Ever Want Is Everything . Wrapping up March on a high note, Beyoncé will drop her highly-anticipated Act II on the 29th.

Men will release music in March as well: Expect new releases by Justin Timberlake , Bleachers, the last record from pop-punk band Sum 41 , and (allegedly) Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign ’s Vultures 2 .

To make the most of this prolific time, GRAMMY.com compiled all the must-hear albums dropping March 2024.

Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips

Release date: March 1

On Feb. 1, Schoolboy Q’s website was updated with a mysterious countdown and a 37-second video. In it, the rapper finally unveiled the setlist and title of his much-awaited sixth studio album, Blue Lips , as well as its release date — March 1.

Blue Lips is Q’s first full record since 2019’s Crash Talk , although he had been teasing the album since 2020. Hopefully, it was worth the wait: Blue Lips holds 18 tracks and participations by Rico Nasty, Freddie Gibbs , and more. Q has also started a new vlog series on social media called "wHy not?," where he takes the viewers behind the scenes of making the album and previews snippets of the songs.

So far, the rapper shared tracks "Blueslides," "Back n Love" with Devin Malik, "Cooties" and "Love Birds" with Devin Malik and Lance Skiiwalker, as well as lead single "Yeern 101."

Bleachers - Bleachers

Release date: March 8

Fronted by 10-time GRAMMY winner and 2024 Producer Of The Year Jack Antonoff , rock band Bleachers will release its eponymous fourth studio album on March 8.

In a press release, Bleachers is described as Antonoff’s "distinctly New Jersey take on the bizarre sensory contradictions of modern life." The self-titled record will blend sadness and joy into "music for driving on the highway to, for crying to and for dancing to at weddings."

The band shared four singles so far: lead track "Modern Girl," "Alma Mater" featuring Lana del Rey , "Tiny Moves" and "Me Before You." Through serendipitous melodies and soulful writing, Bleachers commit to "exist in crazy times but remember what counts." 

Bleachers will tour the U.K. in March and the U.S. in May and June.

Kim Gordon - The Collective

Former Sonic Youth vocalist Kim Gordon will release her sophomore LP, The Collective , on March 8. The album is a follow-up to her 2019 debut No Home Record , and furthers her collaboration with producer Justin Raisen, as well as additional producing from Anthony Paul Lopez.

"On this record, I wanted to express the absolute craziness I feel around me right now," said Gordon in a press statement. "This is a moment when nobody really knows what truth is, when facts don’t necessarily sway people, when everyone has their own side, creating a general sense of paranoia. To soothe, to dream, escape with drugs, TV shows, shopping, the internet, everything is easy, smooth, convenient, branded. It made me want to disrupt, to follow something unknown, maybe even to fail."

Back in January, the singer unveiled the album’s moody first single, "Bye Bye," and a music video starring her daughter, Coco Gordon Moore. The second single, "I’m A Man," came out in February. Gordon will play six concerts in support of The Collective , starting March 21 in Burlington, Vermont.

Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine

It’s been almost four years since Ariana Grande’s last studio album, 2020’s Positions . The starlet spent the past few years filming Wicked , an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, and declared that she wouldn’t be releasing any new records until it was done.

The wait is finally over, as Grande announced her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine . The album’s first and only single, "Yes, And?," dropped in January, followed by an Instagram video of the soprano singer explaining the concept of the album to her Republic Records team. 

"It’s kind of a concept album ’cause it’s all different heightened pieces of the same story, of the same experience," she said. "Some of [the songs] are really vulnerable, some of them are like playing the part of what people kind of expect me to be sometimes and having fun with it."

"I think this one may be your favorite," Grande wrote of Eternal Sunshine on her Instagram Story. "It is mine." The 13-song collection will reportedly explore house and R&B, and will have only one feature: Grande’s grandmother, who appears on the last track, "Ordinary Things."

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign - Vultures 2

After a series of delays, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign ’s first collaborative album, Vultures 1 , ultimately dropped on Feb. 10, 2024. Set to be the first installment of a trilogy, the album was released independently through West’s YZY label, and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, with all of its 16 tracks also charting on Billboard ’s Hot 100.

Billed as ¥$, the duo plans to release Vultures 2 on March 8, and follow up with Vultures 3 on April 5. Although any other info about the upcoming volumes is still unclear, Timbaland recently shared on X (formerly Twitter) that Vultures 2 is "OTW." (Timbaland produced Vultures 1 ’s "Keys to My Life" and "Fuk Sumn" with Playboi Carti and Travis Scott .)

In the past month, West and $ign held a few listening parties for the album in the U.S. and Europe, but additional schedules are yet to be revealed.

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Glasgow Eyes

To celebrate their 40th anniversary, alt-rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain will release their eighth studio album, Glasgow Eyes , on March 8.

As it can be seen on lead single "Jamcod," the Scottish group still runs strong on the distorted synths and electrifying guitars that shaped their sound. "People should expect a Jesus and Mary Chain record, and that’s certainly what Glasgow Eyes is," vocalist Jim Reid said in a statement. "Our creative approach is remarkably the same as it was in 1984, just hit the studio and see what happens. We went in with a bunch of songs and let it take its course. There are no rules, you just do whatever it takes."

Glasgow Eyes also mends a six-year gap since the Jesus and Mary Chain’s latest album, 2017’s Damage and Joy . To further commemorate, the band will also release an autobiography and embark on a European tour throughout March and April.

Justin Timberlake - Everything I Thought It Was

Release date: March 15

Justin Timberlake is back with his first studio album since 2018’s Man of the Woods . The new record, Everything I Thought It Was ,  is spearheaded by singles "Selfish" and "Drown."

"I worked for a long time on this album, and I ended up with 100 songs. So, narrowing them down to 18 was a thing," said Timberlake in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. "I’m really excited about this album. I think every artist probably says this, but it is my best work." The Memphis singer also shared that there are "incredibly honest" moments in the album, but also "a lot of f—ng fun."

To celebrate his return, Timberlake announced his Forget Tomorrow World Tour. Set to kick off on April 29 in Vancouver, the tour will cross through North America and Europe until its final date on Dec. 16 in Indianapolis.

Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well

Fresh off winning Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 2024 GRAMMYs for the Zach Bryan duet "I Remember Everything," Kacey Musgraves announced her fifth studio album, Deeper Well ..

"My Saturn has returned/ When I turned 27/ Everything started to change," she sings in the contemplative title track, exploring how she changed over the last few years. The single sets the tone for the rest of the record, which was co-produced by longtime collaborators Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian . 

Featuring 14 tracks, Deeper Well was mostly recorded at the legendary Electric Lady studios in New York City. "I was seeking some different environmental energy, and Electric Lady has the best mojo. Great ghosts," the country star noted in a press release.

On social media, Musgraves wrote: "it’s a collection of songs I hold very dear to my heart. I hope it makes a home in all of your hearts, too." Deeper Well follows 2021’s star-crossed . 

Tierra Whack - World Wide Whack

When rapper Tierra Whack released her first album, 2018’s Whack World , she quickly garnered the admiration of both critics and fans. Comprising 15 one-minute tracks and music videos for each, the release was a refreshing introduction to a groundbreaking artist.

In 2024, the Philadelphia-born star is preparing to release World Wide Whack , labeled her official debut album in a press release. The cover artwork, created by Alex Da Corte, was inspired by theater character Pierrot, fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli and Donna Summer , and represents "the first reveal of the World Wide Whack character, an alter ego both untouchable and vulnerable, superhuman and painfully human, whose surprising story will unfold in images and video over the course of the album’s visual rollout."

The album follows Whack’s 2021 EP trilogy — Rap? , Pop? and R&B? — and is foreshadowed by the poignant "27 Club" and the eccentric "Shower Song."

Tyla - Tyla

Release date: March 22

After a glowing 2023 with viral hit "Water," South African newcomer Tyla started 2024 with a blast. Last month, she became the first person to win a GRAMMY for Best African Music Performance , and the youngest-ever African singer to win a GRAMMY Award at 22 years old.

Next month is poised to be even better: Tyla’s eponymous debut LP drops on March 22, featuring "Water" and other hits like  "Truth or Dare," "Butterflies" and " On and On," as well as a guest appearance by labelmate Travis Scott.

"African music is going global and I’m so blessed to be one of the artists pushing the culture," Tyla shared on Instagram . Her unique blend of amapiano, pop and R&B is making waves around the world, and the star will rightfully celebrate by touring Europe and North America throughout this spring.

Shakira - Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

The title of Shakira’s new album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran , is a nod to her 2023 hit "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" with Argentine DJ Bizarrap. In the lyrics, she states that "las mujeres ya no lloran, las mujeres facturan" — "women don’t cry anymore, they make money."

The single is a diss to Shakira’s ex-partner, footballer Gerard Piqué, and, like the rest of the record, served as a healing experience after their separation. "Making this body of work has been an alchemical process," the Colombian star said in a statement. "While writing each song I was rebuilding myself. While singing them, my tears transformed into diamonds, and my vulnerability into strength."

Las Mujeres will feature 16 songs, including her Bizarrap collaboration and singles "Te Felicito" with Rauw Alejandro , "Copa Vacía" with Manuel Turizo, "Acróstico," "Monotonía" with Ozuna, "El Jefe" with Mexican band Fuerza Regida, and "TQG" with fellow Colombian Karol G .

Sheryl Crow - Evolution

Release date: March 29

Back in 2018, Sheryl Crow said that the LP Threads would be her last — fortunately, she changed her mind. "I said I’d never make another record, though there was no point to it," the singer shared in a statement about her upcoming album, Evolution . "This music comes from my soul. And I hope whoever hears this record can feel that."

According to the same statement, " Evolution is Sheryl Crow at her most authentically human self," and its music and lyrics "came from sitting in the quiet and writing from a deep soul place." 

The entire album was written in a month, starting with the title track, which expresses Crow’s anxieties about artificial intelligence and the future of humans. From then on, Crow and producer Mike Elizondo found bliss. "The songs just kept flowing out of me, four songs turned into nine and it was pretty obvious this was an album," she said.

In addition to the album's title track, Crow also shared singles "Do It Again" and "Alarm Clock."

Sum 41 - Heaven :x: Hell

After nearly three decades together, punk-metal mavericks Sum 41 are parting ways. Their final release will be a double album. Heaven :x: Hell , set to drop on March 29.

Heaven is composed of 10 pop-punk tracks reminiscent of the band’s early years, while Hell is 10 tracks of pure heavy metal, reflecting the direction they took more recently. "Once I heard the music, I was confident enough to say, ‘This is the record I’d like to go out on,'" frontman Deryck Whibley said in a statement. "We’ve made a double album of pop punk and metal, and it makes sense. It took a long time for us to pave this lane for ourselves, but we did, and it’s unique to us."

The band shared singles "Landmines," "Rise Up" and "Waiting on a Twist of Fate," and proved that they’re leaving on top of their game. "I love Sum 41, what we’ve achieved, endured, and stuck together through, which is why I want to call it quits," Whibley added. "It’s the right time to walk away from it. I’m putting all of my energy into what’s ahead."

But before embarking on new ventures, Sum 41 will spend the rest of the year touring throughout Asia, North America, and Europe.

Blu DeTiger - All I Ever Want Is Everything

At only 26 years old, Blu DeTiger has already toured with Caroline Polachek , played bass for Jack Antonoff’s band Bleachers, partnered with Fender, and appeared on the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30’s music list.

Now, she prepares to release her debut studio album, All I Ever Want Is Everything . "This album is about growing and becoming, settling into yourself and learning to love where you’re at through it all. It’s about learning how to be your own best friend," the bassist and singer wrote on Instagram .

"Dangerous Game," the lead single off the album, showcases DeTiger’s effervescent energy and potential for pop stardom. Starting April, she will also headline a U.S. tour across Boston, Washington D.C., New York, Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.

Beyoncé - Act II

What better event to announce a new album than the most-watched TV program ever ? That’s what Beyoncé did during Super Bowl LVIII, on Feb. 11. At the end of a Verizon commercial , the singer declared "Okay, they ready. Drop the new music," while simultaneously releasing Act II ’s lead singles, "16 Carriages" and "Texas Hold 'Em," on social media and streaming platforms.

Coming out March 29, Act II is the second part of Beyoncé’s ongoing trilogy, which was written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The album is preceded by 2022’s acclaimed Act I: Renaissance , but instead of house and disco, the singer will reportedly take a deep dive into country music.

This isn’t Queen Bey’s first foray into the genre — in 2016, she released Lemonade ’s "Daddy Lessons," and her 2021 IVY PARK Rodeo collection was inspired by "the overlooked history of the American Black cowboy," as she told Harper’s Bazaar . It was just a question of time for Beyoncé to enter her country era, and it is finally upon us.

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Every Year Is The Year Of Shakira: 10 Songs That Prove She's Always Been A Superstar

Between smash hits, museum exhibits and Latin GRAMMY wins, 2023 proved to be Shakira's big year. But a cruise through the icon's discography proves that Shakira has long been a timeless artist with a boundless aesthetic universe.

Was 2023 the year of Shakira ? 

At 46, she released some of the most intriguing and successful singles of her career: "El Jefe," with música mexicana sensation Fuerza Regida, "TQG," with fellow Colombian KAROL G , and an already classic Bizarrap session that may well be the best revenge song of the past 50 years. In November she collected three Latin GRAMMY awards and, in March, the GRAMMY Museum opened an exhibit focusing on her music.

As she readies the release of her twelfth studio album and an accompanying world tour, GRAMMY.com looks back at her discography. These  10 tracks — a mix of anthemic mega-hits and lesser-known gems — prove that while 2023 may have been Shaki's big year, she's always been a star.

"Antología" (1995)

Culled from her breakthrough third album Pies Descalzos , the lilting "Antología" remains one of her biggest hits. 

Even though she would go on to experiment with every genre under the sun — from merengue and bhangra to reggaetón — Shakira always emphasized solid songwriting as the main ingredient of her craft. A bouncy ballad with an unassuming chord progression, it leaves plenty of space for her passionate vocalizing to shine through.

"Ojos Así" (1998)

The apocalyptic closing track of Dónde Están Los Ladrones? —basically, a rock album — "Ojos Así'' revealed a reality that wasn’t obvious back in the late ‘90s: Shakira was no ordinary pop star. 

A tribute to her Lebanese roots with subtle echoes of Led Zeppelin ’s "Kashmir," the song fused Arabic folk and rock. She beamed and belly danced on stage while performing the song, captivating a generation of concertgoers.

"La Tortura" (2005)

The Oral Fixation/Fijación Oral album diptych signaled Shakira’s creative growth and global star status. No other song summed up this moment of artistic exuberance like "La Tortura" — a pop smash that transcends the limitations of the genre. 

A duet with the gruff voice of Spanish balladeer Alejandro Sanz , "La Tortura" combines quotable lyrics with a reggaetón backbeat, EDM textures and accordion riffs — the perfect marriage of digital slickness and analog warmth.

"Gypsy" (2009)

Look beyond the hits and you will find a treasure trove of deep cuts in Shakira’s discography. Culled from She Wolf — her eighth LP — "Gypsy" finds its inspiration in Indian bhangra music, with spidery lines of sitar and hypnotic tabla rhythms. Of note: whenever she explores regional genres outside her own culture, Shakira’s respectful approach results in tracks that preserve the style’s roots.

"Loca" (2010)

What did Shakira do when she decided to tackle a merengue? Well, naturally, she flew to the Dominican Republic and spent some time working with authentic merenguero El Cata at his unassuming recording studio. 

Included in the life-affirming Sale El Sol LP — one of her best — "Loca" brims with staccato piano lines, fun electro accents and the diva’s sassy delivery.

"Islands" (2010)

Shakira’s ethereal cover of British band the xx’s "Islands" was a pivotal moment for her reputation as a tastemaker. In interviews, she often expressed a deep affinity for mainstream rock'n'roll, naming Led Zeppelin and Queen as some of her favorite artists. But until this moment, no one could have suspected that she also kept up with the best of British indie rock. 

Her decision to cover a song by critical darlings the xx demonstrates what a sophisticated listener she is. This dazzling version also showcases her impeccable taste in terms of the track’s arrangement and the specificity of its mood.

"Empire" (2014)

The singer had always shown a proclivity for lush sonics. This epic tour de force — from her self-titled 2014 album — took her sumptuous tendencies to a different level. 

A cinematic ballad tailor-made for the exquisite vulnerability and command of her voice, "Empire" implies that Shakira’s reputation as a "pop star" is only a fragment of her artistic identity. She can also sound downright operatic when the mood strikes.

"Me Enamoré" (2017)

The beauty of autobiographical love songs is that the purity of those initial feelings remains frozen in time — regardless of the relationship’s outcome. 

A chronicle about meeting her then-partner and the father of her children, soccer star Gerard Piqué, "Me Enamoré" struck a chord for the way  it captured the butterflies-in-the-stomach giddiness of falling head over heels in love. A window into her emotional world, it also shows how witty and funny she can be in the lyrics department.

"Chantaje" (2017)

If "La Tortura" introduced Shakira as one of the first mainstream artists to flirt with reggaetón, this duet with Colombia’s Maluma operates in full progressive urbano mode. 

Quick to absorb the influences that evolve around her, she sounds right at home in the jagged bounce of the rhythm track, trading seduction barbs like a seasoned reggaetonera. Shakira seems to love infectious dance music, and the urbano cosmovision is a perfect match for her pop sensibility.

"Bzarp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" (2023)

This infamous viral session by the Argentine producer signified a step forward for both artists. It provided Bizarrap with a larger-than-life arena where he could show off the addictive beats that he had been cooking up for years in his home studio. It also confirmed Shakira as the kind of timeless artist who fits seamlessly in the aesthetic universe of a 24 year-old wunderkind. 

The lyrics, quoted gleefully by the entire planet throughout 2023, illustrated the genius of Shakira — and how she managed to turn heartbreak into both material riches and emotional payback.

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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( shə- KEER -ə born 2 February 1977), known mononymously as Shakira , is a Colombian singer and songwriter. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music". With a catalog of 145 songs, Shakira has sold over 95 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla , Colombia. She is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado. She has eight older half-siblings from her father's previous marriage.

Shakira spent much of her youth in Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia.

Shakira wrote her first poem, titled "La rosa de cristal" ('The Crystal Rose'), when she was only four years old. As she was growing up, she was fascinated watching her father writing stories on a typewriter , and asked for one as a Christmas gift. She got that typewriter at age seven, and has continued writing poetry since then. These poems eventually evolved into songs.

When Shakira was four, her father took her to a local Middle Eastern restaurant, where Shakira first heard the doumbek, a traditional drum used in Middle-Eastern music and which typically accompanied belly dancing . She started dancing on the table, and the experience made her realize that she wanted to be a performer.

She enjoyed singing for schoolmates and teachers (and even the nuns) at her Catholic school, but in second grade, she was rejected for the school choir because her vibrato was too strong. The music teacher told her that she sounded "like a goat".

Between ages ten and thirteen, Shakira was invited to various events in Barranquilla and gained some recognition in the area. It was at this approximate time that she met local theater producer Monica Ariza, who was impressed with her and as a result tried to help her career. During a flight from Barranquilla to Bogotá , Ariza convinced Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas to hold an audition for Shakira in a hotel lobby. Vargas held Shakira in high regard and, returning to the Sony office, gave the cassette to a song and artist director. However, the director was not overly excited and thought Shakira was something of "a lost cause". Undaunted and still convinced that Shakira had talent, Vargas set up an audition in Bogotá. He arranged for Sony Colombia executives to arrive at the audition, with the idea of surprising them with Shakira's performance. She performed three songs for the executives and impressed them enough for her to be signed to record three albums.

Shakira made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13. Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her next albums, Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998).

She entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001), which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Buoyed by the international success of her singles "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes", the album propelled her reputation as a leading crossover artist. Broadcast Music, Inc. , described Shakira as a "pioneer" who extended the global reach of Latino singers.

Her success was further solidified with the Spanish albums Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005), Sale el Sol (2010), and El Dorado (2017), all of which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and were certified diamond (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America . Meanwhile, her English albums Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005), She Wolf (2009) and Shakira (2014) were all certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum in various countries worldwide.

Some of her songs have charted at number one in multiple countries, including "Whenever, Wherever", "La Tortura", "Hips Don't Lie", "Beautiful Liar", "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", "Loca", "Rabiosa", "Can't Remember to Forget You", "Chantaje", "Me Gusta", "Te Felicito", "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53", "TQG", and "Copa Vacía".

She served as a coach on two seasons of the American singing competition television series The Voice (2013–2014).

On 11 January 2023, Shakira released the single "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53", a collaboration with Argentine DJ Bizarrap . The single reached record-breaking success on Spotify and YouTube.

She is credited with opening the doors of the international market for other Latin artists. She has received numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards , twelve Latin Grammy Awards , five MTV Video Music Awards (including the 2023 Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award), seven Billboard Music Awards , thirty-nine Billboard Latin Music Awards , twenty-one Guinness World Records , and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . She was named the Top Female Latin Artist of the Decade by Billboard twice (2000s and 2010s).

Shakira began a relationship with Argentine lawyer Antonio de la Rúa in 2000. In a 2009 interview, Shakira stated their relationship already worked as a married couple, and that "they don't need papers for that".

After 10 years together, Shakira and de la Rúa separated in August 2010 in what she described as "a mutual decision to take time apart from our romantic relationship".

Shakira entered a relationship with the Spanish football player Gerard Piqué in 2011. Piqué, who is exactly ten years her junior, and Shakira met in spring 2010 after he appeared in the music video for Shakira's song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Shakira gave birth to the couple's first son, Milan, on 22 January 2013 in Barcelona , where the family took residence. Shakira gave birth to their second son, Sasha, on 29 January 2015. Forbes listed Shakira and Piqué in their list of "World's Most Powerful Couples". In June 2022, the couple confirmed in a joint statement that they were separating after being together for 11 years.

To instill gratitude in Shakira for her upbringing, her father took her to a local park to see orphans who lived there. The images stayed with her, and she said to herself: "One day I'm going to help these kids when I become a famous artist."

In 1997, Shakira founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation (Barefoot Foundation), a Colombian charity with special schools for poor children all around Colombia. It was funded by Shakira and other international groups and individuals. The name of the foundation was taken from Shakira's third studio album, Pies Descalzos , which she released in 1995. The foundation's main focus is on aid through education, and the organization has five schools across Colombia that provide education and meals for 4,000 children. On 27 April 2014 Shakira was honored with the Hero Award at the Radio Disney Music Awards for her Fundación Pies Descalzos work.

In 2005, Shakira became a founding member of Latin America in Solidarity Action, a coalition of artists and business leaders seeking to promote integrated early childhood public policies. In 2008, she served as the Honorary Chair of the Global Campaign for Education Global Action Week. Later, in 2010, she collaborated with the World Bank and the Barefoot Foundation to establish an initiative that distributes educational and developmental programs for children across Latin America.

Shakira is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and is one of their global representatives.

Shakira has ventured into many other businesses and industries. She acted in the Colombian telenovela El Oasis in 1994, playing the character of Luisa Maria.

Shakira began her own beauty line, "S by Shakira", with parent company Puig, in 2010.

In December 2021, it was announced that Shakira would be an executive producer for Dancing with Myself , an NBC dance competition series.

• Shakira is of Spanish and Lebanese descent.
• She was raised Catholic and attended Catholic schools.
• At school, she was often sent out of the class because of her hyperactivity .
• As a child, Shakira was influenced by rock music, listening heavily to rock bands like Led Zeppelin , the Beatles , Nirvana , the Police and U2 , while her other influences included Gloria Estefan , Madonna , Sheryl Crow , Alanis Morissette , Marc Anthony , Meredith Brooks, and the Cure .
• She cited Depeche Mode 's "Enjoy the Silence" as the song that first sparked her passion for pop music.
• She often performs barefoot, a form of dance she learned as a young teen to overcome her shyness.
• Shakira is a contralto and is known for her "unique and mesmerizing" singing voice which includes her "trademark" yodeling.
• Billboard reported that as of 2023, she is the best-selling female Latin artist of all time.
• In 2014, Shakira became the first musical act to perform three times at the FIFA World Cup.
• In 2020, Shakira completed of an ancient philosophy course through the University of Pennsylvania , describing it as an impractical hobby of hers.
• She is the recipient of three Grammy Awards and twelve Latin Grammy Awards —the most for a female artist.
• Shakira has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making her one of world's best-selling music artists.
• She is now worth $300 million.
• "You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice."
• "The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there."
• "I know what it's like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing."
• "I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next."
• In 2006, a six-tonne (6.6-short-ton), 5-metre-tall (16 ft) statue of Shakira was installed in her hometown Barranquilla in a park near Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.
• In July 2018 Shakira visited Tannourine in Lebanon which is the village of her paternal grandmother. During her visit, she visited the Cedars Reserve in Tannourine where a square in the forest was named after her. The square holds the name "Shakira Isabelle Mebarak".

Shakira has received numerous awards and recognition for her work.

• In 2008, Shakira was named as the Honorary Chair of the Global Campaign for Education Global Action Week.
• In 2011, Shakira was honored at the Latin Grammys as Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, and by the Harvard Foundation as Cultural Rhythms Artist of the Year.
• In 2011, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6270 Hollywood Blvd.
• Forbes ranked Shakira on their list of "Top 100 World's Most Powerful Women" at number 40 in 2012, at 52 in 2013, and at 58 in 2014.
• In 2015 Time recognized Shakira as one of the most influential people on social media.
• Magia (1991)
• Peligro (1993)
• Pies Descalzos (1995)
• Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998)
• Laundry Service (2001)
• Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005)
• Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005)
• She Wolf (2009)
• Sale el Sol (2010)
• Shakira (2014)
• El Dorado (2017)
• Pies Descalzos International Tour (1996–1997)
• Tour Anfibio (2000)
• Tour of the Mongoose (2002–2003)
• Oral Fixation Tour (2006–2007)
• The Sun Comes Out World Tour (2010–2011)
• El Dorado World Tour (2018)

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• List of Colombians
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Some lesser known facts about shakira.

• Shakira can speak several languages. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
• Shakira loves dogs and has three named  Coquito, Chan, and Gordita.
• In 2002, Wherever, Whenever  became the best-selling song. Also, her single  Hips Don’t Lie  is considered to be the best-selling song of this century.
• Shakira has had the honor of singing the  2010 FIFA World Cup  official song  “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”.  The music video crossed over a billion views on YouTube and still is one of the most viewed videos.
• She has won two Grammys, 26 Latin-American Grammy Awards, five MTV Music Awards and has had a Golden Globe nomination too.
• Shakira also has Star  on the  Hollywood Walk of Fame. 
• The first person to reach 100 million followers on Facebook was none other than Shakira.
• She was only four when she wrote her first poem.
• She wanted a typewriter for Christmas as she always watched her father writing stories on one. She got one when she was seven and has been writing poetry since then.
• She wrote the song “Dark Glasses” because her father always wore a pair of dark glasses hiding the grieving since her brother died in an accident when he was riding his motorcycle.
• She was inspired to be a performer when her father took her to a restaurant where a dancer was doing Belly-Dance to an Arabic drum beat.
• She was let off the school choir at the age of two because she had too strong of a vibrato. She used to perform Belly-Dance on a new number every Friday in School.
• Shakira shares her birthday with her partner Gerard Pique.
• Shakira was known as the “The Belly Dancing Girl” in her school, where she discovered her passion for performing live.
• Shakira found some recognition in her hometown by the time she was 13 when she used to be often invited to perform at different places. This is when  Monica Ariza noticed her and talked to Sony Executives to crack her a deal.
• Sony Columbia signed her after watching her perform three songs.
• Sony gave her only $100,000 to record her album  Pies Descalzos  because they thought that it would not sell more than 100,000 copies. It sold itself well and sold 5 million copies.
• She is already immortalized by having a five-meter statue built in her home city Columbia’s Caribbean Coast.
• Hips Don’t Lie  was the number one single in 55 countries. It was also the maximum played song on the radio totaling 9637 in a week.
• She was listed by Forbes  the highest-earning female artist of 2008.
• Shakira runs  Pies Descalzos Foundation  for helping poor children all around Columbia. Thanks to her father who used to take her to a park where orphans lived, to make her grateful for her life. Since then, she dreamed to help those kids after getting famous. She was also awarded Humanitarian Award in 2003 for the same cause.
• Her Fiance Antonio De La Rúa was the son of the president of Argentina at the time.
• Her IQ is 140.
• Her grandmother was the one who taught her Belly Dancing.
• She loves Bollywood and its music.
• She has been awarded and honored with a medal International Labor Organization.
• Steven Spielberg wanted to cast Shakira before Catherine Zeta-Jones in the movie  The Mask of Zorro. She turned it down because she wasn’t confident enough with her English.

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38 Facts About Shakira

Written by Rhoda Cardinal

Modified & Updated: 16 May 2024

Reviewed by Jessica Corbett

Shakira, the Colombian superstar, has captivated audiences around the world with her mesmerizing voice, electrifying performances, and infectious dance moves. With a career spanning over two decades, she has achieved unparalleled success, becoming one of the most influential and celebrated artists in the music industry. From her chart-topping hits to her philanthropic efforts, Shakira has proven to be much more than just a talented musician.

In this article, we will delve into 38 fascinating facts about Shakira, shedding light on her personal life, career milestones, and various accomplishments. From her humble beginnings in Barranquilla , Colombia, to becoming a global icon, there are numerous intriguing details that have shaped Shakira’s journey to superstardom. So, get ready to delve into the world of this extraordinary artist and discover the fascinating facts that have made Shakira a beloved figure in the music industry .

Key Takeaways:

• Shakira, the Colombian superstar, has sold over 80 million records, won numerous awards, and is known for her philanthropic efforts, making her a beloved and influential artist worldwide.
• With her iconic dance moves, multilingual skills, and global impact, Shakira’s music transcends language barriers and continues to inspire and connect with diverse audiences around the world.

Shakira was born on February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia.

She comes from a Lebanese-Colombian heritage, which greatly influenced her music and style.

Her full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll.

The name Shakira means “grateful” in Arabic, reflecting her gratitude towards her diverse background.

Shakira wrote her first song at the age of 8.

Her passion for music started at a young age and propelled her towards a successful career in the industry.

She became a global sensation with her hit single “Whenever, Wherever” in 2001.

The catchy song, with its blend of Latin and pop influences, topped charts in multiple countries.

Shakira is fluent in four languages.

She can speak Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Italian, which has enabled her to connect with fans across different cultures.

She has sold over 80 million records worldwide.

This impressive feat makes her one of the best-selling Latin artists of all time.

Shakira has won numerous awards throughout her career.

She has received multiple Grammy Awards , Latin Grammy Awards, and Billboard Music Awards, among others.

She is well-known for her philanthropic efforts.

Shakira is actively involved in various charitable causes, particularly in the field of education and early childhood development.

Shakira is recognized for her belly dancing skills.

Her captivating dance moves , influenced by Middle Eastern and Latin American styles, have become a signature element of her performances.

She is the first artist to reach 1 billion views on YouTube with two different music videos.

The music videos for her songs “ Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” and “Chantaje” achieved this remarkable milestone.

Shakira has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

She was honored with this prestigious recognition in 2011 for her contributions to the entertainment industry.

Her collaboration with Beyoncé on the song “Beautiful Liar” was a massive success.

The dynamic duo delivered a powerful music video, which further fueled their global popularity.

Shakira has been a coach on the reality TV show “The Voice.”

She appeared as a coach on the American and the Spanish versions of the show, showcasing her expertise and mentoring skills.

She has her own line of fragrances.

Shakira has released several perfumes that reflect her vibrant personality and sensuality.

Shakira performed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Her electrifying performance of the official tournament song, “Waka Waka,” became an anthem for football enthusiasts worldwide.

She has collaborated with numerous artists throughout her career.

From Rihanna to Alejandro Sanz , Shakira has created memorable musical partnerships that have resulted in chart-topping hits.

Shakira’s hips don’t lie!

Her iconic dance move has become synonymous with her name and continues to mesmerize audiences during her live performances.

She has a strong social media presence.

Shakira has millions of followers on platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, where she shares updates about her music and personal life.

She has been recognized for her contributions to education.

Shakira received the Harvard Foundation’s Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award for her dedication to providing quality education to underprivileged children.

Shakira has acted in films.

She made her acting debut in the 2007 film “ Love in the Time of Cholera ,” showcasing her versatility as an artist.

She is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

Shakira actively promotes education and early childhood development as part of her role as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNESCO.

Shakira has her own charity foundation.

The Barefoot Foundation, now known as Pies Descalzos Foundation, aims to provide access to quality education for vulnerable children in Colombia.

She has been honored with the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award.

This prestigious award acknowledges Shakira’s outstanding contributions to Latin music and culture.

Shakira has collaborated with a wide range of musical genres.

From rock to reggaeton, she has successfully incorporated diverse musical elements into her songs, pushing the boundaries of Latin pop.

She has a strong connection to her fans.

Shakira actively engages with her followers through social media and makes efforts to meet them during her tours and public appearances.

Shakira’s music often carries powerful messages.

From advocating for social justice to celebrating the strength of women, her lyrics resonate with listeners on a deeper level.

She has won multiple World Music Awards.

Shakira has been recognized as the World’s Best Selling Latin Female Artist multiple times, highlighting her global influence .

Shakira has a deep passion for soccer.

She is an avid supporter of FC Barcelona and even performed at the Camp Nou stadium during her world tour.

She has collaborated with the United Nations on various initiatives.

Shakira has been involved in campaigns to promote quality education, combat child poverty, and raise awareness about global issues.

Shakira’s song “Hips Don’t Lie” became a massive international hit.

The catchy track featuring Wyclef Jean topped charts in numerous countries and remains one of her most recognizable songs.

Shakira has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This prestigious honor recognizes her significant contributions to the music industry and her lasting impact on popular culture.

She has ventured into fashion designing.

Shakira has collaborated with brands to create her own line of clothing and accessories.

Shakira is passionate about environmental conservation.

She has been involved in efforts to protect endangered species and raise awareness about the importance of eco-friendly practices.

She is an animated character!

Shakira voiced the character Gazelle in the 2016 Disney film “Zootopia,” adding another dimension to her versatile career.

Shakira is involved in charitable work in her hometown.

She has helped build schools and promote equal educational opportunities for children in Barranquilla, Colombia.

She has a unique vocal range.

Shakira’s voice encompasses various styles, from powerful belting to soulful raspy tones, showcasing her versatility as a singer.

Shakira’s iconic blonde curls are a trademark.

Her distinctive hairstyle has become synonymous with her image and adds to her charismatic stage presence.

Shakira’s music transcends language barriers.

Her songs have been translated and appreciated by fans worldwide, highlighting her ability to connect with diverse audiences.

In conclusion, Shakira’s rise to fame and her numerous accomplishments make her one of the most influential and beloved artists of our time. From her chart-topping hits to her philanthropic efforts, she has left an indelible mark on the music industry and continues to inspire millions with her talent and charisma. Whether you’re a longtime fan or just discovering her music, exploring these 38 fascinating facts about Shakira provides a deeper insight into the extraordinary journey of this remarkable artist.

Shakira is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and talented celebrities in the music industry. With her unique blend of Latin and pop influences, she has captivated audiences worldwide with her electrifying performances and infectious songs. From her humble beginnings in Colombia to becoming a global superstar, Shakira’s journey is truly inspiring. She has achieved numerous accolades, including multiple Grammy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Moreover, her philanthropic efforts and activism make her a role model for millions of people around the world. As Shakira continues to evolve and redefine herself as an artist, we can’t wait to see what incredible achievements she will conquer next.

1. Where was Shakira born?

Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia.

2. How did Shakira get famous?

Shakira rose to fame with her breakthrough album “Pies Descalzos” in the late 1990s, which included hit singles like “Estoy Aquí” and “¿Dónde Estás Corazón?”.

3. How many languages does Shakira speak?

Shakira is fluent in four languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Italian.

4. Has Shakira won any Grammy Awards?

Yes, Shakira has won multiple Grammy Awards, including Best Latin Pop Album for “El Dorado” and Best Latin Rock , Urban or Alternative Album for “Fijación Oral, Vol. 1”.

5. Is Shakira involved in philanthropic work?

Yes, Shakira is actively involved in philanthropic work. She is the founder of the Pies Descalzos Foundation, which provides education and nutrition to children in need.

6. What are some of Shakira’s popular songs?

Some of Shakira’s popular songs include “Hips Don’t Lie,” “Whenever, Wherever,” “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” and “She Wolf.”

7. Has Shakira acted in any movies?

Yes, Shakira has acted in movies, including the film “Zootopia,” where she lent her voice to the character Gazelle.

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Investigation into Shakira’s alleged tax evasion dropped by Spanish authorities

P rosecutors on Wednesday asked a Spanish court for the criminal case against the Colombian singer to be dropped, citing “a lack of evidence"

The investigation by Spanish authorities into an alleged tax fraud by Shakira is officially no more.

On Wednesday, prosecutors asked a Spanish court for the criminal case against the Colombian singer to be dropped, citing “a lack of evidence" — and on Thursday, the court agreed, according to The Guardian . EW has reached out to Shakira's legal team for comment.

The case was first opened in July, with prosecutors alleging the singer used an offshore company to evade paying the tax office up to €6.6m ($7.2 million) in 2018. Shakira settled the debt a month later, according to the report.

The court ruling Thursday comes nearly six months after Shakira settled a separate tax fraud case with the Spanish government in November.

That case began in 2018, when Spanish prosecutors charged the Latin American superstar for failing to pay 14.5 million euros (about $15 million) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. Shakira's representatives claimed she did not reside in Spain during that period and referred to her official residence in the Bahamas, but prosecutors argued that she lived in the northern region of Catalonia during those years.

Following a year-long investigation, prosecutors argued that the Grammy winner reported the Bahamas — a country with a lower tax rate than Spain — as her residence while she spent much of that time residing in Spain with her former partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué , and their two sons, according to the Associated Press . In 2017, Shakira was identified in the "Paradise Papers," which leaked offshore tax agreements of high-profile figures, including Madonna and Bono .

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Related: Shakira faces up to 8 years in prison for allegedly not paying taxes in Spain

In July 2022, the "Whenever, Wherever" singer initially rejected a settlement offered by a prosecutor in the case, paving her path to the trial. Shakira's media representatives released a statement to Reuters at the time reiterating that she has consistently met all of her tax requirements.

"The singer is fully confident of her innocence and therefore does not accept a settlement," Shakira's reps said, adding that the case is "a total violation of her rights."

Ultimately, that trial was concluded on the day it started, after the singer agreed to settle after all. According to the BBC , Shakira paid a fine of €7.5 million, although she still denied any wrongdoing.

Related: Shakira settles Spanish tax fraud case without going to trial

"While I was determined to defend my innocence in a trial that my lawyers were confident would have ruled in my favor, I have made the decision to finally resolve this matter with the best interest of my kids at heart who do not want to see their mom sacrifice her personal well-being in this fight," she said in a statement given to EW at the time . "I need to move past the stress and emotional toll of the last several years and focus on the things I love — my kids and all the opportunities to come in my career, including my upcoming world tour and my new album, both of which I am extremely excited about. I admire tremendously those who have fought these injustices to the end, but for me, today, winning is getting my time back for my kids and my career.”

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Shakira’s New Tax Probe Shelved by Spanish Court at Prosecutors’ Recommendation

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A recent, second tax probe into an alleged case of tax fraud by Shakira —not to be confused with the Colombian singer’s tax fraud trial over 14.5 million euros in taxes owed between 2012 and 2014, which reached a deal in November 2023—has been shelved after recommendations by prosecutors, reports The Associated Press . Shakira was under investigation for the alleged evasion of 6.7 million euros (approximately $7.2 million) in taxes on her 2018 income through an offshore company. She denied wrongdoing.

On May 8, the state prosecutors who initially brought the allegations back in September 2023 changed course, saying there “is not sufficient evidence” of the potential fiscal crime. The following day, a Spanish investigative magistrate provisionally closed the probe, citing the lack of accusation on behalf of prosecutors or Catalonia’s regional government in northeastern Spain. “There is no indication that can prove that Shakira Isabel M. R. had consciously and voluntarily omitted information and documentation with tax significance,” the court reportedly stated. If prosecutors do not appeal the ruling within a week, then it will be definitive.

Both cases are handled by Spain’s court because Shakira lived in the country at the time. She currently resides in Miami, Florida, having left Spain following her high-profile breakup with soccer player Gerard Piqué, who is the subject of her hit single “ Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 ,” with Bizarrap.

Later this year, Shakira will embark on a North American tour in support of her new album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran . It begins in California in November and sees the pop star staying on the road on through December. It’s billed as a world tour, so expect more dates to pop up between now and then.

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Spanish prosecutors recommend 2nd investigation into Shakira’s taxes be thrown out

FILE - Colombian performer Shakira leaves court in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Spanish state prosecutors have recommended that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra, File)

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors recommended Wednesday that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira.

The Colombian singer is under investigation for the alleged evasion of 6.7 million euros ($7.2 million) in taxes on her 2018 income via an offshore company. She has denied wrongdoing.

State prosecutors, who had initially brought the allegations forward, are now saying “there is not sufficient evidence” of a possible fiscal crime.

It will be up to the investigating judge to decide whether to continue with the probe, and possibly recommend that the case be tried, or dismissed.

In a separate case, Shakira struck a deal in November with prosecutors whereby she acknowledged she had failed to pay Spanish government 14.5 million euros (about $15.6 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014.

Shakira currently resides in Miami after having left Spain following her breakup with the now former soccer player Gerard Pique.