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'''Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll''' (born February 2, 1977),<ref name="Origin">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4406486.stm |title=Shakira proud of Arab background |date=November 4, 2005 |work=] |accessdate=2009-02-10 }}</ref> known professionally as '''Shakira''' ({{pron-en|ʃəˈkɪərə}}, {{IPA-es|tʃaˈkiɾa|lang}} or {{IPA-es|ʃaˈkiɾa|}}),<ref>See </ref> is a ]n<ref>Diego, Ximena (2001) Shakira. Fireside. pp. 44 and 68</ref> ], ], ], ] and ] who emerged as a musical ] in the music scene of ] in the early 1990s. Born and raised in ], ], Shakira revealed many of her talents in school as a live performer, demonstrating her vocal ability with ], ] and ] influences with her own original twist on ]. Shakira is a native ] speaker and also speaks ] ], ] and ].<ref name="languages">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wBrRayiYA |title=Shakira Uno Di Noi Interview |work=] |date=2006-12-12 |accessdate=2009-10-31 }}</ref> She also sings in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4-e5Yhfums |title=Shakira&nbsp;— Singing in Arabic live in concert, Dubai 2007 |work=] |date=April 25, 2007 }}</ref>
After commercial flops with local producers on her first two albums, and little-known outside Colombia, Shakira decided to produce her own brand of music. In 1995 she released '']'', which brought her great fame in ] and ], and her 1998 album '']'' was a critical success. Since then she has gained many fans in semi-Hispanophone countries, especially the ], and many non-Spanish-speaking countries. In 2001, and aided by heavy rotation of the ], "]", she broke through into the ]-speaking world with the release of '']'', which sold over 20 million copies worldwide.<ref name="Shakira Sales">{{cite web |url=http://www.shakira.com/biography/ |title=Shakira's Biography |publisher=Shakira.com |date=2008-05-14 |accessdate=2009-10-31 }}</ref><ref name="BMI report">, ''BMI.com''</ref> Four years later, Shakira released two album projects called '']'' and '']''. Both reinforced her success, particularly with the most successful song in the 21st century to date, "]".<ref name="singles">{{cite web |url=http://bestuff.com/stuff/hips-dont-lie |title=Hips Don't Lie |publisher=Bestuff }}</ref> From October-November ] Shakira released her latest album '']'' worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dq8r |title=Shakira ''She Wolf'' Review |last=Diver |first=Mike |date=2009-10-19 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2009-10-25}}</ref>

She has won two ]s, seven ], twelve ] and has been ]-nominated. She is also the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, and the second most successful female Latin singer having sold over 50 million albums worldwide, according to BMI.<ref name="Sales of Shakira">{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/535199 |title=Shakira’s songs are the heart of her success |date=July 30, 2007 |publisher=BMI |accessdate=2007-07-30 }}</ref> Additionally, she is the only artist from South America to reach the number-one spot on the U.S. ], the Australian ] chart, and the ].

Shakira is to be given a star on the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=259023634&p=z59xz434x |title= New addition to Hollywood walk revealed |work=Ireland On-line |date=2008-06-21 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref><ref name="hwf star">{{cite web |url=http://hollywoodchamber.net/icons/walk_of_fame.asp |title=Recent Walk of Fame Recipients |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref>

==Early life==
Shakira was born on February 2, 1977 in ], ]. She is the only child of Nidya del Carmen Ripoll Torrado and William Mebarak Chadid, who are of ], ] (]) and ] descent.<ref name="Origin"/><ref>: "Through my veins runs Spanish, Lebanese and Italian blood".</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fshzEmNXBM8 |title=Shakira's Catalan Blood |work=] |date=2006-09-02 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> She has eight older half-siblings from her father's previous marriage.<ref name=ShakiraTimes200903>{{cite web |url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5802815.ece |title= Shakira: Every little thing she does is magic |accessdate= 2009-02-28 |author= Amy Turner |date= 2009-03-01 |work=] }}</ref>
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Shakira means "thankful" in Arabic.<ref name="NameShakira">{{cite web |url=http://www.babynames.com/name/SHAKIRA |title=Origin and Meaning of the name Shakira has also been referred to as the feminine form of the name Shakir}}</ref><ref name="Etymology">{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=shakira |title=Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Shakira |last=Campbell |first=Mike |date=2009 |work=Babynames.com |publisher=Mike Campbell |accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref> It is the feminine form of the name Shakir. Her second name, Isabel, is also that of her paternal grandmother, meaning "my God is my oath", "my God's house" or "my God is abundance", and her name is a ] for ''Elizabeth''. Her second surname name ] is ]. She spent much of her youth in ], a city located in northern Colombia. Shakira's business acumen is often attributed to a high ], which is reported in the entertainment press to be 140.<ref name=usaweekend/>

Shakira wrote her first ], entitled "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 ], and asked for one as a Christmas gift. She got her wish at age seven and continued writing poetry. These poems eventually evolved into songs. At the age of eight, after an older half-brother was killed in a ] accident, Shakira wrote her first song entitled "Tus gafas oscuras" ("Your dark glasses").

When Shakira was four, her father took her to a local ] restaurant, where Shakira first heard the ], a traditional ] used in ] and which typically accompanied ].<ref name=rollingstone/> Before she knew it, Shakira was dancing on the table, as restaurant patrons responded by clapping enthusiastically. It was then that Shakira said she knew she wanted to be a performer. She enjoyed singing for schoolmates and teachers (and even the nuns) at her Catholic school, but in the second grade was rejected for the school choir because her ] was too strong. The music teacher told her that she sounded "like a goat".<ref name=rollingstone>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/shakira/articles/story/5937750/shakira |title=Shakira |accessdate =2007-04-24|last=Wright|first=Evan|date=2002-04-11 |work=] }}</ref><ref>, '']'', March 24, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2007.</ref> At school, she says she had been known as "the ] girl", as she would demonstrate every Friday at school a number she had learned.<ref name=rollingstone/> "That's how I discovered my passion for live performance," she says.<ref name=usaweekend>Katz, Gregory. . '']''. December 11, 2005.</ref>

When she was eight, Shakira's father declared bankruptcy. While the details were sorted out, she stayed with relatives in ]. On returning to Barranquilla, she was shocked to find that much of what her parents owned had been sold; as she later said "In my childish head, this was the end of the world."<ref name=ShakiraTimes200903/> To show her that things could be worse, 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."<ref name=ShakiraTimes200903/>

Between the ages of ten and thirteen Shakira was invited to various events in Barranquilla and gained some recognition in the area.<ref name="Gale">. ''Contemporary Musicians'', Volume 33. 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2007.</ref> It was at about this 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 ], Ariza convinced ] 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". Vargas, not daunted, was still convinced that Shakira had talent, and 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.<ref name="driven">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/96614/episode_about.jhtml|title=Driven: Shakira|accessdate=2007-04-24|publisher=VH1}}</ref>

==Career==
===1990-1994: ''Magia'' and ''Peligro''===
Shakira's ], '']'', was recorded with ] in 1990 when she was only thirteen years old. The songs are a collection penned by her since she was 8, mixed ] ]s and ] with electronic accompaniment, however it was hampered by a lack of recording and production cohesion. The album was released in 1991 and featured ] and three other singles. Though it fared well on Colombian radio and gave the young Shakira much exposure, the album did not fare well commercially: only 1,200 copies were sold.<ref name=rollingstone>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/shakira/articles/story/5937750/shakira |title=Shakira |accessdate =2007-04-24|last=Wright|first=Evan|date=2002-04-11 |work=] }}</ref> and the music video for ] became first national pop video in Colombia. After the poor acclaim of Magia, Shakira's label urged her back into the studio to release a follow up with more hit songs, to give the album potential.

Although little known outside of her native Colombia, Shakira was invited to perform at Chile's ] in February 1993. The festival gave aspiring Latin American singers a chance to perform their songs, and the winner was then chosen by a panel of judges. Shakira performed the ballad "]" ("You Are") and won the trophy for third place. One of the judges who voted for her to win was then 20-year-old ].

The second studio album '']'' of the same genre was released in 1993, but Shakira was not pleased with the final result, mainly taking issue with the production. The album was better received than ''Magia'', though it was also considered a commercial failure, due to Shakira's refusal to advertise it. Shakira then decided to take a hiatus from recording so that she could graduate from ]. In the same year, Shakira starred in the Colombian TV Series "The Oasis", loosely based on the ] in 1985.

===1995–1997: ''Pies Descalzos''===
Shakira originally recorded the song ] (later released on her album Pies Descalzos) for the compilation album "Nuestro Rock" in 1995, released exclusively in Colombia. ] was the only hit off the album. This allowed Sony to give Shakira a third attempt at making an album.

Shakira returned to recording in 1995 with Luis F. Ochoa, using musical influences from a number of countries and an ]-oriented persona which affected some of her next albums,<ref>Freedom du Lac, Josh. . '']''. August 31, 2006: page C01. January 22, 2007.</ref> and made her third studio album, '']'' (English: ''Bare Feet''). Recording for the album began in February 1995, after the success of her single ''¿Dónde Estás Corazón?''. Sony gave Shakira $100,000 to produce the album since they predicted that the album would not sell past 100,000 copies. Starting with this album, Shakira began producing her own music, perfecting her vocals and most of all, creative control over her music. Highly influenced by American alternative market and British groups such as '']'', the album was decently presented at small auditorium at La Castilian Theater in ] on October 6, 1995. The tunes of the album are melodic, musically surprising and gritty, with intellectual lyrics and an electronic/acoustic blend that effectively broke the formulaic mold of Latin pop with an authentic sound that hadn’t been heard before.

The album released on February 13, 1996 internationally. It debuted at #1 in 8 different countries. However, in the U.S. ] the album reached #180 peak position and #5 in the U.S. ]. The album spawned six ultimate hit-singles ] (U.S. Latin #2), ] (U.S. Latin #5), ], ] (U.S. Latin #6), ] (U.S. Latin #15) and ] (U.S. Latin #8).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?JSESSIONID=sjhsKvtT0JYD6rn7bhnDzxtp5QczYLncTwD94JyBbRgv6J4VMrFD!-909219567&model.vnuArtistId=147604&model.vnuAlbumId=1106634|title=Billboard&nbsp;— Artist Chart History: Shakira|publisher=]}}</ref> In August 1996, ] certified the album platinum status.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Pies Descalzos&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=RIAA: Gold & Platinum. Search results for Pies Descalzos|publisher=]}}</ref>

In March 1996, Shakira went on to her first international tour named simply “]”, that was saddened by death of several fans because of uncontrolled crowd of 50,000 people at the concert in the singer’s native city of ]. {{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} A year later, Shakira received three ] for ] (Pies Descalzos), ] (Estoy Aqui) and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europanas.com/shakira-en.htm|title=Europanas-Musica-Shakira}}</ref>

''Pies Descalzos'' sold over 5 million copies,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssmusic.tv/artist_profile.php?Opt=2&Language=&artId=20070600001|title=SS Music|publisher=SS Music}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shakira.com/discography/index/album/albumId/1/tagName/Albums|title=PIES DESCALZOS: Description|publisher=Shakira.com}}</ref> prompting the release of a remix album, titled simply ''The Remixes''. ''The Remixes'' also included ] versions of some of her best-known songs, which were recorded as a result of her success in the Brazilian market, where ''Pies Descalzos'' sold nearly one million copies.<ref name="Gale">. ''Contemporary Musicians'', Volume 33. 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2007.</ref>

===1998–2000: ''¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?'' and “MTV Unplugged"===
Having received a ] as the best selling Latin artist, Shakira already prepared some of new material of her second international record. She was chosen from dozens of Latin singers to grace the cover of ] magazine in the article titled ''Era of the Rockera''.

Her fourth album, '']'' (English: ''Where Are The Thieves?'') produced entirely by Shakira herself and ] as the ], was released on September 28, 1998. The album, inspired by an incident in an airport in which a suitcase full of her written lyrics was stolen, became a bigger hit than ''Pies Descalsos''.On the day of its official release in ] the album sold to 300,000 copies in one day. ] and ] gave to the album 4.5/5 stars and ''Donde Estan Los Ladrones'' has reached #131 peak position in the U.S. ''Billboard 200'' and charting 11 weeks top spot on the ''Billboard Top Latin Albums''. It sold over 1,500,000 copies in the U.S. alone, making it one of the best selling Spanish albums in the U.S. Eight of the album's eleven tracks became singles, including ] (U.S. Latin #1), ] (U.S. Latin #25), ] (U.S. Latin #9, U.S. #74), ] (U.S. Latin #3), ] (U.S. Latin #1, U.S. #95), ], ], and the world-famous, Arabic tinged ] (U.S. Latin #22). The latter two songs won Shakira one ] each.

Eventually, ''¿Donde Estan Los Ladrones?'' has sold ten million copies worldwide.<ref name="wwsales">{{cite web | title=¿DÓNDE ESTÁN LOS LADRONES?: Description|url=http://shakira.com/discography/index/album/albumId/5/tagName/Albums}}</ref> Shakira also received her first ] nomination in 1999 for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://product.half.ebay.com/Donde-Estan-Los-Ladrones_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ3295362 |title=Half.com / Music / ¿Donde Están Los Ladrones? |publisher=Product.half.ebay.com |date=2009-10-26 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> Shakira's first live album, '']'' was recorded in New York City on August 12, 1999. Highly acclaimed by American critics, it is rated as one of her best-ever live performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jvfqxqykldje|title=Shakira&nbsp;— MTV Unplugged: Review|publisher=]}}</ref> The acoustic album earned the ] in 2001 and gained sales of 5 million CD’s worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ciao.com/MTV_Unplugged_Shakira__Review_10368254|title=MTV Unplugged&nbsp;— Review|publisher=Ciao}}</ref> In March 2000, Shakira embarked on her ], a two-month tour of ] and the ]. In August 2000, she won an ] in the now-defunct category of People's Choice&nbsp;— Favorite International Artist for ''Ojos Asi''. On September 9, 2000, Shakira performed ''Ojos Así'' at the inaugural ceremony of ], where she was nominated in five categories: ] and ] for ''MTV Unplugged'', ] for ''Octavo Dia'', ] and ] for ''Ojos Asi'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/232776|title=Emilio Estefan Tops Latin Grammy Noms List|publisher=]|accessdate=2000-08-08}}</ref> but she won only in two of them. Shakira's performance of ''Ojos Asi'' was voted as the Greatest Latin Grammy performance of all time.

===2001–2004: ''Laundry Service''===
Upon the success of ''¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?'' and MTV Unplugged, Shakira began working on a crossover album to English. Thanks to other successful crossover acts, most notably that of ] and ], the crossover of Spanish artists to the English market had a great surge of popularity in ] music and it was the next logical step in the singer’s career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1999/apr/18/entertainment/ca-28407|title=Queen of Crossover?|publisher=]|accessdate=1999-04-18}}</ref> Shakira worked for over a year on new material for the album.

"]" ("]" in Spanish countries) was released as the first and lead single from Shakira's first English album in October 2001. The song takes heavy influence from ], including the ] and ] in its instrumentation. The track was produced by Shakira, and it was an international success.

The third international studio and the first English-Spanish language album '']'' (''Servicio De Lavanderia'' in Latin America and Spain) was released on November 13, 2001. The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums chart. Seven tracks became international singles: "Whenever, Wherever" (U.S. #6) / "Suerte" (U.S. Latin #1), ] (U.S. #9), ] (U.S. #55) / ] (U.S. Latin #16), ], ], ] (U.S. Latin #1) and ], as the main theme of Shakira’s worldwide tour, the ]. Because the album was created with the intent of selling to an English language market, the rock and Spanish dance-influenced album gained mild critical success: some critics claimed that her English skills were too weak for her to write in it with ''Rolling Stone'' stating "she sounds downright silly" or "Shakira's magic is lost in translation." Shakira also was criticized by her Latin fans for seemingly abandoning her folk and rock roots in favor of contemporary ] music. Despite this fact, the album became the best selling album of 2002, selling more than 20 million copies worldwide.<ref name="Shakira Sales"/><ref name="PR Newswire"> ''PR Newswire''</ref> and became the most successful album in singer’s career. Around this time, Shakira also released four songs for ] for her promotion in the English markets: "Ask for More", "Pide Mas", "Knock on My Door" and "Pideme El Sol", included in the ] ].

At ]'s ] in April 2002, Shakira performed "]". Also in 2002, Shakira joined the likes of ], ], ], ], ], and the ] for '']''. In September 2002, Shakira won the now-defunct International Viewer's Choice Award at the MTV Video Music Awards with "Whenever, Wherever". Shakira also won the ] for the category of ] for the Spanish version of this video. In October of that year, she won five ] for "Best Female Artist", "Best Pop Artist", "Best Artist—North (Region)", "Video of the Year" (for "Suerte"), and "Artist of the Year". ''Laundry Service'' was certified triple platinum by RIAA in June<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000509297 |title=Ask Billboard |publisher=Billboard.biz |date=2004-05-12 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> and thus helped to establish Shakira's musical presence in the mainstream North American market.

In November 2002, Shakira’s label Sony BMG released her Spanish greatest hits compilation '']''. A DVD and ten-track live album, called '']'', was also released in 2004, reaching sales of 3 million CDs worldwide, and commemorating the ], which had a worldwide audience of 1.2 million people.

===2005-2007: ''Fixations Era''===
Shakira stayed out of the spotlight for over two years. Many possible dates of release were delayed and she announced the ‘’Oral Fixation’’ project in early 2005 with ] as the ''executive producer''. '']'', the first album of the project, was released on June 3, 2005 in Ireland, on June 6, 2005 in Europe, and on June 7, 2005 in North America, Latin America and Australia. The lead single from the album, ] (U.S. #23), which features the Spanish balladeer ], was released as a single in April and achieved large-scale success in different radio and chart formats. It spent a record of twenty-five weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' ] chart. Shakira became the first artist to perform a Spanish language song at the ''MTV Video Music Awards''.
Contrary to low expectations, ''Fijación Oral Vol. 1'' was very well received by the public. It debuted at number four on the ‘’Billboard 200’’ chart on the week of June 15. According to that publication, the album sold 157,000 copies in its first week of release in the U.S., becoming the highest debut ever for ] albums. In Latin America, on the very day of its official release in Venezuela, it went Platinum, in Colombia, triple Platinum and in Mexico, it was sold-out. The album sold over one million copies in three days. Four other singles were released following ‘’La Tortura’’: ] (U.S. Latin #11), ] (Colombia #1), ] (Spain #1) and 2007’s ], which became the final single reaching #1 position in Spain and Argentina for several weeks and featuring Shakira with a ] ] ] and black tie in some hyper-sexualized scenes in her music video with ] as the ].

On February 8, 2006, Shakira won her second Grammy Award. She was awarded in the category of ''Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album'' (''Fijación Oral Vol. 1'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx|title=Search results for Shakira|publisher=]}}</ref> Shakira received four Latin Grammy Awards on November 2, 2006: ] and ] for ‘’La Tortura’’, ] and ] for ''Fijación Oral Vol. 1''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/02/entertainment/main2147901.shtml|title=Shakira Wins Big At Latin Grammys&nbsp;— CBS News|publisher=]|accessdate=2006-11-02}}</ref> ''Fijación Oral Vol. 1'' sold over 5 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ueltzhoeffer.com/SHAKIRA-UELTZHOEFFER.html|title=Shakira / Ralph Ueltzhoeffer}}</ref>
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Before the release of '']'' Shakira appeared at the ] in ], ], where she performed ], the lead single from the album, just minutes before winning an award in the category of Best Female Artist and also in other award in the world.

''Oral Fixation Vol. 2'' was released on November 29, 2005 in North America, Australia, and continental Europe. The album debuted at number five on the U.S. ‘’Billboard 200’’ Albums chart. Two tracks from the album, ] and ], sparked some controversy at the time of its release in the Muslim countries. The cover of the album that features Shakira in the image of Eve with forbidden fruit was also considered controversial, and had to be altered in several countries. ‘’Don't Bother’’ failed to peak within the top 40 in the United States (U.S. #42). In the beginning of 2006, ]an ]per ] joined Shakira to record the second single for the album. "]", the biggest hit of the 21st century, became Shakira's first number one single on the U.S. ‘’Billboard Hot 100’’, in addition cracking number one in at least 55 countries. Shakira and Wyclef Jean also recorded Bamboo version of this song for official theme of ]. Shakira along with ] received the most number of nominations for the ] with "Hips Don't Lie", but she won only the award for ]. Shakira also released the third and the last single "]" featuring ], that reached top positions in some European countries and in the dance charts in the U.S. On February 10, 2007, Shakira performed on the ] for the first time ever and earned the nomination ] for "Hips Don’t Lie" with Wyclef Jean. Finally, ''Oral Fixation Vol. 2'' sold over 8 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shakira.com/discography/index/album/albumId/4/tagName/Albums|title=ORAL FIXATION VOL. 2: Description}}</ref>
Shakira embarked on her fourth longest tour, the ], in June, 2006. The tour had 125 shows between June 14, 2006 and July 9, 2007. She performed on 5 continents: Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Africa with the worldwide audience of over 2.5 million people. During this tour, Shakira performed a free concert in ] on May 27, 2007 with over 210,000 in attendance. This concert sets the record for the highest attendance of any concert in Mexican history. Shakira also performed on July 9, 2006 at the ] final in Germany. On November 12, 2007, the "] was released (November 13 in North America). It is also available in High Definition ] format.<ref> ''Sonybmg.no''</ref>

===2008-present: She Wolf and forthcoming Spanish album===
During an online chat with her fans in ''El Heraldo'',<ref> ''Elherado.com''</ref> she revealed that she was going to start writing her New Album in February 2008. Furthermore, at the CD release party for Shakira's singer-songwriter cousin Isa Mebarak in ], Shakira's father William Mebarak stated that Shakira is currently at work beginning to write and produce new songs for her upcoming album. This is being done in "her own studio", which many fans thought to mean the studio at her home in the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/S/soforo/soforo.asp?CodSeccion=16 |title=http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/S/soforo/soforo.asp?CodSeccion=16 |publisher=Elheraldo.com.co |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> Shakira recorded 2005's '']'' and '']'' there, as well.

After two weeks in London, Shakira flew to Colombia for a peace concert in ] (at the three way border of ], ] and ]) with ]. Followed by hundreds of thousands of fellow Colombians, Shakira was calling for the release of hostages being held by rebels in Colombia and an end to similar kidnappings in the region.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} Afterward, it was reported by Noticias Caracol in Colombia that Shakira returned to her home studio in the ] and continued recording "a little something" with members of Vives' band.

In an exclusive interview with Elenco Magazine in Colombia, Shakira confirmed that she has already written nearly 30 songs for the new album but still continues writing, although it is still too early to reveal too much.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.shakiramedia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22703|title=Shakira talks with Elenco|accessdate=2007-07-16|author=|date=2007-07-13|publisher=Shakira Media}}</ref> It is known that Swedish-Moroccan producer ] is working on Shakira's upcoming album. He previously worked with Shakira on the "Bamboo Mix" of her hit "]" which she performed at the World Cup in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272621935.shtml|title=Michael Jackson Recording With Akon and RedOne: Album ETA Unknown|accessdate=2007-07-16|author=|date=2007-07-13|publisher=National Ledger}}</ref> On her official forum,<ref>{{dead link|date=October 2009}}</ref> the Admin/moderator posted some new info on Shakira's new album. He said that Shakira is still doing some experimental phases of the album in various parts of the world (Miami, Florida with Wyclef Jean (producer), Vancouver, Canada (with Luis F. Ochoa), Los Angeles, California (with Red One), London, Uruguay and Bahamas).

On July 2, 2008, Shakira signed a 10-year deal with ], the international touring giant that has begun signing up marquee names for lucrative all-purpose contracts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/arts/music/02shakira-brief.html|title=Shakira Leaves Record Company for Live Nation|accessdate=2008-07-02|publisher=New York Times}}</ref> The record label will encompass tours, recordings, sponsorship and merchandise throughout the world, she announced. "Shakira is one of the few truly global artists," said Jason Garner, global music chief of Live Nation. "She can sell music and tickets in nearly every corner of the globe."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/31/celebrities-clothing-rich-women-power-deals.html|title=Savvy Celebrity Businesswomen|accessdate=2009-01-04|publisher=]}}</ref> Neither Shakira's representatives nor Live Nation would confirm the value of the deal, but people close to the negotiations said that depending on Shakira's performance over the 10 years, it is likely to be worth between $70 million and $100 million. Shakira's contract with ] calls for three more albums—one in English, one in Spanish, and a compilation, but the touring and other rights of the Live Nation deal would begin immediately. In early 2008, ] has named Shakira the fourth top-earning female artist in music industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/28/music-madonna-hollywood-biz-cz_dp_0129musicwomen.html|title=The Top-Earning Women In Music|accessdate=2008-01-29|publisher=]}}</ref>

Shakira's official website announced that "The full album is '']'' due out in October 2009 from Epic" and it "features a predominantly English track list". The site also announced that a Spanish album will be released in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Europa Press |url=http://www.abc.es/20090630/cultura-musica/shakira-estrena-loba-primer-200906300249.html |title='Loba' es el primer single del nuevo disco de Shakira&nbsp;— Espectaculos_Musica&nbsp;— Espectaculos |publisher=ABC.es |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> The first single from the English album is titled "]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edisonresearch.com/home/archives/2009/05/handicapping_the_summer_song_of_2009.php |title=Handicapping The Summer Song Of 2009 |publisher=Edisonresearch.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.e1.music.yahoo.com/blogs/el_playlist/11775/shakira-la-herona-de-la-educacin/ |title=Shakira la heroína de la educación&nbsp;— El Playlist |publisher=New.e1.music.yahoo.com |date=2009-06-05 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> Shakira wrote and produced the track with John Hill, and ] (Lead Singer and Songwriter of ]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/07/12/new-music-shakira-she-wolf/ |title=New Music: Shakira&nbsp;– ‘She Wolf’ |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref>

In June 2009, several music journalists and reviewers got an advance listen of the track. The reviews were positive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a160537/the-new-shakira-single-whats-it-like.html |title=Music&nbsp;— The Sound&nbsp;— The new Shakira single: What's it like? |publisher=Digital Spy |date=2009-06-17 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3758&Itemid=206 |title=The new Shakira single: it's literally very good |publisher=Popjustice |date=2009-06-16 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> The Spanish version titled, "Loba", premiered on June 29, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2009/06/29/shakira-releases-spanish-loba-in-advance-of-the-english-she-wolf.htm |title=Shakira Releases Spanish "Loba" In Advance of the English "She-Wolf" |publisher=Top40.about.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> Shakira premiered "She Wolf" on ] and ] on July 13, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://z100.elvisduran.com/cc-common/mediaplayer/player.html?redir=yes&mps=ZooFiles.php&mid=http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/NEWYORK-NY/EDUR-IP/Shakira_1.wmv?CPROG=PCAST?CCOMRRMID&CPROG=RICHMEDIA&MARKET=NEWYORK-NY&NG_FORMAT=personality&NG_ID=EDURIP&OR_NEWSFORMAT=&OWNER=&SERVER_NAME=www.elvisduran.com&SITE_ID=3831&STATION_ID=EDUR-IP&TRACK= |title=Media Player |publisher=Z100.elvisduran.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref><ref>http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/LOSANGELES-CA/KIIS-FM/shakira071309.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=LOSANGELES-CA&NG_FORMAT=chrrhythmic&SITE_ID=842&STATION_ID=KIIS-FM&PCAST_AUTHOR=102.7_KIIS-FM&PCAST_CAT=morning_shows&PCAST_TITLE=On-Air_with_Ryan_Seacrest</ref> On July 14, 2009 "She Wolf" and "Loba" became available to download from ].<ref name="shakira.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.shakira.com/ |title=> Shakira's Official Website. Sign up for email updates! |publisher=Shakira.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> The video for "She Wolf" Premiered on MTV, July 30 at 8pm.<ref name="shakira.com"/>

Shakira confirmed that she will embark on a tour in 2010 on the Elvis Duran & The Morning Show on ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://z100.elvisduran.com/cc-common/mediaplayer/playerccas.html?mps=shakira.php&mid=http://a23.v18227d.c18227.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/23/18227/v0001/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/auth_!/markets/newyork-ny/ED_Shakira-SheWolf.wma%3FCCOMRRMID&CPROG=RICHMEDIA&MARKET=NEWYORK-NY&NG_FORMAT=personality&NG_ID=EDURIP&OR_NEWSFORMAT=&OWNER=&SERVER_NAME=www.elvisduran.com&SITE_ID=3831&STATION_ID=EDUR-IP&TRACK= |title=Media Player |publisher=Z100.elvisduran.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref>

Shakira recently performed two songs for two separate Haiti benefit events: "I'll Stand By You", by ], and "Solo le Pido a Dios" by ].

===Collaborations and other work===
In 2003, Shakira wrote with musician ] a song called "Come Down Love" for the ] movie "]" starring South African actress ] & ], but finally the song was not included on the soundtrack of the same.

In late 2006, Shakira and ] worked together again in the duet "]", which is featured on Sanz' album '']''. The song was a top ten hit in Latin America, and topped ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Shakira worked with ] in the duet "]", which was released in Bosé's album ], which celebrates his 30-year career.

In early 2007, Shakira worked with American ] singer ] in the track "]", which was released as the second single from the deluxe edition of Knowles' '']''. In the week of April 7, 2007, the song jumped 91 positions, from 94 to 3, on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, setting the record for the largest upward movement in the history of the chart. It was also No. 1 on the official ]. The song earned them a ] nomination for ]. The song was one of Knowles' most successful worldwide.The song was particularly popular in Spanish-speaking countries such as ] and Spain, where it landed at #1.

According to ''Billboard'', Shakira, along with ] would collaborate on a new track for ]'s greatest hits CD titled '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003611472|title=Santana Rocks With Shakira, Tina, Kroeger|accessdate=2007-07-16|author=Jonathan Cohen|date=2007-07-13|publisher=]}}</ref> However, this collaboration has been cancelled, and Shakira and Lil' Wayne have been replaced by ] and Baby Bash.<ref> ''Biz.yahoo.com''</ref>

Shakira is featured on ]'s record "]", from the album '']'', which also features other twenty-three female singers such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/fascinating%20fact%203595_1037950 |title=Contactmusic.com |publisher=Contactmusic.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1 />

In late 2007, Shakira and ] recorded their second duet “King and Queen”. This song is available on Wyclef Jean’s 2007 album '']''.

] and ] at the ]]]

Shakira performed on January 18, 2009 at the ] "]" festivities in honor of the inauguration of ] ]. She performed "]" with ] and ]. She also performed during the evening of January 20, 2009 at the Neighborhood Ball for the President's inauguration. The song she performed was ]'s "]". This song featured Shakira on ].

In March 2009, Shakira appeared on the album ] of the argentinian folk singer ] with the song "La Maza", which both singers sang on the ALAS concert in Buenos Aires in May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp3YgdyllvA|title=Mercedes Sosa y Shakira graban 'La Maza'}}</ref>

===''Love in the Time of Cholera'' soundtrack===
Shakira wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music for two new songs that are featured in the movie '']'', based on the acclaimed novel by Colombian author ]. García Marquez himself asked Shakira to write the songs.<ref>{{cite web | last = Bayona | first = Jose | title = Gabriel Garcia Marquez & Shakira are soundtrack pals | publisher = SHAKIRAMEDIA.com | url=http://www.shakiramedia.com/articles/detail/2081 | accessdate = 2008-01-08 | date = 2007-11-07}}</ref> The songs are called "Pienso en ti", a song from Shakira's breakthrough album ''Pies Descalzos'', "]" and "]".
All the songs can be downloaded via iTunes, as well as the score by Antonio Pinto.

Despedida was nominated for Best Original Song at the ] but did not win. It was rumored that the song would also be nominated for an ], but it was not, with a source calling the fact that it was left off the nominees the Academy's "worst snub."<ref> ''A Second Opinion''</ref>

==Personal life==
Shakira was raised ]<ref>http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2010-01/19/content_9341103.htm</ref> but appears to no longer be practicing.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/10/28/can-shakira-conquer-the-world-the-new-issue-of-rolling-stone/</ref>

Shakira currently lives in ]. In 2000, she started dating ], the son of the then President of ] ], a romance that made headline news throughout Latin America. In March 2001, he proposed to her.

There have been many rumors regarding the couple over the years. In June 2007, Latin American ] speculated that the couple had finally split up. On the previous days, Shakira and Antonio were seen in a restaurant in ], facing and denying the rumors one more time.<ref> ''ADNMundo.com''</ref> Shakira's future mother-in-law Inés Pertiné claimed the wedding would take place in September 2007 in the mansion which Shakira owns in the ], but the wedding did not happen. She also said that Shakira has already ordered Argentine designer María Pryor to design her wedding dress.<ref>''Terra Actualidad''. {{es icon}} (Retrieved , ]</ref> All this was denied by Shakira herself in Mexico.<ref> ''Eluniversal.com''</ref>

De la Rúa and Shakira remain engaged.<ref> VOY Music. </ref> A Twitter update from her on September 4, 2009 stated (translated from the Spanish) "We are neither married nor fighting . We are very together and very good. 9 years!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/shakira/status/3765371798 |title=Twitter / Shakira: Ni nos casamos, ni nos pel |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> Shakira has stated their relationship already works as a married couple, and that "they don't need papers for that".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-07-29-shakira_N.htm |title=Shakira breaks out of her cage for 'She Wolf' album, video |publisher=USAToday |date=2009-07-30 |accessdate=2009-12-17}}</ref>

Shakira is interested in world history and frequently studies the history and languages of the countries she visits.{{Fact|date=November 2009}} After her Oral Fixation tour ended in summer 2007, Shakira attended a class in Los Angeles at UCLA, on the History of Western Civilization. She used her middle and last names, Isabel Mebarak, and told the professor she was visiting from Colombia so as to avoid being recognized as a celebrity.<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Shakira estudia historia en UCLA |url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/spanish/ci_6882605 |accessdate=2007-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Shakira Rests Hips to Study at UCLA |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20768788/ |accessdate=2007-09-14}}</ref>

Shakira is a cousin of model and 2005–2006 ], ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=737203 |title=Miss Colombia, prima de Shakira Valerie Domínguez Tarud Miss Colombia 06 |publisher=Univision.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missosology.org/missuniverse06/focusmisscolombia06.html |title=Valerie Dominguez&nbsp;— Missosology.Org |publisher=Missosology.Org<! |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref>

==Philanthropy and humanitarian work==

In 1995, Shakira founded the ]. It is a Colombian ] 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 is taken from Shakira's third studio album called '']'', released in 1995.

During her career, Shakira has performed at a large number of ]s. In 2002 she sang at a ] concert fundraising for the ]. That same year she performed at ] which support ]'s ]. On July 2, 2005 she performed her hits "Whenever, Wherever" and "La Tortura" on the ] ] at the ], near ]. On July 7, 2007, the singer opened the ] of ] in ]. Her set included "]", "Inevitable", "Día Especial" (with ]) and "]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/list |title=Live Earth on MSN: The Concerts For A Climate In Crisis |publisher=Liveearth.msn.com |date=2007-05-02 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> Shakira also performed at the "Clinton Global Initiative", where she performed her hits "Underneath Your Clothes", "Inevitable" and "Hips Don't Lie". On May 17, 2008 Shakira and twenty other Latin American and Spanish artists performed in ] and ] to raise money for Shakira's Latin America in Solidarity Action "America Latina en Accion Solidaria" (]) charity.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://colombiareports.com/2008/05/18/shakira-holds-fundraising-concerts-in-mexico-and-argentina/|title= Shakira holds fundraising concerts in Mexico and Argentina|date= 2008-05-18|publisher= Colombia Reports}}</ref>
This concert attracted 150,000 people in Buenos Aires. Although tickets were free, the demand exceeded the supply; some fans who were fortunate enough to secure free tickets resold them.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.ticketnews.com/Shakira-performs-at-a-benefit-concert-for-children05781209|title= Shakira performs at a benefit concert|date=2008-05-18|publisher= TicketNews}}</ref>
] and the ] during the IberoAmerican Summit of ]]]
Shakira is a ] and is one of their global representatives. "Shakira, like all our Goodwill Ambassadors, was chosen based on her compassion, her involvement in global issues, her deep commitment to helping children, and her appeal to young people around the world. We're very pleased to have Shakira join the UNICEF family. I know she'll help bring UNICEF's mission to the audience who will have the most impact on our future&nbsp;– young people themselves", said UNICEF's Executive Director ].<ref> ''UNICEF.org''</ref>

On April 3, 2006, Shakira was honored at a ] ceremony for creating the Pies Descalzos Foundation. At the event, the singer said, "Let's not forget that at the end of this day when we all go home, 960 children will have died in Latin America."<ref>Parsley, Aaron. . '']''. April 4, 2006</ref>

On September 28, 2007 at the ], it was revealed that Shakira received a commitment of $40 million from the Spanish government to help the victims of natural disasters. An additional $5 million was to be donated to four Latin American countries, to be spent on education and health. As part of the May 2007 concerts, her ] was able to solicit commitments of US$ 200 million from philanthropists ], Mexico’s richest man, and ], son of U.S. investment guru ], the singer announced on April 15, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://colombiareports.com/2008/05/16/shakira-collects-us200-million-por-poor-children/|title= Shakira collects US$200 million por poor children|date=2008-05-16|publisher= Colombia Reports}}</ref>

In December 2007, Shakira visited ] to appeal for the victims of ]. She spent 3 days with the victims and visited children affected by the disaster in schools built by ] and participated in the distribution of family kits and warm clothes. She said that little was left of the school she visited in the village of ], but it still provided an "oasis" for the children. "I am more convinced than ever that education is the key to so many of the difficulties that our children face in countries like mine or in developing countries like this one. It's the key to a better and safer world," she said.<ref> ''UNICEF.org''</ref>

Shakira served as the Honorary Chairperson for "Action Week" 2008 (April 21-27). The event is sponsored by the ] (GCE), to generate awareness about the Education for All Act. She spoke with the ], ] ], and ] President ] to promote a move towards Global Education. ] served as last year's chair.

] announced in their December 2008/January 2009 issue that Shakira is the "Humanitarian of the Year" as part of their "Las Estrellas del Año" (Stars of the Year) awards.<ref> ''Escogemos a Las Estrellas del Año''</ref> Shakira was also ranked at number 48 on the list of Top 50 Most Charitable Celebrities by '']'' magazine. It reported that she donates approximately $55,000 to charity yearly.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}

On her 32nd birthday, Shakira opened a new $6-Million school in her hometown ], which was sponsored by herself and her ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/24401.html |title=Shakira’s Six Million Dollar School Feature Story |publisher=Thecelebritycafe.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref>

On December 7, 2009 Shakira was honored as a guest at ] to give a speech about her work with children and education. She was chosen by the ] and joined the ranks of ], several US Presidents, ], and the ], as a chosen speaker. During the speech, Shakira said, "That is how I want the youth of 2060 to see us: That our mission for global peace consisted of sending 30,000 educators to Afghanistan, not 30,000 soldiers. That in 2010, world education became more important than world domination."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20325426,00.html |title=PHOTO: Shakira Goes to Oxford University - Good Deeds, Shakira |publisher=People.com |date=2009-12-07 |accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref>

==Style==
===Music and voice===
Shakira is known to have adopted many genres, including folk, mainstream pop and rock. In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' she said: "My music, I think, is a fusion of many different elements. And I'm always experimenting. So I try not to limit myself, or put myself in a category, or... be the architect of my own jail".<ref>{{cite web|last=Mim|first=Udovitch|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/shakira/articles/story/5931811/qa_shakira|title =Q&A: Shakira - A pop artist with a rock & roll heart |publisher=Rollingstone|accessdate=2009-11-27}}</ref> Her earlier Spanish albums, including '']'' and '']'' were a mix of folk music and Latin rock, while her cross-over English album, ] and her later albums were influenced by ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lechner|first=Ernesto |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/shakira/albums/album/314397/review/5941112/laundry_service|title =Shakira: Laundry Service Review|publisher=Rollingstone|accessdate=2009-11-27}}</ref> Her 2009 album, '']'' is more like ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/features/shakira-lets-out-her-inner-she-wolf-1004012552.story#/features/shakira-lets-out-her-inner-she-wolf-1004012552.story|title =Shakira: The 'She Wolf' Billboard Cover Story|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2009-11-27}}</ref>

===Influences===
Shakira has told many interviewers that she had grown fond to listening to oriental music, which influenced many of her earlier works. For example, Shakira used the ] theme for her performance of ‘’Hips Don’t Lie’’ at the ] in ].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5313228.stm|title =Shakira's hips Bollywood bound?|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2010-02-03}}</ref> It also has influence partly for her Arabic heritage, which was a major inspiration for her breakthrough world hit "]".<ref name=bbc>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4406486.stm|title =Shakira proud of Arab background |publisher=BBC|accessdate=2010-02-03}}</ref> She told Portuguese TV "Many of my movements belong to Arab culture,".<ref name=bbc /> She also cites her parents as major contributors to her musical style.<ref name=bbc />

In childhood, Shakira preferred ] heavily listening her favorite rock bands like ],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2002/jun/08/shopping.colombia|title =The poet and the princess|publisher=Guardian|accessdate=2002-06-08}}</ref> ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web| last=Huey|first=Steve | url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/shakira/artist.jhtml#biographyEnd|title =Shakira Biography - MTV|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2009-11-27}}</ref> She lists ] as her #1 musical influence. She was also deeply influenced by ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], who influenced on her many prominent songs.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/01/24/fea21.pdf|title=Mini Biography - Shakira |publisher=Dailynews|format=pdf|accessdate=2002-06-08}}</ref> In a recent interview to ''Elenco'' magazine, she noted that in her opinion the perfect songs are "]" by John Lennon and "]" by ].{{citation needed|date=February 2010}}

Shakira made several covers of prominent artists such AC/DC and Aerosmith, using them to sing in her tours, resulting in performances of "]"<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.guitarflame.com/2008/top-3-pop-covers-of-acdc-songsceline-dionanastaciashania-twainshakira/|title=Top 3 pop covers of AC/DC songs(Celine Dion&Anastacia,Shania Twain,Shakira)
|publisher=Guitarflame.com|format=|accessdate=2002-06-08}}</ref> and "]" during her ''Tour of the Mongoose''. She also sang the classic ] song "]" at the '']''.{{citation needed|date=February 2010}}

She also has strongly influenced by Andean music and South American ], using her native instrumentation for the Latin dance-pop "Whenever, Wherever" and in more serious and mournful "Despedida", marking it the ''song of my dreams''.{{citation needed|date=February 2010}}

==Dancing==
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‎Shakira is well known for her dancing in various music videos and in concert. Her moves are based on the art of ] ], a part of her ] heritage: her father has a Lebanese background but was raised in Colombia. She often performs ]. Shakira says she learned this form of dance as a young teen to overcome her shyness. She also mentioned in a MTV interview that she learned how to belly dance by trying to flip a coin with her belly.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/shakiras%20belly%20dancing%20discovery_27_01_2006
|title=Shakira's Belly Dancing Discovery|accessdate=2007-07-16|date=2006-01-27|publisher=contactmusic.com}}</ref> The intense training has afforded her a fluidity in her body movement most seen in the videos to her hits "]", "]", "]", Whenever, Wherever / Suerte, "]" and She Wolf / Loba.
She has had several belly dance choreographers, including award-winning ] Boženka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bozenka.biz/bio.html |title=Bozenka |publisher=Bozenka.biz |date=2007-11-06 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> As the MTV '']'' for "]" reveals, she worked with ] on the choreography, but ended up creating most of it herself.

==Acting==
Shakira appeared in the Colombian ] ''El Oasis'' in 1995, playing the character of Luisa Maria.<ref>. '']''</ref>

In December 2009, Shakira appeared as herself in the '']'' episode "]".

==Records, achievements and trivia==
{{Trivia|date=December 2009}}
According to BMI, Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.<ref name="Sales of Shakira"/>

According to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, "]" was the most-played pop song in a single week in American radio history. It was played 9,637 times in one week.<ref name="contactmusic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/shakira%20scores%20most-played%20record_05_06_2006 |title=Shakira&nbsp;— Shakira Scores Most-Played Record |publisher=Contactmusic.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref>

Shakira became the first artist in the history of the Billboard charts to earn the coveted number one spots on both the Top 40 Mainstream and Latin Chart in the same week doing so with "Hips Don't Lie".<ref name="contactmusic.com"/>

] broke the record on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, appearing at #1 more than any other single (a total of 25 non-consecutive weeks).<ref>{{cite web|author=Up for DiscussionPost Comment |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003157208#/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003157208 |title=Shakira Dominates Latin Grammy Nominations |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2010-01-07}}</ref>

According to ], "]" is the Best-Selling Single of the Last 10 Years, which is apparently the best-selling single since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|author=September 3, 2009 1:08 p.m. by Andrew Winistorfer |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/shakira-and-britney-dominate-list-of-the-20-best-s/32422/ |title=Shakira and Britney Dominate List of the 20 Best-Selling Singles of Last 10 Years |publisher=Prefixmag.com |date=2009-09-03 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref>

According to Forbes Magazine, Shakira was the 4th highest-earning woman in music for 2008 behind ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/31/content_7529683.htm |title=Madonna tops list of 20 richest women in music industry_English_Xinhua |publisher=News.xinhuanet.com |date=2008-01-31 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Shakira discography}}
*'']'' (1995)
*'']'' (1998)
*'']'' (2001)
*'']'' (2005)
*'']'' (2005)
*'']'' (2009)

==Tours==
*1996-1997: '']''
*2000: '']''
*2002–2003: '']''
*2006–2007: '']''
*2010: ''Untitled Upcoming Tour''

==Awards==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Shakira}}

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==See also==
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==Notes==
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==References==
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* ] Driven: Shakira
* ] Driven: Shakira (video)
:* {{cite web|url=http://www.shakiramedia.com/video/detail/765 |title=Video&nbsp;— VH1 - Driven Shakira (11-22-05) |publisher=ShakiraMedia.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}
* Book: Woman Full Of Grace by Ximena Diego
:* {{cite web|url=http://www.ebookmall.com/ebooks/shakira-woman-full-of-grace-diego-ebooks.htm |title=Shakira: Woman Full of Grace ~ Ximena Diego ~ eBookMall ~ eBooks |publisher=Ebookmall.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}
* Pareles, Jon (Nov. 14, 2005). "Shakira, from lip to hip". '']'', p.&nbsp;L3.
* "Shakira pertahan orang Arab". (Nov. 8, 2005). '']'', p.&nbsp;13.
* Frank Cogan's review of '']'' for ]
:* {{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0152,kogan,31030,22.html |title=New York Music&nbsp;— River Deep, Freckle High&nbsp;— page 1 |publisher=Villagevoice.com |date=2001-12-25 |accessdate=2009-10-31}}
* Chart Performance for "]" from Billboard ]
:* {{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/currentcharts/display_single.jsp?chart=THE%20BILLBOARD%20HOT%20100 |title=Music Business&nbsp;— Billboard Charts&nbsp;— Album Sales&nbsp;— Concert Tours |publisher=Billboard.biz |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}
* Chart Performance for '']''
:*{{cite web|url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi |title=Building Album Sales Chart |publisher=HITS Daily Double |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}
* '']'' Sales
:* {{cite web|url=http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001656191 |title=Information Not Found |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-31}}
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==External links==
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*{{Official|http://www.shakira.com/}}
*{{allmusicguide|id=11:0bfpxqegldde}}
*{{imdb name|id=0787680}}
*{{Twitter|shakira}}

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