Shakira in 2006, during the "Oral Fixation Tour"
Birth name	Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Reath
Born	February 2, 1977 (age 30)  Barranquilla, Colombia
Genre(s)	Pop music, Latin pop, Rock en español
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, Producer, Actress
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Drums
Years active	1991–present
Label(s)	Sony BMG, Epic
Website	www.shakira.com

Shakira is a two-time Grammy Award and eight-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer who has been a major figure in the pop music scene of Latin America since the mid-1990s. In 2001, she broke through into the English-speaking market with the release of her first album in that language, Laundry Service, which has sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States and 15 million copies worldwide. Shakira is the highest selling Colombian artist of all time, having sold nearly fifty million copies of her albums, and the only artist from that country to reach the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart.

 

Se trata de una de las cantantes del ámbito musical latino con más éxito internacional. Sus discos más vendidos han sido Pies Descalzos, ¿Dónde están los ladrones?, Laundry Service, Fijación Oral Vol. 1 y Oral Fixation Vol. 2; entre sus canciones más populares están "Estoy Aquí", "Ciega, Sordomuda", "Ojos Así", "Whenever, Wherever", "Underneath Your Clothes", "La Tortura" (con el cantante español Alejandro Sanz) y "Hips Don't Lie" (con la colaboración del rapero y productor Wyclef Jean).