"home country. Initially, Shakira refused to allow the re-release of both ""Magia"" and her next album, ""Peligro"", because of their ""immaturity."" Credits from liner notes: Bibliography Magia (Shakira album) Magia () is the debut album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira. It was released in June 1991 by Sony Music Colombia, with whom she signed a three-album recording contract. The record is a collection of pop ballads Shakira wrote since she was eight years old, with themes inspired from the experience hanging out with males, adventure stories, and dreams of living on the coast. The album's live performances helped Shakira"
"for UNICEF. Born on 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia, she is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado. Her paternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon to New York City, where her father was born. Her father then emigrated to Colombia at age 5. The name ""Shakira"" is Arabic ( ) for ""grateful"", the feminine form of the name ""Shakir"" ( ). From her mother, she has Spanish (Catalan and Castilian) and Italian ancestry. She was raised Catholic and attended Catholic schools. She has eight older half-siblings from her father's previous marriage. Shakira spent much of her"
"which is very benign and peaceful."" Shakira Caine Shakira, Lady Caine (née Baksh; born 23 February 1947) is an Indo-Guyanese-British actress and fashion model, and the wife of English actor Sir Michael Caine. She was born in British Guiana (present-day Guyana) to Muslim Indian parents who had migrated from the Kashmir region of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir in British India. Her mother was a dressmaker, and she aspired to follow in her footsteps and became a fashion designer. While working as a secretary, she was urged by her employer to enter the Miss Guyana contest, which she"
"Shakira Caine Shakira, Lady Caine (née Baksh; born 23 February 1947) is an Indo-Guyanese-British actress and fashion model, and the wife of English actor Sir Michael Caine. She was born in British Guiana (present-day Guyana) to Muslim Indian parents who had migrated from the Kashmir region of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir in British India. Her mother was a dressmaker, and she aspired to follow in her footsteps and became a fashion designer. While working as a secretary, she was urged by her employer to enter the Miss Guyana contest, which she won. At the age of 19,"
"reached 1 billion views, making it Shakira's second video that exceeded the milestone and the third fastest video to reach 1 billion views. On 2 February, Shakira celebrated her birthday with a salsa version of ""Chantaje"" with Chelito de Castro. Shakira performed ""Chantaje"" with Coldplay's lead vocalist Chris Martin at Global Citizen Festival Hamburg on 6 July 2017. Credits adapted from Tidal. Chantaje ""Chantaje"" (; English: ""Blackmail"") is a song by Colombian singer Shakira, featuring vocals by fellow Colombian singer Maluma. The song was released as a single to anticipate Shakira's eleventh studio album ""El Dorado"" (2017) on 28 October"
"Chantaje ""Chantaje"" (; English: ""Blackmail"") is a song by Colombian singer Shakira, featuring vocals by fellow Colombian singer Maluma. The song was released as a single to anticipate Shakira's eleventh studio album ""El Dorado"" (2017) on 28 October 2016 by Ace Entertainment. The song was written by Shakira, Maluma, Joel Antonio López Castro, Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño and Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra. It was produced by Shakira, Maluma, Chan ""El Genio"" (Rude Boyz) and Kevin Jiménez ADG. Maluma and Shakira previously collaborated on a remix of Carlos Vives' single ""La Bicicleta"". ""Chantaje"" is a pop and reggaeton song. Lyrically, the"
"Sheebah Karungi Sheebah Karungi (born November 11, 1950) is a Ugandan recording artist, dancer and actress debuting her acting career in Queen of Katwe as Shakira. After quitting Obsessions, a dance group she joined in 2006, she rose to recognition upon the release of her hit single titled ""Ice Cream"". In 2014, she released her debut project ""Ice Cream"", a five-track EP which did well commercially and further led her to win back-to-back HiPipo Music Awards Best Female Artist in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. She also won the Artist of the Year award twice, in 2017 and 2018, at"
"performing in Hamburg, Germany on 3 June 2018. On her music, Shakira has said that, ""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."" Shakira has frequently stated she is inspired by oriental music and Indian music, which influenced many of her earlier works. She has also been influenced by her Arabian heritage, which was a major inspiration for her breakthrough world hit ""Ojos Así"". She told Portuguese TV, ""Many of my movements"
"America. Shakira entered the English-language market with her fifth album, ""Laundry Service"" in 2001. Its lead single, ""Whenever, Wherever"", became one of the most successful singles of 2002. Her success was solidified with her sixth and seventh albums ""Fijación Oral, Volumen Uno"" and ""Oral Fixation, Volume Two"" (2005), the latter of which spawned the best selling single of the 2000s, ""Hips Don't Lie"". Shakira's eighth and ninth albums, ""She Wolf"" (2009) and ""Sale el Sol"" (2010), received critical praise. Her official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, ""Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"", became the biggest-selling World Cup song"
"No Creo ""No Creo"" () is a song written and performed by the Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. The song was released as the fourth single from her multi-platinum album ""Dónde Están los Ladrones?"" (1998) and later from her acoustic performance of the song on the MTV show ""Unplugged"" (2000). In the song, the singer expresses how she believes in nothing and nobody except her lover. The song references popular socially accepted or non-accepted norms such as herself, luck, Karl Marx, Jean-Paul Sartre, Mars and Venus, and Brian Weiss. The video begins in a room, where Shakira jumps out of a window"
"2.2 billion views and ""Waka Waka"" accounting for over 2 billion views, and her channel is currently the 35th most subscribed on YouTube. In 2011, Shakira was honored at the Latin Grammys as 2011's Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. She also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6270 Hollywood Blvd. Originally, she was to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004, but she turned the offer down. In 2012, she received the honor of Chevalier De L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2014, Shakira became the first"
"clerk in a convenience store. Objection (Tango) ""Objection (Tango)"" is a song recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her fifth studio album and first English-language album ""Laundry Service"" (2001). It was the first song Shakira wrote in English after being encouraged by American singer Gloria Estefan to record material in the language. She also produced the track along with Lester Mendez. ""Objection (Tango)"" musically combines elements of pop rock and tango, and contains instrumentation from the ""bandoneón"" and guitar. Through the lyrics of the song, Shakira aims to end a love triangle she is a part of. The song was"
"Laundry Service Laundry Service () is the fifth studio album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, globally released on 13 November 2001 by Epic Records. It is her first album to be primarily recorded in English. After the release of her fourth studio album ""Dónde Están los Ladrones?"", which became a success in Latin America, Shakira was encouraged by American singer Gloria Estefan to record songs in English as she believed the singer had the potential to crossover into the English-language pop market. Shakira was initially hesitant to undertake the project, but later decided to learn English well enough to"
"album ""Oral Fixation Vol. 2"". Día Especial ""Día Especial"" () is a Latin pop ballad performed by Colombian singer Shakira from her album ""Fijación Oral Vol. 1"". The song is about how a day is made special from forgiveness. ""Día Especial"" is not an official single to ""Fijación Oral Vol. 1"", but was popular around the time of the album's release, peaking at number 26 on the US ""Billboard"" Latin Pop Songs. Gustavo Cerati was the lyricist for the track with Shakira and Luis Fernando Ochoa as co-writers for the music. The English version is entitled ""The Day and the"
"Inevitable (song) ""Inevitable"" is a Latin rock song co-written and performed by Colombian-born singer Shakira, released as the third single from her 1998 multi-platinum album ""Dónde Están los Ladrones?"". In the video for ""Inevitable"", Shakira is singing the song to an audience in a circular stage in November 1998. The video starts out with candlelights coming from the audience. As the song progresses, strobe lights shine on Shakira and her band as she shakes her head. Toward the end of the video, bubbles and confetti fall from above, the song slows to almost an a cappella, and the video exits"
"Día Especial ""Día Especial"" () is a Latin pop ballad performed by Colombian singer Shakira from her album ""Fijación Oral Vol. 1"". The song is about how a day is made special from forgiveness. ""Día Especial"" is not an official single to ""Fijación Oral Vol. 1"", but was popular around the time of the album's release, peaking at number 26 on the US ""Billboard"" Latin Pop Songs. Gustavo Cerati was the lyricist for the track with Shakira and Luis Fernando Ochoa as co-writers for the music. The English version is entitled ""The Day and the Time"" and features on the"
"Objection (Tango) ""Objection (Tango)"" is a song recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her fifth studio album and first English-language album ""Laundry Service"" (2001). It was the first song Shakira wrote in English after being encouraged by American singer Gloria Estefan to record material in the language. She also produced the track along with Lester Mendez. ""Objection (Tango)"" musically combines elements of pop rock and tango, and contains instrumentation from the ""bandoneón"" and guitar. Through the lyrics of the song, Shakira aims to end a love triangle she is a part of. The song was released as the third single"
"best-selling singles worldwide. Shakira's musical career started at the age of 13 when she signed with Sony Music. Her first two studio albums, ""Magia"" and ""Peligro"", were released in Colombia in 1991 and 1993 respectively. They performed poorly and had low sales, with the former selling fewer than 1000 copies. However, in 1995 Sony Music release as a single a song written by her, which was included in a compilation album of Colombian artists. ""¿Dónde Estás Corazón?"" was Shakira's first successful single ever and meant her breakthrough in her native Colombia. Soon after, she found success across Latin America with"
"with leaving. My hair is a coincidence. I dyed it more than two and a half years ago."" On the other hand, many viewed Shakira's crossover success as a ""strong cultural statement"" as her musical style was representative of her mixed ethnicity. In 2002, the singer was interviewed by Nobel Literature Prize-winning Colombian novelist and journalist Gabriel García Márquez, who was ""astonished by her fantastical work-rate"" and said that ""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"
"El Dorado World Tour The El Dorado World Tour was the sixth world tour by Colombian singer Shakira, in support of her diamond certified eleventh studio album, ""El Dorado"". Comprising a total of 54 shows, the tour visited Europe, Asia, North America and Latin America. It was her first tour in seven years, the last being The Sun Comes Out World Tour. The tour began on June 3, 2018, in Hamburg, Germany and ended on November 3, 2018 in Bogotá, Colombia. The tour was set to begin in November 2017, but due to a haemorrhage at Shakira's right vocal chord"
"Shakura S'Aida Shakura S'Aida is a Canadian blues vocalist, songwriter and actress. She is sometimes credited Shakura. Shakura S'Aida was born in Brooklyn and lived in Switzerland before moving to Canada. S'Aida was lead singer of the 13-piece world music ensemble Kaleefah, before embarking on her solo career. She has also performed as a backing vocalist for Rita MacNeil and Patti Labelle, as well as with jazz musicians such as Jimmy Smith and Ruth Brown. She has also been nominated for several Juno Awards for her music. S'Aida independently released her first solo album, ""Blueprint"", in 2008. Her second album,"
"Vol. 2"". ! scope=""row""| India Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (Spanish: ""Fijación Oral, Vol. 2"") is the seventh studio album and second English language album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, released on 28 November 2005, by Epic Records. After attaining international success with her fifth studio effort, ""Laundry Service"" (2001), Shakira decided to create a two-part follow-up record. She released the project as the follow-up to her sixth studio effort ""Fijación Oral, Vol. 1"", with which she had attained international success five months prior. As co-producer, Shakira enlisted producers including previous collaborators Gustavo Cerati, Lester Mendez,"
"to release a follow-up record. Though then little known outside of her native Colombia, Shakira was invited to perform at Chile's Viña del Mar International Song Festival 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 ""Eres"" (""You Are"") and won the trophy for third place. One of the judges who voted for her to win was the then 20 year old Ricky Martin, whose initial prominence had come from his membership in Menudo. Shakira's second studio album,"
"certified platinum. In the same year, her ninth studio album ""Sale el Sol"" was released. Preceded by the top ten hit ""Loca"", the bilingual album marked a musical return to Shakira's ""roots"" and retained her success in Europe and Latin America, being certified diamond in both Colombia and France. Inspired by her relationship with Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué and the birth of their son Milan Piqué Mebarak, her tenth studio album ""Shakira"" was released in 2014. It became her second consecutive diamond album in Colombia and debuted at number two on the US ""Billboard"" 200—her highest peak in the country"
"She Wolf She Wolf () is the eighth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on 9 October 2009, by Epic Records and Sony Music Latin. As executive producers, Shakira and Amanda Ghost enlisted collaborators including The Neptunes, John Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lukas Burton, Future Cut, Jerry Duplessis and Timbaland. Musically, the record shifts from her traditional Latin pop and pop rock musical styles, instead exploring electropop, with influences of folk and world music. The lyrical themes of the album mostly focus on love and relationships and were based on the conversations Shakira had with her friends. ""She"
"than 100 countries across the world. Winners are in bold text. Santana featuring Maná – ""Corazón Espinado"" Luis Miguel – ""Amarte Es Un Placer"" Marc Anthony, Robert Blades, Angie Chirino and Cory Rooney – ""Dímelo"" (Marc Anthony) Ibrahim Ferrer Shakira – ""Ojos Así"" Luis Miguel – ""Tu Mirada"" Maná – ""Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez"" Santana – ""El Farol"" Luis Miguel – ""Amarte Es Un Placer"" Shakira – ""Octavo Día"" Fito Páez – ""Al Lado del Camino"" Santana featuring Maná – ""Corazón Espinado"" Fito Páez – ""Al Lado del Camino"" Café Tacuba – ""Revés/Yo Soy"" Celia Cruz – ""Celia Cruz"
"Shakira, but when it comes to Latin music, she always loved Amanda Miguel that her parents showed her when she started singing Spanish ballads. Velazquez wrote her first song ""Nothing Like You"" and it was realised on January 23, 2015, it's also a Spanish Version called ""Nada Como Tu"". The song is classic, alternative, pop/rock break-up song. Solo songs Empire Music Jamila Velazquez Jamila Velazquez (born November 27, 1995), is an American singer and actress, best known for her recurring roles as Sarita in the ABC Family series ""Twisted"" (2013-2014) and as Laura Calleros on FOX's primetime musical-drama series ""Empire"""
"Ace of Base. The Alliage version of ""Je l'aime à mourir"" had relative chart success peaking at #30 in France and #39 in Belgium's francophone chart. ""Je l'aime à mourir"" is a bilingual Spanish and French cover version of the song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. She performed the song during her concerts in French-speaking countries on the second European leg of her The Sun Comes Out World Tour, dating 2011. Two of these concerts, in Paris-Bercy, were filmed for the tour's official DVD and Blu-ray. Shortly before the DVD/Blu-ray's release, a studio-recorded version of the song leaked, and was later"
"by Colombian singer Shakira with ""La Tortura"" which spent 25 weeks at number-one. ""A Puro Dolor"" also reached the ""Billboard"" 100; this led to the recording of an English-language version of the track ""Purest of Pain"", which was also charted in the United States. The composition also met with critical acclaim receiving the Lo Nuestro Award, the ""Billboard"" Music Award and a Latin Grammy Award nomination. In 2009, ""A Puro Dolor"" was named the best-performing Latin single of the 2000s decade in the United States. Two music videos were made for the ballad and the English versions. The record was"
"by his stage name El Cata, and their collaboration started after Shakira expressed her desire to experiment with merengue music, saying ""I grew up listening to merengue— that was a big part of my life, and I was missing it"". Merengue is a type of music and dance originating in the Dominican Republic, and after being referred to Bello by American rapper Pitbull, Shakira travelled to the country and began recording sessions with him in his ""tiny"" studio in Santo Domingo. Bello talked about his collaboration with Shakira, saying ""If I was thinking that this little studio was going to"
"the songs. The songs that Shakira lent to the soundtrack were ""Pienso en ti"", a song from Shakira's breakthrough album ""Pies Descalzos"", ""Hay Amores"", and ""Despedida"". ""Despedida"" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 65th Golden Globe Awards. In early 2008, Forbes named Shakira the fourth top-earning female artist in music industry. Then, in July of that year, Shakira signed a $300 million contract with Live Nation, an international touring giant, which contract was to remain in effect for ten years. The touring group also doubles as a record label which promotes, but does not control, the music its"
"the Latin-music market and yielded the hit single ""Estoy Aquí"". She had a Latin pop rock sound, influenced by Middle Eastern and Latin American music. Shakira continued her career with the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock Album-nominated ""Dónde Están los Ladrones?"" (1998), and joined Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio, to produce her first English-language album; it yielded ""Suerte"", which brought her mainstream success. Formed in 2006 in Argentina, the Kumbia Queers have recorded cumbia and Latin pop tracks with ""ironic and witty articulations of desire"". In Spain, Lola Flores is hailed as the queen of flamenco music and"
"thus had a 25 percent chance of giving it to a child. Her brother is also a carrier of the trait. According to Martin's mother, Martin wasn't feeling well after a trip to Jamaica. She died at 12:28 a.m. from complications with sickle cell blood clots in both her lungs. She was 30 years old. Shakira Martin Shakira Martin (June 1, 1986 – August 3, 2016) was a Jamaican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe 2011 and represented Jamaica at Miss Universe 2011 in Brazil on September 12, 2011. Martin was born on June 1,"