dancer,record producer,choreographer, and model. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she began performing in school, demonstrating Latin, Arabic,and rock and roll influences and belly dancing abilites.
Shakira released her first albums, Magia and Peligro, in the early 1990s, falling to attain comercial success; however, she rose to promince in Latín América with her major-label debut, Pies Descalzos (1996), and her fourth album, Laundry Service. Its lead single of 2002.
Her success was soldified with her 6th and 7th albums Fijación Oral, Vol.1 and Oral fixation Vol.2 (2005), the latter of which spawned the best-selling song of the 21st century, "Hips don't lie". Shakira's 8th and 9th albums, "She Wolf" (2009) and "Sale el sol"(2010) received critical praise but suffured from limited promotions due to her strained relationship with Epic Records.
Her offical song for the 2010 FIFA world cup ''Waka Waka (this time for africa)'' became the biggest-selling world cup song of all time. With over 813 millon views, it's music video is the ninth most-watched video on Youtube.
Since 2013, Shakira has served as a coach on the American version of The Voice, having appeared in two of it's seven seasons-fourth and sixth. Her tenth album, Shakira (2014), is preceded by it's lead single ''Can't Remember To Forget You''.
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