Buy yourself some earphones from ipad accessories uk and have a litsen (and a look) at Shakira. Born on February 2nd 1977, Shakira was born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll in Barranquilla in Colombia. She began performing at school, showing all her vocal and dancing abilities. The amount of languages Shakira can speak is truly startling, fluent English and Portugese and some Italian, French and Arabic!
Shakira released Pies Descalzos in 1995 which brought her great success in Spain and Latin America. Shakira’s 1998 album ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? brought Shakira further fame selling 7 million copies around the world. Her first English single “Whenever, Wherever” of 2002 became the best selling single of the year, gaining Shakira worldwide fame. Her subsequent album, Laundry Service, sold over a whopping 13 million copies.
Shakira founded the Pies Descalzos charity in 1995 in Colombia. The charity has set up a network of special schools for poor children around Colombia. Throughout her career, Shakira has performed at numerous benefit concerts including the Live 8 concert in 2005 and the Live Earth concert in Hamburg which she headlined.
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