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Mostly Credited As: Shakira Sometimes Credited As: Shakira Mebarak Birth Name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Date Of Birth: February 02, 1977 (Age 39) Country Of Birth:  ColombiaBirth Place: Barranquilla Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m) |
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Shakira Isabel Mebarak was born to her Lebanese father and Columbian mother on February 2, 1977. Popular for many years in Latin America, she became a well-known name in The US in 2001 when she released her first cross-over English album. Simply going by her first name, Shakira, meaning "graceful" in Arabic, she is currently one of the biggest names in the music industry known for her exotic voice and belly-dancing talents.
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Featured Songs
| Dancing With the Stars | Songs: |
| • Season 9, Episode 9 | + Did It Again + Hips Don't Lie |
| Saturday Night Live | Songs: |
| • Gerard Butler/Shakira | + Did It Again + She Wolf |
| TRL | Songs: |
| • November 17, 2005 | + Don't Bother |
| Ugly Betty | Songs: |
| • The Bahamas Triangle | + Gypsy |
| • Queens for a Day | + Hips Don't Lie |
| So you wanna be a popstar | Songs: |
| • Season 1, Episode 8 | + Hips Don't Lie |
| Stenders late vermaak | Songs: |
| • Season 1, Episode 2 | + Hips Don't Lie |
| American Idol | Songs: |
| • Top 10 Results | + Hips Don't Lie |
| Six Feet Under | Songs: |
| • I'll Take You | + Suerte |
| So You Think You Can Dance (AU) | Songs: |
| • Top 20 | + Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) |
Latest news
| NBC reveals coaches for season five and season six of 'The Voice' | May/17/2013 |
| 'The Voice' - Shakira out, Aguilera back in as host | May/15/2013 |
| NBC prepping kids version of 'The Voice' | Apr/16/2013 |
| 'The Voice' Will Continue To Sing | Sep/25/2012 |
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Trivia
Her nickname is "Shaki".
She is a Actress, Composer, Editor, Producer, Writer and a Spanish Rock Singer.
She is very fluent in Fluent in Arabic, English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages.
In 1996 she had 6 different songs throughout the year on one of many Latin singles charts.
Also in 1996 she appeared for the first time in a non-singing part playing the character of “Luisa Maria” in the weekly TV series “El Oasis” that was aired in Columbia.
Her very first huge hit was “Estoy Aqui” that peaked at #1 on the “Latin Pop Airplay” chart.
The first hit she had on the U.S. English charts was “Whenever, Wherever” that also was her first song on the Canadian charts and it peaked at #4 on both the Canadian & English charts in 2001.
She composed her very first English language song in 2001 titled “Objection (Tango)” that was a single and also appeared on her album titled “Laundry Service”.
In 2002 she was ranked #9 in “Stuff” magazine’s annual poll of the “102 Sexiest Women in the World”.
In 2006 her cousin “Valerie Dominguez Tarud” who is a fashion designer, won the “Miss Colombia” pageant.
More Trivia
Her nickname is "Shaki".
She is a Actress, Composer, Editor, Producer, Writer and a Spanish Rock Singer.
She is very fluent in Fluent in Arabic, English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages.
In 1996 she had 6 different songs throughout the year on one of many Latin singles charts.
Also in 1996 she appeared for the first time in a non-singing part playing the character of “Luisa Maria” in the weekly TV series “El Oasis” that was aired in Columbia.
Her very first huge hit was “Estoy Aqui” that peaked at #1 on the “Latin Pop Airplay” chart.
The first hit she had on the U.S. English charts was “Whenever, Wherever” that also was her first song on the Canadian charts and it peaked at #4 on both the Canadian & English charts in 2001.
She composed her very first English language song in 2001 titled “Objection (Tango)” that was a single and also appeared on her album titled “Laundry Service”.
In 2002 she was ranked #9 in “Stuff” magazine’s annual poll of the “102 Sexiest Women in the World”.
In 2006 her cousin “Valerie Dominguez Tarud” who is a fashion designer, won the “Miss Colombia” pageant.
More Trivia
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