Shakira Biography and Pictures
Shakira is the most popular and beautiful singer in the world.If you are a football fan,then you will definetly know about her and her talent.
Born on February 2,1977 in Barranquilla,colombia ,she is the only child of Nidia Ripoll and William Mebarak Chadid. Shakira wrote her first poem, titled "La Rosa De Cristal" ("The Crystal Rose") when
she was only four years old.
When Shakira was two years old, an older half-brother was killed in a motorcycle accident and at the age of eight, Shakira wrote her first song, titled "Tus gafas oscuras" ("Your dark glasses"), which was inspired by her father, who for years wore dark glasses to hide his grief.
She enjoyed singing for schoolmates and teachers (and even the nuns) at her Catholic school, but in the second grade was rejected for the school choir because her vibrato was too strong.The music teacher told her that she sounded "like a goat"
According to Sony, Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, having sold between 50 to 60 million albums."Hips Don't Lie" was the most-played pop song in a single week in American radio history.It was played 9,637 times in one week!!!!!!
Shakira is a native Spanish speaker who speaks fluent English and Portuguese, as well as some Italian, French,catalan and arabic.She is interested in world history, and she frequently studies the history and languages of the countries she visits.
Shakira began dating Argentinian lawyer Antonio de la Rua in 2000.In a 2009 interview, Shakira stated their relationship already worked as a married couple, and that "they don't need papers for that." On January 10, 2011, Shakira announced on her website that after 11 years together, she and de la Rúa had separated in August 2010 after making "a mutual decision to take time apart from our romantic relationship."
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Shakira is currently in a relationship with the Spanish football player Gerard Pique, Center back of FC BARCELONA and Spain Football team. They met in spring 2010 when Piqué appeared in the music video for Shakira's song "WAKA WAKA",the official song of the 2010 fifa world cup. Shakira officially confirmed their relationship on March 29, 2011 via Twitter and Facebook, posting a picture of the two with a caption reading, "I present to you my sunshine." It was the first time she had ever spoken of the relationship after several months of media speculation.
In September 2012, Shakira confirmed that she and Piqué were expecting their first child together.Shakira gave birth to the couple's son, Milan Piqué Mebarak, on January 22, 2013,in Barcelona,spain,where the family resides.
