[b][size=29][color:0720=#00ffff][center]Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll[/b] [/center]
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(born: February 2, 1977) known simply as [b]Shakira[/b], (pronounced [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]/ʃəˈkiːrə/[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] in English, /tʃa'kira/ in Spanish [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-1][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff][2][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]) is a [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Colombian_People][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Colombian[/u][/color][/size][/url] [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Singer-songwriter][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]singer-songwriter[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff], [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Musician][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]musician[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff], [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Record_producer][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]record producer[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff], [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Dancer][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]dancer[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] and [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Philanthropist][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]philanthropist[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] who has been a major figure in the [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Pop_music][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]pop music[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] scene of [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Latin_America][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Latin America[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] since the mid-1990s. She is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English, [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Portuguese_language][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Portuguese[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff], Italian,[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-2][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff][3][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] and some [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Arabic_language][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Arabic[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]. In 2001, she broke through onto the English-speaking world with the release of [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Laundry_Service][i][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Laundry Service[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff], which sold over thirteen million copies worldwide.[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-3][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff][4][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, having sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, according to BMI.[/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-4][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff][5][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] She has also won numerous awards worldwide, including two [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Grammy_Awards][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Grammy Awards[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff], eight [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Latin_Grammy_Awards][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Latin Grammy Awards[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff], fifteen [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Billboard_Music_Awards][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Billboard Music Awards[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff], four MTV [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Video_Music_Awards][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Video Music Awards[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff], a [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/People%27s_Choice_Award][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]People's Choice Award[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] and receiving a [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Golden_Globe][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Golden Globe[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] nomination. She is also the only artist from South America to reach the number-one spot on the [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Billboard][i][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Billboard[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url] [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Hot_100][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]Hot 100[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff], the Australian [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/ARIA_Charts][i][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]ARIA[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff] chart, and the [/color][/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart][i][u][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]UK Singles Chart[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff].[/color][/size][font:0720=Arial][size=25][color:0720=#00ffff]
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