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It’s
difficult to stop your body from moving and grooving on the songs of Shakira.
Parties are incomplete without the beats of “Hips don’t lie”, “Whenever
Whenever” and “Waka Waka”. The real name of this popular Columbian pop-singer
is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. She was born on February 2, 1977, in
Barranquilla, Columbia. Along with her singing, her belly-dancing is also
widely popular. She has won multiple awards including Grammy, Latin Americans,
and MTV music awards.
Height / Weight / Age
Shakira is
157 cm tall and in feet inches, her height is 5’2”. Approximately, 65kg in
Kilograms or 183 lbs in Pounds is her weight. The measurement of her body is
34-24-37 cm. In February 2019, she turned 42 years old. Her eye color is dark
brown and her hair color is brown.Her physique is well maintained and perfect
for “Belly dancing”.
Net Worth
As of 2019,
Shakira has an estimated net worth of $300 million.
Education / Family
She went to
La Ensenanza School, Barranquilla for schooling. Since her school days, she
started practicing for the passion for singing and songwriting. She got
fascinated by belly dancing when her father took her to a restaurant where the
dancer was doing Belly-dance on the Arabic drum beat. Since then she started
belly dancing and learned it from her grandmother.
To write her
songs and poem, she asked her father for a typewriter as a Christmas gift. She
attended the University of California but didn’t complete her graduation
because she wanted to concentrate on music. She has many stepbrothers and
stepsisters but no real ones. She also has a son Milan Pique Mebarak from her
current boyfriend, Gerard Pique.
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Name
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll |
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Nickname Shaki |
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Birth
Place Barranquilla, Atlantico,
Colombia |
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Date Of
Birth February 2, 1977 |
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Age 44 years |
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Height In centimeters – 157 cm |
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In feet
inches – 5’2” |
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Weight In kilograms – 65 kg |
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In
pounds – 183 lbs |
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Eye
Color Dark brown |
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Hair
Color Brown (Dyed blonde) |
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Profession Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer,
Dancer, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur |
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Zodiac
sign Aquarius |
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School La Ensenanza School, Barranquilla |
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College University of California, Los
Angeles |
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Religion Roman Catholic |
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Nationality Columbian |
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Home
Town Barranquilla |
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Debut Latin- American Album: Magia (1991) |
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English
Album: Laundry Service |
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Film –
El Oasis (1996) |
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Fathers
Name William Mebarak Chadid |
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Mothers
Name Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado |
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Brothers Stepbrothers- Tonino Mebarak, Edward Mebarak, Antonio Mebarak, Alberto
Mebarak, Robin Mebarak, Moises Mabarak |
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Sister Stepsisters- Lucy Mebarak, Ana Mebarak,
Patricia Mebarak |
Career / Fashion And Style
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From
her childhood itself, she started writing songs and poems. At the age of 13,
she made her debut from the album,”Magia” in 1990. After her two flop albums,
in 1996 her album “Pies Descalzos” sold more than a million copies. This album
was a blend of Arabic, Latin, and rock musical styles.
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She
did her English debut from the album “Laundry Service”. “Whenever Whenever” and
“Underneath your clothes” were the biggest hits from this album. These songs
were translated and released in the Spanish language as well. For this song,
she won the “International viewer’s choice award” at MTV music video awards.
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In
1997, she founded the “Pies Descalzos Foundation” for the poor children of
Columbia. Through this, she provided education, health, and nutrition to the
underprivileged children. She got a golden opportunity to sing the official
song of the 2010 FIFA world cup, “Waka Waka”.
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In
2010, she was honored with the medal by the UN “International Labour
Organization”. She is one of the global representatives at UNICEF.
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She
is the owner of three properties which are as follows: Barcelona Spain, La
Colorado Farmhouse and The Star Island Home. Porsche Carrera, BMW X6, Audi A7,
Rangerover etc., are some of the cards included in her car collection.
Boyfriends, Affairs, Husband and More
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Boyfriends Antonio De La Rua (2000-2011) |
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Gerard
Pique (2011-present) |
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Marital
Status Unmarried |
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Children Milan Pique Mebarak |
Here we are providing you the list of her favourite things.
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Favourite
Actors |
Hugh
Gran |
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Favourite
TV shows |
Scrubs,
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
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Favourite
Animal |
Horse |
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Favourite
Perfume |
Issey
Miyake Perfumes |
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Favourite
Book |
The
Prophet (Khalil Gibran) |
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Favourite
Food |
Pancakes
with Jam |
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Favourite
Colour |
Black |
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Favourite
Song |
With or
Without You |
Some Interesting Facts About Shakira
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She
can speak fluent Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
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She
has three dogs – Coquito, Chan, and Gordita.
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Her
ethnicity is Italian, Lebanese and Spanish.
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“Waka
Waka” the official song of 2010 FIFA world cup was sung by Shakira. It crossed
a billion views and is one of the most viewed videos.
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She
wrote her first poem at the age of 4.
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Forbes
included her name in the list of “Highest earning female artist” in 2008.
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Her
grandmother taught her “Belly-dancing”.
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Her
hobbies are playing golf, tennis, and basketball, watching horror movies,
learning history and languages.
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She
runs an organization “Pies Descalzos Foundation” for helping poor children of
Columbia.
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John
Lennon and Gloria Estefan are inspirational artists for Gloria.
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Shakira’s
ex-boyfriend Antonio De La Rua, was the son of one of the former Presidents of
Argentina.
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In
55 countries, her song “Hips don’t lie” was the number one single.
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She
is currently in a relationship with Gerard Pique.
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Gerard
Pique and Shakira
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Gerard
Pique and Shakira