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 Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born: February 2, 1977) known simply as Shakira, (Arabic: شاكيرا) ([ʃəˈkiːrə] in English, [ʃaˈkirə] in Portuguese, [tʃa'kira] or [ʃa'kira] in Spanish ) is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a musical prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s. Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira revealed many of her talents in school as a live performer, demonstrating her vocal ability with rock and roll, Latin and Middle Eastern influences with her own original twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English, Portuguese, Italian,  and some Arabic.

Shakira is well known for her dancing in various music videos and in concert.Her moves are based on the art of Arabic belly dancing, a part of her Lebanese heritage: her father has a Lebanese background but was raised in Colombia. She often performs barefoot. Shakira says she learned this form of dance as a young teen to overcome her shyness. She also mentioned in a MTV interview that she learned how to belly dance by trying to flip a coin with her belly. The intense training has afforded her a fluidity in her body movement most seen in the videos to her hits "Ojos Así", "La Tortura", "Hips Don't Lie" and "Beautiful Liar" including "Suerte". She has had several belly dance choreographers, including award-winning Bellydance Superstar Boženka. As the MTV Making the Video for "La Tortura" reveals,she worked with Jamie King on the choreography, but ended up creating most of it herself.

Birth name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Born  February 2, 1977 (age 34)

Genre(s) Latin pop, rock en Español, pop rock, alternative, world

Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, philanthropist, dancer

Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums, percussion

Years active 1990 - present

Label(s) Sony BMG, Epic, Live Nation

Associated acts  Alejandro Sanz, Beyoncé, Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santana

Website www.shakira.com

My youtube page  www.youtube.com/tinkerbelluk86

Studio albums

1990-1994: Magia & Peligro

1995: Pies Descalzos

1997: The Remixes

1998: Dónde Están Los Ladrones?

2001: Laundry Service

2002: Grandes Éxitos

2005: Fijación Oral Vol. 1

2005: Oral Fixation Vol. 2

Just a note

I would like to thank you to a very good friend of mine Chris Huffman for the help he's given me with my site, without him this site wouldn't have a forum, so Chris thanks alot mate i owe you one!