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Shakira (other)
Shakira (born 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Shakira may also refer to: * ''Shakira'' (album), her self-titled 2014 studio album People *Shakira (born 1977), Colombian singer-songwriter * Shakira (cheetah), one of the Cheetah stars of BBC's ''Big Cat Diary'' *Shakira Austin (born 1999), American basketball player *Shakira Caine (born 1947), Guyanese-British actress and fashion model * Shakira Martin (model) (1986–2016), Jamaican model *Shakira Martin (NUS president) (born 1988), British student politician *Shakira, fictional character from the ''Warlord'' series See also * Hakirah (other) *Shakila *Shakir *Shakra Shakra is a Swiss hard rock band founded in the late 1990s. History With their first releases ''Shakra'' (1997), and ''Moving Force'' (1999), and by touring with Great White and Uriah Heep, the early career of this Swiss band was a steep le ... {{disambig Arabic feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is noted for her musical versatility. She made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13. Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, '' Magia'' (1991) and '' Peligro'' (1993), she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her next albums, ''Pies Descalzos'' (1995) and ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998). She entered the English-language market with her fifth album, ''Laundry Service'' (2001), which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Buoyed by the international success of her singles "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes", the album propelled her reputation as a leading crossover artist. Broadcast Music, Inc., described Shakira as a "pioneer" who extended the global reach of Latino sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira (album)
''Shakira'' is the tenth studio album and fourth English album overall by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, released on 21 March 2014 by RCA Records. It is her first English-language album since her eighth studio album, ''She Wolf'' (2009). Shakira revealed in November 2011 that she had begun work on the album, which continued into 2013. The album was initially set to be released in 2012, but was delayed because of Shakira's pregnancy and scrapped most of those songs and started making new ones. Since starting the album, Shakira departed Epic Records, signed a new management deal with Roc Nation and subsequently signed to Epic's sister label, RCA Records. A pop album, ''Shakira'' has a diverse musical style that incorporates a range of genres such as reggae and rock, as well as dance and country elements. Its production is characterized by lean, tender verses and muscular, ecstatic choruses, that incorporate swirling, crashing sounds. The album's lyrics explore motherhoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira (cheetah)
''Big Cat Diary'', also known as ''Big Cat Week'' or ''Big Cat Live'', is a long-running nature documentary series on BBC television which followed the lives of African big cats in Kenya's Maasai Mara. The first series, broadcast on BBC One in 1996, was developed and jointly produced by Keith Scholey, who would go on to become Head of the BBC's Natural History Unit. Eight series have followed, most recently ''Big Cat Live'', a live broadcast from the Mara in 2008. The original presenters, Jonathan Scott and Simon King, were joined by Saba Douglas-Hamilton from 2002 onwards. Kate Silverton and Jackson Looseyia were added to the presenting team for ''Big Cat Live''. Merchandise Currently available on Region 2 DVD are the 2004, 2005 and 2006 series of ''Big Cat Week'' (packaged as series 1 to 3, with series 1 and 2 being packaged together), the 2007 series of ''Big Cat Diary'' (packaged as series 4 of ''Big Cat Week'') and highlights from ''Big Cat Live'' (packaged as ''Big C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira Austin
Shakira Austin (born July 25, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Maryland and Ole Miss. Playing career College career Austin was rated as the fourth ranked player in the nation in the 2018 recruiting class and the second ranked forward. She was also a 2018 McDonald's High School All-American. Austin signed with Maryland out of high school. Following her first season at Maryland in 2018–19, Austin was selected to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team after a school record 89 blocks. Following Austin's second and final season at Maryland in 2019–20, she was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team. After her sophomore season at Maryland, Austin announced her transfer to Ole Miss. Austin was awarded the Gillom Trophy in 2021. Professional career On April 11, 2022, Austin was drafted third overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2022 WNBA draft. In Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira Caine
Shakira, Lady Caine, (née Baksh; born 23 February 1947) is a Guyanese former actress and fashion model. She is married to English actor Michael Caine. Early life Shakira was born on 23 February 1947 in British Guiana (present-day Guyana) to Muslim Indian parents. Her mother was a dressmaker, and she aspired to follow in her footsteps and became a fashion designer. Modeling and acting career At the age of 19, while working as a secretary, she was urged by her employer to enter the 1967 Miss Guyana contest, which she won. She later earned third-place in the 1967 Miss World contest held in London, where she decided to stay to launch a career in modelling. Baksh appeared in several films, including ''Some Girls Do'' (1969), ''Carry On Again Doctor'' (1969), '' Toomorrow'' (1970), '' Son of Dracula'' (1974) and, with her husband, '' The Man Who Would Be King'' (1975). She also appeared in two episodes of the science fiction TV series ''UFO''. She auditioned for the part of the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira Martin (model)
Shakira Martin (June 1, 1986 – August 3, 2016) was a Jamaican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe 2011 and represented Jamaica at Miss Universe 2011 in Brazil on September 12, 2011. Early life and career Martin was born on June 1, 1986, in Brooklyn, New York. Her family relocated to South Florida in 1989, but would visit her mother's homeland of Jamaica frequently. She was a student of Nova High School and graduated in 2004. She then attended Broward College. Before becoming a model, Martin was a pre-school teacher. Martin competed in a pageant in Miami and came in second. A friend of Martin's convinced her to compete in Miss Jamaica Universe. Martin won the title of Miss Jamaica Universe in 2011 and used her crown as a platform to raise awareness for people affected by sickle cell anemia Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parents. The most common type is known as sickle cell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira Martin (NUS President)
Shakira Martin (born 1988) is a British student politician and former president of the National Union of Students. In April 2017, Martin, the union's vice-president for further education, defeated the incumbent Malia Bouattia, receiving 56% of the vote. After widespread discontentment with Bouattia's leadership of the NUS, Martin pledged "unity", "pragmatism", and to put the "NUS back into the hands of its membership". She describes herself as a black working-class single mother, and comes from a Jamaican family background. She was the first woman from the African-Caribbean community to serve as NUS President, and the second not to have studied at university. In March 2018, Martin was re-elected to a second term with 51% of the vote in the first round. Early life and career Early life Martin was one of nine siblings raised in Lewisham, south-east London, by Jamaican parents. She left home at 16 and admits to having been involved in drug dealing for a month when she was in n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warlord (DC Comics)
The Warlord is a sword and sorcery character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Mike Grell, he debuted in ''1st Issue Special'' #8 (November 1975). The titular character, Travis Morgan, obtains the name "Warlord" as he fights for the freedom of the people of Skartaris. Development Grell described the Warlord's genesis "as a comic strip called ''Savage Empire''... ''Savage Empire'' was born of my admiration for Hal Foster's ''Prince Valiant'' and Burne Hogarth's ''Tarzan'', combined with my fascination with archaeology and lost civilizations." Grell described pitching his idea to DC Comics: "I completely revised the concept from ''Savage Empire'' into ''The Warlord''. The story of an archeologist who stumbles through a time portal and winds up in Atlantis became the story of US spy pilot whose SR-71 is damaged while on a mission over Russia and plunges through an opening at the North pole into the world at the center on the earth, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakirah (other)
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Hakirah may refer to: * (Medieval) Jewish philosophy * ''Hakirah'' (journal), a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of halakha and Jewish thought See also *Shakira (other) Shakira (born 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Shakira may also refer to: * ''Shakira'' (album), her self-titled 2014 studio album People *Shakira (born 1977), Colombian singer-songwriter * Shakira (cheetah), one of the Cheetah stars of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakila
Shakila Mohseni Sedaghat ( fa, شکیلا محسنی صداقت, Šakīlā Moḥsenī Sadāqat), known mononymously as Shakila ( fa, شکیلا, Šakīlā; born May 3, 1962), is an Iranian singer-songwriter based in San Diego, California. She is an international artist who has performed in various languages including Persian, Kurdish, English, Turkish, Hindi and Spanish. She has won a '' Persian Music Academy Award'' in 2006 and a ''Global Music Award'' in 2015.Global Music Award Winner Retrieved December 24, 2016 Shakila has released over twenty albums in as well as many albums in English. She primarily sings about spirituality, love, peace, and awakening. Lyrics of her so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakir
Shakir is both a surname and a given name, similar to the surname or name Shakur. Notable people with the name include: * Ahmad Muhammad Shakir, Egyptian scholar of Hadith (prophetic traditions) * Faiz Shakir, American Democratic political advisor and campaign manager for Bernie 2020 * Hannah Sabbagh Shakir (1895–1990), Lebanese-American businesswoman and club founder *Khalil Shakir (born 2000), American football player * M. H. Shakir, a translator of the Qur'an * Zaid Shakir, American Islamic scholar * Shakir Ali (artist) (1875–1916), Pakistani artist and teacher * Shakir Ali (barrister) (1879–1962), Indian lawyer and politician * Samir Shakir Mahmoud, a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council * Mohammed Shakir (Iraqi politician) * Mohammed Shakir (Indian politician) * Shakir Mukhamadullin, Russian ice hockey player See also *Shakur Shakur is a surname and rarely used as a name like Shakir. Also, it is from one of the names of God in Islam, '' Ash-Shakur''. Notable people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakra
Shakra is a Swiss hard rock band founded in the late 1990s. History With their first releases ''Shakra'' (1997), and ''Moving Force'' (1999), and by touring with Great White and Uriah Heep, the early career of this Swiss band was a steep learning curve with dramatic success but the real breakthrough came with their third record ''Power Ride'' (2001) when singer Pete Wiedmer was forced to leave the band because of ill health, replaced by Mark Fox. Fox immediately put his stamp on the following album ''Rising'' (2003), which saw Shakra hit the German and Swiss album charts. The band played several concerts and festivals, one of which was the prestigious "Bang Your Head" event. The controversial video clip for the song "Chains Of Temptation" showed singer Fox giving himself a heroin injection. After supporting Iron Maiden at the Swiss "Spirit Of Rock" festival, Shakra went on a 12-country tour with HammerFall and Stratovarius. The band played a significant show in Zurich with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
