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Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the musical landscape of Latin America and has been credited with popularizing Hispanophone music on a global level. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Shakira, various accolades, she has won four Grammy Awards and fifteen Latin Grammy Awards, including three Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year wins. Shakira made her recording debut with Sony Music, Sony Music Colombia at the age of 14. Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, ''Magia (Shakira album), Magia'' (1991) and ''Peligro (Shakira album), Peligro'' (1993), she rose to prominence with the next two, ''Pies Descalzos'' (1995) and ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998). Shakira entered the English-language market with her fift ...
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Cultural Impact Of Shakira
Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira has had a considerable impact on the musical landscape of Latin America and further afield. Further to this, her career has seen longevity and cultural reach that has enabled Shakira to be a socially, culturally, and politically influential figure across the world. This has culminated in her receiving the honorific nickname of the Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music. She is considered the most recognisable face of Latin music around the world. With 95 millions of records sold, she is the best-selling Latin female artist of all time. In 2024 Billboard (magazine), Billboard placed her at number 17 on its list of "The Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century," being the only Latina to appear on the list. As of 2018, according to ''Forbes'', Shakira was the most commercially successful woman in Latin music through her album sales, thus making her one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all tim ...
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List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Shakira
Shakira is a Colombian singer-songwriter, recipient of various accolades in her career spanning four decades. With 100 million records sold, Shakira is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Shakira won her first awards at a young age, winning Telecaribe's ''Buscando Un Artista Infantil'' contests in 1988, 1989 and 1990. Shakira's debut album, '' Magia'' (1991), helped her win the Super Estrella de Oro award for the Best New Barranquilla Singer in 1992. The album also allowed her to take part in festivals such as the Festival de la Canción (1991) in Buga, Colombia, and the Festival de la Independencia Cubana (1992) in Miami. Shakira performed the song " Eres" from her second album, '' Peligro'' (1993), at Viña del Mar International Song Festival of 1993 representing her native country. She won the third place, and was named the Best Vocalist/Popular Artist. Shakira's third album, '' Pies Descalzos'' (1995), helped her win major awards and nominations in Lati ...
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Shakira (album)
''Shakira'' (stylized ''Shakira.'') is the fourth English-language studio album and tenth overall by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 21 March 2014 via 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, which caused her to scrap most of the recorded songs and start 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, crashin ...
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List Of Songs Recorded By Shakira
The Colombian singer Shakira has recorded songs for twelve studio albums, three compilation albums, two live albums and two promotional recording, promotional albums. Shakira has also released 68 single (music), singles, two extended plays, 35 music videos and three music DVDs. Shakira released two albums ''Magia (Shakira album), Magia'' (1991) and ''Peligro (Shakira album), Peligro'' (1993), before releasing her third album ''Pies Descalzos'' in 1995. It debuted at number one in eight countries and went on to sell five million copies worldwide. The album spawned six singles, "Estoy Aquí", "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos", "Un Poco de Amor (song), Un Poco de Amor", "Antología (Shakira song), Antología" and "Se Quiere, Se Mata". The next year, a remix album, simply titled ''The Remixes (Shakira album), The Remixes'' was released, featuring remixes of songs from her debut album. Shakira's fourth studio album ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' was releas ...
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Shakira Live Performances
Shakira has given many live performances throughout her career, including concerts in different countries, appearances on TV shows, music festivals, charity events, sports events, awards ceremonies, and more. Most of these performances have been televised, recorded on CDs, and shared online; some are available for sale. She debuted in the 90s by performing at award shows and Latin programs. Her performance in the Super Bowl LIV, Super Bowl Halftime Show with Jennifer Lopez became the most-watched Halftime Show on streaming platforms, in addition to having 103 million television viewers. Shakira's name generated over 2.6 million tweets, which was more than the Super Bowl itself (1.85 million) placing her at number one on trending topics. Her presentation in 2005 with Alejandro Sanz at the MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Awards, where they sang "La Tortura," was the first time a song was presented entirely in Spanish in the history of the awards. Shakira's first international tour in 200 ...
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Shakira Discography
Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira has released 12 studio albums, one reissue, five live albums, two compilation albums, 69 Single (music), singles (including 13 as a featured artist and 5 promotional singles) and 62 music videos (see Shakira videography). With 125 million certified records worldwide, she is the highest-selling Colombian artist and the best-selling female Latin artist of all time. She is the only South American artist to peak at number one on the ARIA Charts, Australian Singles Chart, the UK Singles Chart, and the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100. Her singles "Hips Don't Lie" and "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", have achieved sales in excess of ten million units, becoming some of the List of best-selling singles, best-selling singles worldwide. Shakira's musical career started at the age of 13 when she signed with Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music. Her first two studio albums, ''Magia (Shakira album), Magia'' and ''Peligro ...
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Shakira Videography
Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira has released 64 music videos, 5 live albums, 8 films, and 4 documentaries. In 1991, Shakira signed a recording contract with Sony Music Colombia and released her debut album '' Magia'' (1991). Three music videos were directed for the album. Only one music video was directed for her second album, '' Peligro''. Shakira has refused to allow the re-release of any videos from her first two albums due to their "immaturity". In 1994, Shakira made her acting debut playing Luisa Maria in the Colombian telenovela ''El Oasis''. Shakira's first major music video was for "Estoy Aquí", directed by Simón Brand, for her third album ''Pies Descalzos''. The video depicts a barn during the various weather seasons, and shows Shakira performing the song, accompanied with a guitar. The following single, " ¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", three music videos. Directors for the video included Oscar Azula, Julian Torres, Gustavo Garzón, and Camilo Falcon. Garzón also d ...
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List Of Shakira Records And Achievements
Colombian singer Shakira, throughout her career, spanning three decades, has obtained a remarkable series of statistical achievements, setting and breaking several world records for a Latin artist with her participation in entrepreneurial activities, of acting and her performance in the musical scene for her videos, singles, albums, and tours. She is best-selling Latin female artist of all time, according to several media outlets, today's Latin artists seek to even equal the innumerable records that Shakira today has. Global records and achievements for a Latin Artist Records and achievements as a Latin artist in the continents North America USA, Canada and Mexico ''Billboard'' Charts statistics When she reached number one with "Hips Don't Lie" in 2006 on the Billboard Hot 100, Shakira became the first South American artist to achieve number one on the Hot 100 in history. In addition, when she released her collaboration "Girl Like Me" in 2021, she became the ...
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List Of Shakira Concerts
Colombian singer Shakira has performed on seven concert tours of which five are worldwide, six one-off concerts, four benefit concerts and ten music festivals. ''Pies Descalzos Tour, Anfibio Tour'' and ''Tour of the Mongoose'' Her 1997 debut concert tour, the '' Pies Descalzos Tour'', took place in North America, South America, and one country in Europe alone, grossing over US$5 million (based on as-record figures). In 2000 she performed on her '' Anfibio Tour'', which visited only North and South America, earning more than US$10 million (based on the figures of which there are second records), being a moderate success and totally sold-out in countries like Brazil, where Shakira has always maintained a strong following, something never quite achieved before for a Spanish-language artist. It was after the global success of her English crossover album '' Laundry Service'' (2001) that Shakira would embark on one of the most successful tours of her entire career, with the '' Tour o ...
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24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 16, 2023, at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville, Spain. The awards honored recordings released between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023. It marked the first time that the awards were held outside of the United States. The ceremony was hosted by Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra, Mexican singer Danna Paola, Puerto Rican actress Roselyn Sánchez, and Spanish actress Paz Vega. The nominations were announced via a virtual livestream on September 20, 2023, presented by Yandel, Tainy, Victor Manuelle, Angela Alvarez, Ana Caetano, Pablo Novaes, Mon Laferte, Christian Nodal, C. Tangana, Liniker, Fito Páez, Fonseca, Ludmilla, Shakira, Jorge Drexler, and Rosalía. Mexican-American producer and songwriter Edgar Barrera led the nominations with thirteen, followed by Camilo, Karol G, Shakira, and Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, all with seven nominations. Shakira became the first artist to receive three nominati ...
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Antonio De La Rúa
Antonio de la Rúa Pertiné (born 7 March 1974) is an Argentine lawyer, and the son of former president Fernando de la Rúa (who governed Argentina from 1999 to 2001) and Inés Pertiné. He was an advisor to his father during his father's presidency and one of the heads of his father's presidential campaign. He is also Shakira's ex-boyfriend. Politics Though de la Rúa held no formal position in his father's government, he was the chief architect of his father's election campaign; his success led his father to continue to turn to him for political advice after his assumption of the presidency. He was pointed to as the leader of the "Sushi set" (''El grupo sushi''), a group of young officials so-called due to their alleged preference for expensive Japanese cuisine; they were sometimes criticised for their influence on politics. After the collapse of the de la Rúa presidency, de la Rúa focused his energies on philanthropy and distanced himself from politics, thus marking the e ...
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Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué Bernabeu (born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is considered to be one of the best defenders of his generation. Initially a talented student athlete at Barcelona's La Masia academy, Piqué began his professional career with Manchester United in 2004. He returned to Barcelona in 2008 and helped the club win trebles in 2008–09 and 2014–15. He appeared in 616 competitive matches for the club and won 31 major club titles, including nine La Liga trophies and three UEFA Champions League titles. He is one of only four players to have won the Champions League two years in a row with different teams, the others being Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa and Samuel Eto'o. Piqué also represented Spain 102 times, making his debut on 11 February 2009. He played an integral role on the Spanish teams that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. He retired from the national team after the 2018 FIFA World Cup ...
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