Shakira is an artist / POP star who sang the official song themes for the 2010 World Cup South Africa (World Cup 2010 South Africa) entitled Waka Waka (This Time for Africa). Shakira is the Colombian pop star. Shakira has the full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. Shakira was born in Colombia, dated February 2, 1977. Shakira is a Colombian mother, Nidia del Carmen Ripoll named which is a Spanish-Catalan descent. While his father was a descendant of Lebanese-born U.S. Catholic named William Mebarak Chadid. Shakira has been working in the field of music since the age of 8 years. And, little by little he rose to fame, until her first album Magia recorded in 1991. From 1995-2000 he was the success of Latin America and Spain. Then his first English album, Laundry Service, launched in 2001.
After the commercial flops with a local producer in his first two albums, and a little-known outside Colombia, Shakira decided to produce his own brand of music. In 1995 she released her Pies Descalzos, which brought great fame in Latin America and Spain, and her 1998 album ¿Dónde Están years los Ladrones? critical success. Since then he has gained many fans in countries semi-Hispanophone, and the countries of non-Spanish speaking a lot, especially the United States.

In the year 2001, and assisted by heavy rotation of music videos, “Whenever, Wherever”, he broke into the English-speaking world with the release of Laundry Service, which sold more than 13 million copies worldwide. Four years later, Shakira released a second album project called Fijación Oral Vol. Oral Fixation 1 and Vol. 2. Both reinforced his success, especially with one of the most successful song in the 21st century so far, “Hips Do not Lie” From October-November 2009 Shakira released a new album around the world She Wolf ..

He has won two Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Latin Music Awards and been nominated for a Golden Globe. He was also the highest selling Colombian artist of all time, and the second most successful female Latin singer has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide [10]. In addition, he is the only artist from South America to reach the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, Australian ARIA chart, and the UK Singles Chart. Shakira will be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

‘Waka Waka’ meaning Now the Time for Africa, was chosen FIFA and Sony as the official song of World Cup 2010, written by Shakira, the Latin American singer. African artists were reportedly in protest. Fast tempo song with cheerful shades are thick with the sounds of traditional musical instruments of Africa, described the energy and joy that a new continent was first held this World Cup.

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