Shakira BiographyShakira Isabel Mebarak
Ripoll (born February 2, 1977),[2] known professionally as Shakira (pronounced
/ʃəˈkɪərə/, Spanish: [tʃaˈkiɾa] or
[ʃaˈkiɾa]),[3] is a Colombian[4] singer-songwriter, musician,
record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a musical prodigy in
the music scene of Latin America in the early 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 and
Italian.[5] She also sings in Classical Arabic
