Biography

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, born in Barranquilla, on February 2, 1977, knownsimply as Shakira, is a singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer Colombiangenre of pop rock in Spanish and English.
Debuted in the Hispanic music market in 1996 with the album Pies Descalzos and international success came in final form in 2001 with Laundry.
The artist has sold over 60 million albums to date, of which 9,600,000 units were soldin the U.S. alone. It is the international female artist with more sales in the decade of2000 in Spain. Has been awarded a two-time Grammy Award and seven-time LatinGrammy winner. The company Shakira Live Nation considered the most important artist of his generation for his global impact clearly established, and this contract is located within the world's leading artists. Currently, exceeded one hundred milliondollars in revenue. According to Forbes magazine, is one of the singers who most money wins.