Shakira

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Shakira
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BornShakira
(1977-02-02) 2 Februar 1977 (age 47)
Barranquilla, Colombie
Thrift
  • Sangster-sangwriter
  • record producer
  • dancer
Years active1990–present
Pairtner(s)Gerard Piqué (2010)
Bairns1
Muisical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals,
  • guitar
  • drums
  • percussion
  • harmonica[1]
Labels
Wabsteid
shakira.com

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (Spainish pronunciation: [ʃaˈkiɾa isaˈβel meβaˈɾak riˈpol], Inglis: [ʃəˈkɪəɹə]; born 2 Februar 1977[2]), kent mononymously as Shakira, is a Colombian sangster-sangwriter, dancer, record producer, choreografer an model who emergit in the muisic scene o Colombie an Laitin Americae in the early 1990s. Born an raised in Barranquilla, Shakira began performin in schuil, demonstratin her vocal ability wi rock an roll, Laitin an Arabic influences wi her awn oreeginal twist on belly dancin.

Early life[eedit | eedit soorce]

Shakira wis born on 2 Februar 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombie. She is the anerlie bairn o Nidia Ripoll an William Mebarak Chadid. Her paternal grandparents emigratit frae Lebanon tae New York Ceety, whaur her faither wis born.[3][4][5][6][7] Frae her mither Nidia Ripoll she haes Spainyie (Catalan an Castilian) an Italian descent.[8][9][10][11] She haes aicht aulder hauf-siblins frae her faither's previous marriage.[12]

Shakira spent hintle her youth in Barranquilla, a ceety locatit in northren Colombie. Shakira wrote her first poem, entitled "La Rosa De Cristal" ("The Crystal Rose") when she was anerlie fower year auld. As she wis growin up, she wis fascinatit watchin her faither writin stories on a teepewriter, an askit for ane as a Christenmas gift. She got her wish at age seiven an continued writing poetry. These poems eventually evolved into songs. At the age o twa, an aulder hauf-brither wis killed in a motorcycle accident an at the age o aicht, Shakira wrote her first song entitled "Tus gafas oscuras" ("Your dark glasses"), which wis inspired bi her faither, who for years wore dark glasses, tae hide his grief.[13] Whan Shakira wis fower, her faither teuk her tae a local Middle Eastren restaurant, whaur Shakira first heard the doumbek, a tradeetional drum uised in Arabic muisic an which teepically accompaniet belly dancin.[14] Afore she knew it, Shakira wis dancin on the table, she then kent she wantit tae be a performer. She enjoyed singin for schuilmates an teachers (an even the nuns) at her Catholic schuil, but in the seicont grade wis rejectit for the schuil choir acause her vibrato wis an aw strang. The muisic teacher tauld her that she soondit "like a goat".[14][15] At schuil, she says she haed been kent as "the belly dancer girl", as she wad demonstrate ivery Friday at schuil a nummer she haed learned.[14] "That's how I discovered my passion for live performance," she says.[12][16] Tae show her that things coud be waur, her faither teuk her tae a local pairk tae see orphans who livit thare. The images stayed wi her an she said tae hersef "ane day A’m goin tae help these kids when A become a famous airtist."[12] Atween the ages o ten an thirteen Shakira wis invitit tae various events in Barranquilla an gained some recognition in the aurie.[17] It wis at aboot this time that she met local theatre producer Monica Ariza, who wis impressed wi her an as a result treed tae help her career. Durin a flicht frae Barranquilla tae Bogotá, Ariza convincit Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas tae hauld an audeetion for Shakira in a hotel lobby. Vargas held Shakira in heich regard an, returnin tae the Sony office, gave the cassette tae a sang an airtist director. Housomeivver, the director wis no owerly excitit an thocht Shakira wis something o "a lost cause". Vargas, no dauntit, wis still convincit that Shakira haed talent, an set up an audeetion in Bogotá. He arrangit for Sony Colombia executives tae arrive at the audeetion, wi the idea o surprisin thaim wi Shakira's performance. She performit three sangs for the executives an impressed thaim enough for her tae be signed tae record three albums.[18]

Personal life[eedit | eedit soorce]

Shakira gave birth tae Milan Piqué i Mebarak, on 22 Januar 2013 at 9:36pm, in Barcelona, Spain. The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means dear, lovin an gracious in Slavic; in Auncient Roman, eager an laborious; an in Sanskrit, unification.

Juist like his faither, Gerard Piqué, baby Milan became a member o FC Barcelona at birth. The hospital confirmed that the couple’s first bairn wichtit approximately 6lbs. 6 oonces, an that baith mither an bairn are in excellent halth.

Discografie[eedit | eedit soorce]

Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Baltin, Steve "Shakira Trots Out 'Mongoose'". Rolling Stone. November 11, 2002. Retrieved January 6, 2007.
  2. "Celebrity Central: Shakira". People.com. Retrieved 14 Februar 2012.
  3. Ximena Diego. Shakira: Woman Full of Grace. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 22 Juin 2012.
  4. Zella Williams. Shakira: Star Singer/Estrella de La Cancin. Simon & Schuster. p. 6. Retrieved 22 Juin 2012.
  5. Holly Day. Shakira. Lucent Books. p. 15. Retrieved 18 Juin 2012.
  6. Ximena Diego. Shakira Woman Full of Grace. Simon & Schuster. p. 19. Retrieved 18 Juin 2012.
  7. Katherine Krohn. Biography Shakira. Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. p. 11, ""Yo soy una fusion. I am a fusion," says Shakira. "That's my persona. I'm a fusion between black and white, between pop and rock, between cultures—between my Lebanese father and my mother's Spanish blood, the Colombian folklore and Arab dance I love and American music.". Retrieved 18 Juin 2012.
  8. "Shakira's Catalan Blood". YouTube. 2 September 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  9. "Homenaje al Padre de Shakira". Shakillera. 8 August 2010.[deid airtin]
  10. McCausland, Rosa María (6 September 2007). "William Mebarak Chadid". El Heraldo. Retrieved 9 Februar 2011.[deid airtin]
  11. Shakira: dELIAs Interview Archived 2006-05-15 at the Wayback Machine: "Through my veins runs Spanish, Lebanese and Italian blood".
  12. a b c Turner, Amy (1 Mairch 2009). "Shakira: Every little thing she does is magic". The Times. UK. Retrieved 28 Februar 2009. (subscription required)
  13. "Shakira". RedBalcony. Archived frae the original on 13 Mairch 2008. Retrieved 5 Mairch 2010.
  14. a b c Wright, Evan (11 Apryle 2002). "Cover Story: Shakira". Rolling Stone. Archived frae the original on 29 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 24 Apryle 2007.
  15. Shakira: 'I don't hate Britney', BBC News, March 24, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2007.
  16. Katz, Gregory. "Shakira he world."
  17. "Shakira" "Contemporary Musicians, Volume 33. 2002" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  18. "Driven: Shakira". VH1. Archived frae the original on 21 Julie 2006. Retrieved 24 Apryle 2007.