Shakira

Biography

Shakira (Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) is a Colombian singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, businesswoman, UNICEF goodwill ambassador, and philanthropist.

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Her high sales level, vocal versatility, and global success have led Sony Music and Billboard to nickname her the “Queen of Latin Pop.” Different media conglomerates consider her a worldwide icon of Latin culture, emphasizing the great influence she has had on the music scene from her debut in the 1990s to the present. With a career spanning more than 30 years, it is estimated that she has sold around 90 million albums and more than 100 million singles. She has also set several Guinness World Records in the musical field.

Shakira is a distant cousin of actress Valerie Domínguez Tarud, of Ariadna Gutiérrez (Miss Colombia 2014), and of Paulina Vega Dieppa (Miss Universe 2014). She is also the cousin of singer Isa Mebarak.

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In 2022, she announced her separation from footballer Gerard Piqué after 12 years of marriage, with whom she had two children, Milan and Sasha.

DISCOGRAFÍA

Álbumes de estudio

• 1995: Pies descalzos
• 1998: ¿Dónde están los ladrones?
• 2001: Servicio de lavandería / Laundry Service
• 2005: Fijación oral vol. 1
• 2005: Oral Fixation vol. 2
• 2009: Loba / She Wolf
• 2010: Sale el sol
• 2014: Shakira
• 2017: El Dorado
• 2024: Las mujeres ya no lloran

Álbumes recopilatorios

• 1997: The Remixes
• 2002: Grandes éxitos
• 2006: Oral Fixation Volumes 1 & 2

Álbumes en vivo

• 2000: MTV Unplugged
• 2004: En vivo y en privado / Live & off the Record
• 2007: Tour Fijación oral / Oral Fixation Tour
• 2011: En vivo desde París / Live From Paris
• 2019: Shakira In Concert: El Dorado World Tour

Ediciones especiales

• 2002: Colección de oro
• 2002: Laundry Service: Washed & Dried
• 2017: La Magia y el Peligro de mis primeros éxitos

EP

• 2003: The Pepsi E.P.
• 2007: El amor en los tiempos del cólera / Love in the Time of Cholera

Primeros álbumes sacados de su discografía oficial

• 1991: Magia
• 1993: Peligro