Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Known Professionally as Shakira
Colombian Singer
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Record Producer, Philanthropist & Dancer
Date of Birth: February 2, 1977
Place of Birth: Barranquilla, Colombia
Shakira has won two Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Latin Music Awards and has been Golden Globe-nominated.
Shakira is also the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, and the second most successful female Latin singer after Gloria Estefan, having sold over 60 million albums worldwide according to Sony Music Entertainment. Her U.S. album sales stand at 9.9 million.
Shakira has become a YouTube sensation having surpassed 1 billion views on the website with Waka Waka accounting for over 250,000,000 views this year alone.
