"Waka waka...", "Hips don't lie..." and "La Tortura"; She made latin music and belly dancing famous. She is one of the most under-rated artists yet she has managed to carve her set of niche audiences. It is this Belly-dancing diva's birthday today. Yes, it is our very own Shakira's birthday!
Born as Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, in Colombia, she showed a lot of talent right from her early childhood days. At the age of four, she wrote her first poem "La Rosa De Cristal" (The Crystal Rose) and gave her first performance at a restaurant when she heard the instrument Doumbek for the first time. A star was born then and there.
Shakira's debut album, Magia, was recorded with Sony Music Colombia in 1990 when she was only thirteen years old. Shakira also starred in the Colombian TV Series "The Oasis", loosely based on the Armero tragedy in 1985. In March 1996, Shakira went on to her first international tour named simply the Tour Pies Descalzos. The tour consisted of 20 shows and ended in 1997. Also in that year, Shakira received three Billboard Latin Music Awards for Album of the Year for Pies Descalzos, Video of the Year for "Estoy Aqui" and Best New Artist.
Two of her most famous songs are "Hips Don't Lie" which released in 2002 and "Waka Waka" as teh official song for FIFA World Cup 2010.
Apart from performances, she is involved in a lot of charity work. In 1995, Shakira founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation. It is a Colombian charity with special schools for poor children all around Colombia. During her career, Shakira has performed at a large number of benefit concerts. She was also invited to the Oval Office by President Barack Obama in February 2010 to discuss early childhood development.
Shakira's personal life is not much discussed in press. She is currently dating Gerard Pique, cntre back for FC Barcelona but like we all know, she is no ordinary WAG (wife & girlfriend) because along with him, she also is very much sought after.
There is no doubt that Shakira is a star and stars have to be honoured. Many awards and accolades have been conferred upon this starlet. In 2010, Shakira was ranked number five on the 'Online Video's Most Viral Artists of 2010' with 404,118,932 views. Shakira was honored at the Latin Grammys on November 9, 2011 as 2011's Latin Recording Person of the Year. In 2012, Shakira has become the first Colombian to be honored with Chevalier De L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Fridaymoviez congratulates Shakira on her success and wishes much more such success in future. A Very Happy Birthday to Shakira from Fridaymoviez!!!