Shakira
             Do you know who Shakira is? Well she is a Colombian singer who started singing when she was eight years old. Shakira has worked really hard to persuade her dreams. In this research paper I will tell you everything I figured out about Shakira. I will tell you about her life and her career.
             Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 2, 1977. Her full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. Her name means "Woman Full of Grace". She has Lebanese blood because her dad is from Lebanon. Her dad is William Mebarak and her mother is Nidia Ripoll. She is the only child of Nidia but not of William. Shakira has eight siblings. Shakira has no tattoos. Her current boyfriend is Antonio de La Rua he is son of the president of Argentina. Before she started dating Antonio she was married to Osvaldo Rios they were only married for eight months. "Shakira strong points are discipline and perfectionist"(shakira.com). Shakira does not eat candy or drink alcohol or drink coffee. She does not smoke either she hates the smell of cigarettes.
             Shakira started singing at the age of eight years at this age she wrote her first song. She also started playing her guitar when she was eleven years old. "Ironically, she was kicked out off the school choir because her voice projected too loudly"(2tup.com). When she was thirteen she sign with Sony Discos. Shakira wanted to be in rock music but Sony had other plans for her. "They wanted to mold her into another of these one hit wonder girl singer who seem to disappear at a blink"(2tup.com). By age nineteen she had recorded her third album titled "Pies Descalzos" or "bare foot". Which focused on rock, pop and Latin Rhythm. It sold 900,000 copies. "The album reached success all over South America and maintained its position in the billboard Latin top 50, moving quickly to the ...