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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
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Shakira
Active -
2016 - 2019
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Born -
Feb 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia
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Factsheet
Learned to belly dance at the age of 4.
Moved to Bogotá, Colombia, at 13 to pursue a modeling career, but ended up signing a recording contract with Sony Music Colombia.
Starred in the Colombian telenovela
El Oasis
in 1994.
Gloria Estefan helped in the translation of "Ojos Así" for Shakira's first English-language album,
Laundry Service
.
In 2003, Mattel launched a Shakira doll.
Received a UN humanitarian award in 2006 for starting Barefoot, a Colombian charity that helps children escape violence.
Launched the beauty line "S by Shakira" in 2010.
Appointed by Barack Obama to serve on the Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for Hispanics in 2011.
Awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.
Often performs barefoot in concert.