The Biography of Shakira
Introduction
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a colombian singer and dancer. She was born to a lebanese father and a colombian mother. She has many arab and latin influences in her music due to her different heritages. She also has millions of supporters and fans and continues to do what she does best.
Childhood
An important part of her dancing started out when she was a child. She was went to eat and when she began to sit down she noticed a belly dancer, without a question she stood up, and started imitating the dance. It sparks in her memory as her yearning for performance while she was still a young child. Young Shakira always had a taste for performing for other kids. She joined her school’s choir but was then kicked out for her significant vibrato. But that never stopped the defiant child, she continued to perform for her fellow school students although she was kicked out of the school choir.
Career …show more content…
Her talent was spotted by one of the producers and gave her a chance to become a star by recommending her to audition for Ciro Vargas. She impressed the talent scouts and won a contract for three albums right after her thirteenth birthday. It sounds amazing that a thirteen year old could accomplish the types of dreams every girl would fantasize about. But, she made her dreams real. Her first two albums did not turn out as well as Shakira hoped for. She claimed that they were poorly produced and designed out of her own creative power. She then released an album in 1996, called Pies Descalzos, which translates to"bare feet”. It sold more than 3 million copies. The album featured her style of sound, a mix of Latin, rock and Arabic music. Her record, Dónde Están Los Ladrones? That was released in 1998, (Which translates from spanish to english as "Where are the thieves?"), got to the top of Billboard's Latin charts. Not long after, Shakira won her first Grammy Award!
Personal Life & Extra
Introduction
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a colombian singer and dancer. She was born to a lebanese father and a colombian mother. She has many arab and latin influences in her music due to her different heritages. She also has millions of supporters and fans and continues to do what she does best.
Childhood
An important part of her dancing started out when she was a child. She was went to eat and when she began to sit down she noticed a belly dancer, without a question she stood up, and started imitating the dance. It sparks in her memory as her yearning for performance while she was still a young child. Young Shakira always had a taste for performing for other kids. She joined her school’s choir but was then kicked out for her significant vibrato. But that never stopped the defiant child, she continued to perform for her fellow school students although she was kicked out of the school choir.
Career …show more content…
Her talent was spotted by one of the producers and gave her a chance to become a star by recommending her to audition for Ciro Vargas. She impressed the talent scouts and won a contract for three albums right after her thirteenth birthday. It sounds amazing that a thirteen year old could accomplish the types of dreams every girl would fantasize about. But, she made her dreams real. Her first two albums did not turn out as well as Shakira hoped for. She claimed that they were poorly produced and designed out of her own creative power. She then released an album in 1996, called Pies Descalzos, which translates to"bare feet”. It sold more than 3 million copies. The album featured her style of sound, a mix of Latin, rock and Arabic music. Her record, Dónde Están Los Ladrones? That was released in 1998, (Which translates from spanish to english as "Where are the thieves?"), got to the top of Billboard's Latin charts. Not long after, Shakira won her first Grammy Award!
Personal Life & Extra