SEXY SHAKIRA

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Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 2, 1977, mother of Spanish descent and her father Catalonia Lebanese (Christian). Started in music since the age of 5 years, demonstrated through songs and dances of their ancestors Arab exceptional artistic disposition, evidenced today by being the artist's most internationally. She has already composed more than forty of rock and pop ballad genre. At the age of eight he began writing and composing songs, one of the first songs I wrote called Your Embrace, which talks about his troubles and his father. First participated in the game show Child Artist in 1988, transmitting the regional chain of the Colombian coast Telecaribe, Shakira won the competition for three consecutive years.

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Fijacion Oral Vol 1 was released during the month of June in Europe, North America, Australia and Latin America. Shakira said in his own words that "it is the most eclectic album of his career." The album reached the top of sales in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain and several Latin American countries. Within the U.S. Oral Fixation Vol 1 debuted at number four in place of the Billboard 200, something uncommon for an album in Spanish. To date (2006), the album has sold just over five million copies worldwide.
The first single from their fifth studio album in Spanish entitled "La Tortura with the contribution of Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz. The song, with influences of reggaeton and Latin pop, led him to take the first places in the charts in Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, United States (on the Hot Latin Tacks for twenty weeks) , among other countries. The hit single was all that entered the Billboard Hot 100 at position 23, bearing in mind that this chart is available solely to music in English. During that same year he released the second single No, the ballad reached number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in the eleventh position on the Hot Latin Tracks. Finally in early 2006, the song Day of January became the third single from the album Fijacion Oral Vol 1. Both songs enjoyed moderate success in speaking countries compared to La Tortura.

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In 2001, thanks to the success of the album "Where are the Thieves?, Shakira began work on what would become their debut album in English. In collaboration with Gloria Estefan, Shakira wrote and recorded English versions of "Where are the Thieves?, And new songs which were also created for the album entitled Laundry Service. The release of the unpublished material recording opened the doors to the English market and around the world, with influences from rock and Latin and Spanish influences, the album also featured four songs in Spanish including Que Me Quedes You. Some critics claimed that Shakira's experience with the English language was very little for herself and write it like its pronunciation and the inconsistency of his lyrics (he was lampooned in a skit from MAD TV), but Laundry Service was a commercial success story, with sales of over thirteen million worldwide, helped him to become known as a singer.Especially his first single Whenever, Wherever he held various positions number one in several countries and was six in the U.S. the Billboard Hot 100, also launched a Spanish version was equally successful with the title of luck.

Underneath Your Clothes, became the second single of Laundry Service, the ballad was also welcomed in several countries in Europe, America and Asia, enjoyed significant success, similar to Whenever, Wherever. For the rest of the world Objection (Tango) was the third and final single from their debut album in English, less successful than their antescesores was similarly released in Spanish under the title of Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango). For Europe and Australia, was launched exclusively in the song The One

In 2002, Shakira also released an album called simply recompilatorio Greatest hits, a record that brings together the best of singer of his album Pies Descalzos, "Where are the Thieves?, MTV Unppluged and Laundry Service. But also launched in 2004, a DVD with a compilation of ten songs called Live & Off the Record, with sales reaching two million worldwide, Shakira made a tour to promote a call Laundry Service Tour of the Mongoose. The tour name was derived from the fact that mongoose can defeat a cobra without being killed by the effect of their venom. The concerts were encouraged by a mongoose fighting a cobra.

In September 2002, Shakira was one of the last artists to win an MTV Video Music Award in the now defunct International Audience Award category with item Suerte. In October of that year, won five MTV Latin Awards in the categories of Best Female Artist, Best Pop Artist, Best Artist North, Video of the Year (for Suerte), and Artist of the Year. At that time she met Antonio de la Rua, son of former president of Argentina Fernando de la Rúa, whom to date continues to maintain a relationship.

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Shakira then leaned toward the interpretation and acted in a Colombian telenovela called El Oasis with moderate success. After the failure with their first two albums, Shakira returned to music in 1995 with his third studio album in Spanish that would make a great figure at Latin America, the unreleased material titled Barefoot label. The first single I am here led to fame in the Spanish music, album sales increased. The songs Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos and Heart Where are you? became pop culture icons Hispanic. With sales of over four million copies later made remixes of Pies Descalzos in her first remix album titled simply The Remixes which generated sales of over one million copies in Latin America, the album also included Portuguese versions of some its best-known songs.

The songs were written for her when she was eight

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Shakira moved to Bogota, and with only thirteen years old, released his debut album in 1991 entitled Magic, recorded and released through Sony Colombia. The songs were written for her when she was eight, however, the album was a commercial failure, selling less than one thousand copies. Danger became his second album, released in 1993, when Shakira was only fifteen. This album had sales results equally disappointing that his previous recorded work, after bad "taste" that Shakira took with their first two albums, chose better take time to finish high school.

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Between ten and thirteen Shakira was invited to various events in Barranquilla, and became a local celebrity. At that time, he met theater producer Monica Ariza, helped her to become known outside Barranquilla. During a flight from Barranquilla to the capital Bogota, Ariza was sitting next to Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas. Vargas agreed to hold an audition for Shakira, which took place a few weeks later in a hotel lobby. Sony Ciro Vargas returned to office and gave Shakira tape with some of the songs she had written, but failed to please producers of everything and thought Shakira was "hopeless." Vargas was convinced that she had talent, and set up a surprise audition in Bogotá. He cheats Sony Colombia executives inviting them to go to a bar, and around midnight, announced that he had a surprise: Shakira.She sang three songs, and her performance was a success. Shakira was contracted to record three albums.

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At ten years old, Shakira auditioned for the school choir but was rejected because her voice was considered "too strong." His friends told him that he sounded similar to that of a goat.Shakira started looking for other competitions in singing, and a television transmitting weekly contest, the program was called Vivan los Niños.

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During the month of November 2005, he released his second studio album in English entitled Oral Fixation Vol 2, which is defined as continuing Fijacion Oral Vol 1, debuted at number five on the Billboard U.S. 200. The first single is the song Do not Bother, Shakira written by Christy, Spock and Edwards, the single enjoyed moderate success in reaching only number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album as such, has not had the resonance of Laundry Service for which was strengthened with the launch of a song that was not included in the first definitive list of Oral Fixation Vol 2. In early 2006, was certified gold albums thirteen different countries around the world who are Canada, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Chile, India, Germany, Austria, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Hungary, and his native Colombia. It is noteworthy that a gold equivalent differently around the world eg in Mexico amounts to 50,000 copies while in Colombia is equal to 10,000.

On 3 April 2006, Shakira received an honorable mention in a ceremony of the Organization of the United Nations [2], by the creation of the foundation called Piez Descalzos, which is responsible for assisting and protecting children who suffer from violence Domestic in Colombia.In the event she said: "Do not forget that the end of day when they all go home, 960 children have died in Latin America." On 27 April this year, Shakira won six Latin Billboard awards, becoming creditors to the title of the largest winner of the night. These six awards including Best Female Pop Album of the Year for Fijacion Oral Vol 1 and Latin Song of the Year for La Tortura.

Recently announced that it will place a statue of Shakira in a corridor of her hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia, donated by an artist of German origin.

Hips Do not Lie, "is a song with a mix of Caribbean rhythms, Latin pop, reggaeton and hip hop, in collaboration with the rapper and producer Wyclef Jean. The single has become the most successful song in Shakira's English, beating Whenever, Wherever the album Laundry Service.With the launch of Hips Do not Lie as a bonus track on the album, increased sales of Oral Fixation Vol 2 around the world, but especially in the United States jumped from position number 98 to number six on Billboard 200, which led to grant him the platinum certification on 4 April 2006 to have exceeded one million units sold in the U.S.

Initially thought to Hips Do not Lie only become a promo, but with the success he had in American radio week after week, was all that made the song ascended to the position number nine in its eleventh week on the Billboard Hot 100. On May 31th became official release of the song as a digital download, breaking the record for being the most downloaded song in a week in the U.S. with sales of over 266.000 downloads for getting platinum by the RIAA [3]. He reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first number one hit in the U.S. To date he has spent two weeks at number one, Hips Do not Lie in just two weeks has sold more than 450,000 downloads, making it the most downloaded song in U.S. in such a short time. It has also been the most played pop song in American radio, with just under 10,000 times snatching the first to Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl.

The music video simulates a traditional festivals in her hometown Barranquilla, Colombia, sensual hip movements and simple choreography managed to become his second video to reach number one on MTV's TRL (in Latin known as The 10 + orders), the first was Objection (Tango) from the album Laundry Service.

Now is touring Spain with her Oral Fixation World Tour, and will soon visit the United States, Romania ... It also intends to interpret the single Hips Do not Lie in a modified version called 'Bamboo version' at the closing ceremony of World Cup Germany 2006.