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Full Name: Shakira Isabel Mebarack Ripoll
Place of Birth: Barranquilla, Colombia
Ethnicity: Colombian (mother) and Lebanese (father)
Birthdate: February 2, 1977
Name Meaning: “the graceful one”

DID YOU KNOW…?
-Shakira was appointed as an ambassador of UNICEF
-She wrote her first song at 8 years old about her father titled “Your Dark Glasses”
-”Laundry Service” was her first English album
-Shakira speaks Spanish, Portuguese and a bit of Italian
-The baby on the cover of Oral Fixation is Shakira’s God child
-She doesn’t like to go shopping

-The Chevy GT that Shakira crushed in the music video for “Don’t Bother” was used in the movie Gone In 60 Seconds

2008 ALMA Awards : 12 September 2008


Volvo Ocean Race : 4 September 2008
Shakira will be peforming in Spain during the Volvo Ocean Race in the city of Alicante.
Brand New Album : 2009
Producers: Shakira, Red One, Wyclef
Composers: Shakira, Brendan Buckley, Tim Mitchell and Gustavo Cerati
Technical arrangements: Gustavo Celis
Studio Sites: USA, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay and England

Fundacion Pies Descalzos is committed to giving children in Colombia a chance to pursue education. Shakira started this foundation at the age of 18 to help underprivliged children in Colombia and their families.To find out more information about Fundacion Pies Descalzos and learn about ways you can help, visit the official website by clicking here.

ALAS is a movement dedicated to the children in Latin America. Founded by Latin America's most influential artists, intellectuals and business leaders, this unique non-profit organization strives to launch a new social movement that will generate a collective commitment to Early Childhood Development programs for the children in Latin America. To learn more about ALAS and to find ways that you can help visist the official website.

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