Shakira
Born Feb. 2, 1977
Shakira, born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is a Colombian singer, musician, dancer and philanthropist. She emerged in the Latin music scene in the early 1990s and reached stardom for her distinct style of rock when she released Pies Descalzos in Latin America in 1995. After her crossover pop single “Whenever, Wherever” was released in 2001, Shakira found success in the United States and worldwide with her first English album, Laundry Service. She has won two Grammys, seven Latin Grammys and is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time.
There's love in the air today and in celebration of Valentine’s Day, Latina has compiled a five-track playlist that’ll help set the perfect mood! Spark the candlelight, snuggle into his arms, and press play.
Shakira – “Underneath Your Clothes”
Latina’s favorite Colombiana delivers an ode to the security unconditional love has to offer.
Nominees for the 22nd Annual Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced yesterday and leading the way with double-digit nominations were two of the music industry's biggest Latin pop stars: Enrique Iglesias and Shakira.
Enrique is up for 14 awards, including Artist of the Year, ...
Sure we're pumped to see Christina Aguilera's shot at instant redemption when she opens the Grammys, especially since it's a tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. And yes, we're thrilled that Esperanza Spalding, a jazz musician, will get a chance to shine so brightly on Sunday as well. But geesh, there are a TON of Latino musicians who we really expected to perform at the 2011 Grammy Awards this year and we're super bummed that none of them will be. Guess we'll just have to take solace in the fact that ...
As we gear up for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards this Sunday, February 13, we cannot help but think of the fashion from Grammys past. For whatever reason, this particular awards show seems to bring out the adventurous side of our celebs. Some of the looks have been unforgettable, and others, quite frankly, we wish we never saw.
Check out our picks for the best and worst of Grammy fashion, and tell us who you think deserves to take the crown for very best and the thumbs down for awful worst on the red carpet.
The video for the second single off of Shakira's new album Sale el Sol just dropped! The song (which shares the same name as the album) is a hopeful soft rock ballad and the video features the Colombian pop star in a decidedly different light than the first video off of this album, "Loca."
The romantic video shows Shaki singing in a wintry forest while her band jams out around her. The weather gradually changes...
Shakira is extending her lease on her Barcelona pad for a little while longer, but no one can guess how long she'll stay put because she is, after all, a gitana.
The colombiana rented the former home of world class swimmer David Meca for an "indefinite period." The beautiful mansion, in the Bellaterra neighborhood of the coastal Spanish city, boasts a full...
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We love the fact that a woman above the age of 30 with a college-age son has cracked the top five of Ask Men’s annual hottest women survey, but Sofia Vergara wasn’t the only of our beauties who ranked among the most desirable.
Eight other gorgeous Latinas managed to crack the top 50. Do you agree with the guys' choices for the hottest women in Hollywood?
—Are we going to have two Latina judges on TV's hottest talent shows? It certainly seems like a possibility now that rumors are swirling about Christina Aguilera possibly stepping up to the plate for Simon Cowel's latest brain child X Factor.
—Is Enrique Iglesias going to be...
![WATCH: Shakira's New Video "Sale el Sol"](http://www.latina.com/files/imagecache/spotlight/shakira_latina_music_0209_275.jpg "WATCH: Shakira's New Video "Sale el Sol"")
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