THE LIFE OF CELEBRITY
She is the world’s favourite Latin singer. She’s young, she’s beautiful, and she’s got a great voice. Shakira’s full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. She’s from Barranquilla, Colombia, South America. Her mother’s family comes from Spain and Italy. Her birthday’s on the 2nd of February. She’s got four brothers and four sisters. Shakira can speak five languages. She dances and sings well. She likes painting and listening to jazz music. She doesn’t like hip hop. Shakira is a singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and dancer. She has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and she has won numerous awards. Shakira has won two Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards and 12 Billboard Latin Music Awards, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She has many hit songs and hit albums. Her most famous song is Whenever, Wherever. Shakira started singing in English in 2001. She sold 13 million copies of her album Laundry Service. She has written the lyrics to most of her songs.