Shakira

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer, dancer and occasional actress who has been a major figure in the pop music scene of Latin America since the mid-1990s. In 2001, she broke through into the English-speaking world with the release of Laundry Service, which sold over fifteen million copies worldwide. A two-time Grammy Award-winning and eight-time Latin Grammy Award-winning artist, Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, having sold more than 58 million albums worldwide. She is also the only artist from South America to reach the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100, the Australian ARIA chart, the United World Chart and the UK Singles Chart. Shakira is also known for having an IQ of 140.

According to the United World Chart, Shakira is as of 2007 the fourth most successful artist so far from the 2000s. In fact, she is the only artist to have two songs in the top ten of the most successful singles since 1999.

Shakira appeared in the Colombian telenovela El Oasis in 1996, playing the character of Luisa Maria. Since then, the singer has shown no desire to ever act again.

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