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As a young child, Shakira was very
creative and her writing skills were
exceptional for her age. Writing her
thoughts and emotions as a young child
was unintentionally fostering her song
writing talents. By the time Shakira
was seven years old, she had learned to
emulate the moves of the dancers at a
Middle Eastern restaurant. When
Shakira sang with her school, she was
only allowed to sing solos because her
voice over powered the other students.
She was criticized and told her voice
was much too “animal-like”.
Shakira learned to accept criticism
and embrace it and part of her unique-
ness and individuality. She combined
her talents of writing, singing and
dancing and came to fame as one of the with producer Emilio Estefan for her from her hits outside of Latin America
most popular superstars in Latin Amer- fourth album “Dónde Están Los Lan- motivated her to learn English and
ica with her chart topping songs such drones”, Shakira gained fans in non- write her first English album with Glo-
as “Estoy Aquí,” “Pies Descalzos, speaking countries such as France, ria Estefan. By 2001, Shakira went
Sueños Blancos,” “Dónde Estás Switzerland and the United States. from Latin American superstar to
Corazón”. In 1998, Shakira teamed up The popularity that Shakira gained world-loved superstar. But what some
What you may not know about Shakira
square6Born in Barranquilla, Colombia on Feb. 2, 1977. UNICEF, the youngest to be appointed and the
first Colombian appointed. square6Father is Lebanese, mother is Colombian and
Italian. square6Was a spokesperson for Pepsi Cola.
square6Has been romantically linked to the Antonio desquare6Her name Shakira, means “woman full of grace”
in Arabic. la Rúa, the son of Argentina’s president.
square6Her two strong points are discipline and perfec-square6Wrote her first song at the age of 8.
tion. square6Signed her first record deal at the age of 13 with
Sony in Colombia. square6Doesn’t drink alcohol or coffee and she doesn’t
smoke. square6As a young child, she was criticized for having
an “animal-like” voice. square6Pope John Paul II granted her an audience at
the Vatican.square6In 1997, she created the Pies Descalzos
Foundation to provide the disadvantaged chil- square6Is the youngest of eight siblings.
dren and families in Colombia with education. square6One of the founders of ALAS (América Latina en
Acción Solidaria) in order to help reduce deathsquare6Is 5’2”.
rate among street children. square6Can speak, Portuguese, Italian, English, Spanish
and Arabic. square6Her major hit “Ojos Asi” is in Arabic and
Spanish. square6In 2003 Shakira was appointed ambassador for
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