Shakira

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripolli, born in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 2 1977, known simply as Shakira (meaning "Thankful or Grateful" in Arabic derived from "Shukran" Arabic for thank you), is a Latin Pop si

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripolli, born in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 2 1977, known simply as Shakira (meaning "Thankful or Grateful" in Arabic derived from "Shukran" Arabic for thank you), is a Latin Pop singer and songwriter.

On February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira was born to an American father of Christian Lebanese descent and a Colombian mother of Italian and Spanish descent. She moved to Bogotá with her family at the age of thirteen, and released her first album, Magia (Magic) a year later on the Sony label. The album achieved moderate success in her native country.