ShakiraShakira

CynthiaCynthia Guadarrama Guadarrama

Meet ShakiraMeet Shakira• She was born on February She was born on February

19, 1977 in barranquilla 19, 1977 in barranquilla Colombia. Colombia.

• Her family was really poor Her family was really poor when she was born.when she was born.

• Her mother was a native Her mother was a native Colombian and her father Colombian and her father was of Lebanese descent, was of Lebanese descent, and so as a child Shakira and so as a child Shakira soaked up music from both soaked up music from both cultures cultures

Child hood Child hood

• Shakira wrote her Shakira wrote her first song at age first song at age eight, began eight, began entering (and entering (and winning) talent winning) talent competitions at age competitions at age ten, and started ten, and started learning the guitar at learning the guitar at age 11.age 11.

Child hood Child hood • In 1990, at age 13, In 1990, at age 13,

Shakira moved to Shakira moved to Bogotá in hopes of Bogotá in hopes of pursuing a modeling pursuing a modeling career, but wound up career, but wound up signing a record deal signing a record deal with Sony's Colombian with Sony's Colombian division instead. division instead.

• Her first album was Her first album was MAGIA less than one MAGIA less than one thousand copies were thousand copies were sold.sold.

DiscographyDiscography

• 1991: 1991: MagiaMagia • 1993: 1993: PeligroPeligro • 1996: 1996: Pies DescalzosPies Descalzos • 1997: 1997: The RemixesThe Remixes • 1998: 1998: ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones? • 2000: 2000: MTV UnpluggedMTV Unplugged • 2001: 2001: Laundry ServiceLaundry Service • 2001: 2001: Servicio de LavanderiaServicio de Lavanderia • 2002: 2002: Laundry Service: Washed & DriedLaundry Service: Washed & Dried • 2002: 2002: Grandes ÉxitosGrandes Éxitos • 2004: 2004: Live & Off the RecordLive & Off the Record • 2005: 2005: Fijación Oral Vol. 1Fijación Oral Vol. 1 • 2005: 2005: Oral Fixation Vol. 2Oral Fixation Vol. 2

ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS•

she has won a whole she has won a whole bunch of awards.bunch of awards.

• i think she even got a i think she even got a statue build of her in statue build of her in colombia.colombia.

• In October of 2000, In October of 2000, she won 5 MTV Video she won 5 MTV Video Music Awards Latin Music Awards Latin America for America for Best Best FemaleFemale, , Best Artist—Best Artist—North (Region)North (Region), , Video Video of the Yearof the Year (for (for SuerteSuerte), and ), and Artist of Artist of the Yearthe Year. .

ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS

• On April 3, 2006, On April 3, 2006, Shakira was honored at Shakira was honored at an United Nations an United Nations ceremony [2] because ceremony [2] because she created the she created the Pies Pies Descalzos FoundationDescalzos Foundation, a , a charity that helps to charity that helps to protect children from protect children from violence in Colombia. At violence in Colombia. At the event she said: the event she said: "Let's not forget that at "Let's not forget that at the end of this day the end of this day when we all go home, when we all go home, 960 children will have 960 children will have died in Latin America".died in Latin America".

ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS

• On April 27, On April 27, 2006 she 2006 she received 6 received 6 Latin Latin Billboard Billboard Awards, Awards, making making her the her the biggest biggest winner of winner of the night. the night.

WHAT DO I ADMIRE WHAT DO I ADMIRE ABOUT SHAKIRAABOUT SHAKIRA

• I admire that even I admire that even her friends told her her friends told her that she had a that she had a goat’s voice she goat’s voice she never gave up in never gave up in her singing career. her singing career. And how she helps And how she helps out the kids from out the kids from Colombia. Plus she Colombia. Plus she knows how to dance knows how to dance really well. And how really well. And how she wanted to be a she wanted to be a model but became model but became a great singer.a great singer.