Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born
February 2 1977), known simply as Shakira (
IPA pronunciation: ), is a
Colombian singer,
songwriter,
instrumentalist,
record producer,
dancer,
philanthropist 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 fourteen 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 50 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.
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